Hi, I'm Sophie! I wrote this song for my friends - Pudding, Chloe, and Kimmy - as well as all my friends in this community. Thank you all for everything you've done for me, and I only hope to repay your love in kind.
The chords for this song are simply: G, D, Am, C. It ends on a single G. It's incredibly easy to learn, if you want to get into ukulele.
Lyrics:
There was a time when I was nineteen
I spent every waking moment at my computer screen
I thought I was alone
Too proud or scared to show it
You came to save a damsel
And you didn’t even know it
Now I’m safer than I’ve ever been
I’m safer, yes it’s true
You’ve written me a fairy tale
With words I never knew
And you might ask me why I bother
Doing what I do
Well you’ve built a better me
So I’ll build a better world
For you
There was a time when I was twenty-four
I spent hours writing essays and shutting every door
I thought I found myself
Within a vision of the future
You came and made a friend
Before you ever even knew her
Now I’m surer than I’ve ever been
I’m surer, yes it’s true
You’ve held my hand through thunder storms
And led me to the blue
And you might ask me why I bother
Doing what I do
Well you’ve built a better me
So I’ll build a better world
For you
There was a time when I was twenty-eight
I wrapped up everything I’m worth into the things that I create
I thought I was important
With my love of rhyme and writing
You came in need of nothing more
Than a girl who’s too inviting
Now I’m kinder than I’ve ever been
I’m kinder, yes it’s true
You’ve shown me authenticity
Wasn’t something I outgrew
And you might ask me why I bother
Doing what I do
Well you’ve built a better me
So I’ll build a better world
For you
There was a time when I was thirty-two
I sang a song that I made up last week in front of all you
I don’t know what I’m doing
I sometimes think I’m worthless
But you all gave me a platform
You all gave me a purpose
Now I’m trying more than I’ve ever tried
I’m trying, yes it’s true
To reconnect the ends of all
The love that’s gone askew
And you might ask me why I bother
Doing what I do
Well you’ve built a better me
So I’ll build a better world
For you
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