Verse
G# Cm
When I was nine years old, I knew
Fm7 D#
I had a secret that I never wanted to tell
G# Cm
And by 12 years old, it grew
Fm7 G#
I prayed to God and asked him, please don't send me to Hell
[Pre-Chorus]
A#m7 Fm7 D#
So I tried to fit in the mold that I was given, oh
A#m7 Fm7 D#
I put on a dress, sat in the front pew and listened
And I listened
[Chorus]
C# D#
All I ever wanted
Is to fall in love
Fm
Like everyone else
G#
And not hate myself
C# D#
All I ever wanted
Is to fall in love
Fm
Like everyone else
G#
And not hate myself
C#
All I ever
D#
All, all I ever
Fm G#
All, all I ever wanted
[Verse 2]
Cm
When I was 16, I was lost
Fm7 D#
Swore I liked this boy, but I just wanted his girlfriend
G# Cm
And at 18, I begged God
Fm7 D#sus4 D#
To make me straight but all I ever heard back was silence
[Pre-Chorus]
A#m7 Fm7 D#
So I tried to fit in the mold that I was given, oh
A#m7 Fm7 D#
I put on a dress, sat in the front pew and listened
And I listened
[Chorus]
C# D#
All I ever wanted
Is to fall in love
Fm
Like everyone else
G#
And not hate myself
C# D#
All I ever wanted
Is to fall in love
Fm
Like everyone else
G#
And not hate myself
C#
All I ever
D#
All, all I ever
Fm G#
All, all I ever wanted
[Verse 3]
A#m Cm
A# year ago, I was still crying every night
A#m Cm
Asking God to take away these feelings I can't fight
A#m Cm
And then I felt all my shame wash away
A#m D#
As I heard God say, "I made you to love this way"
[Chorus]
C# D#
All I ever wanted
Is to fall in love
Fm
Like everyone else
G#
And not hate myself
C# D#
All I ever wanted
Is to fall in love
Fm
Like everyone else
G#
And not hate myself
C#
All I ever
D#
All, all I ever
Fm G#
All, all I ever wanted
C#
All I ever
D#
All, all I ever
Fm G#
All, all I ever wanted