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I Dont Know My Name

I Dont Know My Name is a song written and performed by Grace VanderWaal, winner of Americas Got Talent in 2016. The song was part of her audition for the show and received widespread acclaim from both the judges and audience. VanderWaal has discussed how the song reflects her own journey of self-discovery and change during the early stages of adolescence.

Key: C

Introduction:

 C                F 
I don&rsquo t know my name
 Am                   G 
I don&rsquo t play by the rules of the game
        C              F 
So you say, I&rsquo m just trying
      Am          G 
Just try... ... ing
      C                 F 
So I heard you are my sister&rsquo s friend
     Am               G 
You get along quite nicely
     C             F 
You ask me why I cut my hair
     Am                 G 
And changed myself completely (slower)
 C                F 
I don&rsquo t know my name
 Am                   G 
I don&rsquo t play by the rules of the game
        C              F 
So you say, I&rsquo m just trying
      Am          G 
Just try... ... ing

   C                    F 
I went from bland and popular to
 Am              G 
Joining the marching band
   C                 F 
I made the closest friends I' ll ever
 Am             G 
Have in my lifetime

 F 
    I am lost
 G  Am 
    Trying to get found
 G 
    In an ocean of
 F 
People...
 F                             Am 
    Please don' t ask me any...questions
             G 
There won' t be a valid answer
            F 
I' ll just say...
 C                F 
I don&rsquo t know my name
 Am                   G 
I don&rsquo t play by the rules of the game
        C              F 
So you say, I&rsquo m just trying (a little faster)
      Am          G 
Just try... ... ing (faster and louder)
 C              F 
I now know my name
 Am                   G 
I don&rsquo t play by the rules of the game
        C             F 
So you say, I&rsquo m not trying
         Am          G 
But I&rsquo m try... ... ing
                C 
To find my way