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I Will Be Whoever the FOX I Want

by Atha Fox

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1.
01-Intro 00:29
Drill on E, ending on one E One-two (x2 slow) One-two (x4 doublespeed) One
2.
(Spoken) I wanted someone...to... (Verse 1) E E F#m A E get me out of here E Cause I was drowning in my fear F#m My mind was going A Oh it was going I had hung my head in shame I was completely off my game And it was telling And there was yelling Would've rather said a soft goodbye And handed out a pleasant lie But something's growing And it is showing (Pre-chorus) C#m B I was foxing nervous A E So I looked into the code C#m B And in the documentation I found A E There's something I was owed C#m B Now I understand the program A E And the build is good to go C#m B Won't stall any longer Am7 B7 Finally........I'll Be (Chorus) (cut) E F#m A Whoever the Fox I Want B E F#m A Whoever the Fox I Want to be B E7 F#m A7 Whoever the Fox I want, I'll be B E7 F#m A7 B Whoever the fox I want (Begin tempo Shift if possible) B rising (4 measures) (Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaws) (Cut Guitar) ONE TWO THREE FOUR E....E7....E E E7 F#m A A7 (Verse) I am sick of all my fakes And All my dumbass double takes My tail is showing And it is glowing I've got big ears and introspect There's no bullshit I can't detect My nose is sharper My mind is smarter I might go screeching into the night To let them know I've got the fight You bet I'm growing No sign of slowing, (Prechorus) C#m7 B7 A7 E No longer cute come'ere here boy I'll find my own way around And I'll blow your foxing house down You can't take me to the pound I'll be the prophet of this town Before I'm three feet underground C#m7 B7 Am B I'll take all the expectations and the glory I'll be E F#m7 A B7 (Chorus) whoever the fox I want whoever the fox I want to be whoever the fox I want I'll be Whoever the fox I want (Key change to F# G#m B C#) And I'll be whoever the fox I want whoever the fox I want to be whoever the fox I want I'll be B -> C# -> C#7 -> C#m7 -> Bm7 at end Whoever the fox I want (Slow down) G#m C# I get all the expectations B B7 Bm7 You bet I'm taking all the foxing glory (End on Bm)
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03-NoSweat 02:55
D F# G (Gm) I remember the sweat When I tried really hard When I leaped over the fire Or simply when I was tired I used to slip off of walls Trying to climb over the middle But now that I've seen your side G7 That ice you're on looks awful brittle D F# G A (TWO STRUMS then vox) Why try? No Sweat. A I'd wait for you to come over but it hasn't happened yet. No sweat Brush it off G Sweating doesn't happen anymore A G7 This fact has shaken me to the core Gm D This fact has shaken me to the core I got you off my tail I made sure that you lost my trail patience will prevail Don't mind me when I watch you fail. I don't want to sound cruel and I don't mean to sound like a punisher But generally it's solid advice to not run content from an unknown publisher No Sweat (don't wait here) It's done G A I know getting through this for you hasn't been very fun No sweat F# Not one drop G Sweating's not a thing I can do anymore A G7 This fact has shaken me to the core Gm D This fact has shaken me to the core I traded sweat for sharper teeth I'm not sorry you're scared Of when my teeth are bared Of how you feel so unprepared There's no need to fight No need to boast about your might I'd slip through your fearsome fingers and in the end you'd only prove me right No sweat It's why The harder and harder and harder and harder you try To preach And whine I know I don't have to wait for the stars to align No sweat Let's start right now We'll drop out of the while loop and fall apart Let's fall apart A G D I can't foxing sweat anymore A G7 D This fact has shaken me to the core A G Gm I can't foxing sweat anymore G G7 D This fact has shaken me to the core D
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04-Stall 02:30
(Intro Verse) C I've got a stall D Down at the mall Bm Where I melt snowflakes Em As easy as shake and bake (Chorus Break) Cm D7 You may think that it's all fake G Em D But you're thinking too small (Verse) I take cash or card Or letting down your guard For a minute while I try to explain Turning into a creature Can be kind of a feature to alleviate The people that are causing you pain I don't require you To sign a waver Just come on back when You've picked out your flavor And test the mixture Become your ideal fixture B At a reasonable price Cbar Go on roll those dice (Chorus Break) Changing will set you up for life That's my advice (Verse) This tail is way more than a marketing gimmick You won't find this kind of healing At your local minute clinic Take a look at the menu At this down-to-earth venue I've got the recipe down and I'll show you That with a few lines of code You can switch out a bad node And watch all your buggy functions erode This fox got Everybody talking Don't just stand there gawking B C As this opportunity passes your way (Chorus Break) What's your role to play B C Cm predator or prey C So I see you're not ready D Well then keep going steady B If you change your mind Cbar You can find me here (Chorus Break) Showing people like you G C G Changing for the better is nothing to fear
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B F# E Bm A B (Verse) B F# I heard an idiotic statement just the other day E Bm A B Honestly I can't believe the things that humans say B They told me Little Fox F# We think your enthusiasm rocks E Bm A B But we think that you're missing one key thing in your toolbox Don't bite off more than you can chew And criticize what you can't view We think that you can make a difference if you follow through (Break) E F# G#m E F# (And what did they advise this little fox to do) (Chorus) B F# E Go kill the dragonflies Bm A B They're creatures we despise They cause the bees' demise And this ball of fluff's the perfect size (Break) B I may be small E But I'm not crazy B I won't do that F# But I'm not lazy B You want to make E this appear hazy Bm A B It won't work on me This is the Classic misdirection That fails on reasoned inspection It's you trying to Evade detection And it's plain to see (Verse) I can find them don't you worry But I'm not in any hurry As higher order mammals it is up to us To find solutions not on spreadsheets And see life beyond the concrete I'm tired of explaining something so foxing obvious (Chorus) Don't tell me kill the dragonflies That's obviously quite unwise I've got no intent to compromise When dealing with your enterprise (Break) It's not beyond My level It's not beyond My care We all share this world together If you're not aware So we ought treat it like it's borrowed 'cause there is no Planet B So it's time for you to stop committing And leave the merge to me (replay entire break) And while you're at it Set those dragonflies free
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06-Show 02:35
D A Em You told you had the gusto G D But then you told me I must have misheard A Well I'm no elephant Em G But I can smell out a mockingbird You told me you were clever When I needed some of that you told me when you could bring it (never) You told me you could do anything But When anything came it was nothing (say what?) [prechorus] D I'm A So tired Em G Of trying to play this game With you D I'm A Not wired Em G To pile up the blame A..... G7 On you (Chorus) D A Gimme a little more show and a little less tell Em G And when I fell did you pick me up (nuh-uh) D A It's been too long without an outcome Em G You tell me you'll be there but I don't see where you're coming from D A I'm done Em G I'm way beyond past done with you D A So foxing done Em.... G7 I'm absolutely fully comprehending that I'm infinitely beyond past done with you (Instrumentalx2 - D A Em G) [verse 2] When you're around I can feel my hackles start to rise After so many failed tries I wonder why I've worn this disguise You bring your pack And you comment on everything I lack Apologies won't take that back I won't be your latest emotional snack [Prechorus] I'm Done testing To try to find what's best About you I'm divesting The change that I've invested G7 In you [Chorus (ONLY FIRST PART)] Gimme a little more show and a little less fail A little more co-op with a little less pulling on my tail Hunting solo ain't fun but It's clear that you can't see where I'm coming from [Ending] D A I'm done Em G I'm way beyond past done with you D A Foxing done Em G Go find someone else to screw with D I'm through A It's over Em G D A If you can't show me you don't know me Em G7 D I'm infinitely beyond past done with you
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07-Holes 03:36
(Verse) C Running through the fields Am To get away from your shot F C Would have thought my efforts they would yield a difference G But They did not You were perplexed by all the times that I spent hunting late at night I never should have seen the coop And never broke out of the loop of (Prechorus) Am Who I am G G7 Who I am (Chorus) F C I dug a hole to get away from you G Am so Please don't dig me out F C It's clear you never comprehended G Am What the fox this was about F C G E F Fm And you can't make me go up on the highest rooftop and shout (prechorus) Who I am If I know Who I am (verse) You learned to ride on horseback Staying high above the world I was scared for my own tail If you knew how to track my trail A chase began and we both ran I lacked the sight to change your mind Turned the repository private There was nothing left to find (prechorus) Of who we were Of who we are (Chorus) I dug a hole to get away from you so Please don't dig me out It's clear you never comprehended What the fox this was about And you can't make me go up on the highest hilltop and shout (Prechorus) Who I am If you know who I am (Break) C F Please don't dig me out Am G Please don't dig me out C F Please don't dig me out Am G G7 Please don't dig me out (VerseAlternate) Am I'd rather stay C Save the sorry for another day F With time this too will pass Am G G7 It never stays, it never lasts (Chorus) I dug a hole to get away from you so Please don't dig me out It's clear you never comprehended What the fox this was about And you can't make me climb out of this place for any amount (EndBreak) Am Though you might pray F I'm not your prey Am Even if you catch me G G7 Still I will stay C Who I am
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(Verse) D Leave some for the scavengers Rats and ravens both are heard G D They'll get to price the bounty on your head G D And It's better if they both don't want you dead (Prechorus) Bm A The world is small G D And smaller still Bm A G D If you can't make some time to kill Bm A And shoot the breeze with friendly fleas G D And label trees for trendy bees Bm A Drop the act and let us know Em since we're all packed and in the car G A D We are ready to go (Chorus) G A Scavengers Unite Bm Bm7 Meet me by that breaking light G A Bm A G Ending what appears to be this endless night (Post-Chorus) Bm Bm7 And we're not scared of pulling through A7 D D7 So we have got a lot of work to do Em7 A7 (2)(2)(8)(8)(8)(I know it's too long for a standard progression) G A Bm...Bm7...D7 G A Em... A7... D (Verse) Scraps and bits left in the chaff We'll share it all, we'll do the math Time for us to make something new Now that all the predators are through (Prechorus) The world is small And smaller still If you can't make some time to kill Watch the ants put on their pants And laugh at all the aphid's rants Drop the act and let us know since we're all packed and in the car We are ready to go (Chorus) Scavengers Unite Meet me by the breaking light Ending what appears to be the longest night (Post-Chorus) Bm Bm7 It may not have a pleasant ring A7 D D7 But we've got paws and we've got wings and we have got a song to sing Em7 A7 Bm Bm7 (x2) Em7 A7 Bm D7 Em7 A7 G A Bm...Bm7...D7 G A Em... A (Post-Chorus) Bm Bm7 Reach out your paws and spread your wings A7 Em A7 Em D Though we don't have the best of voices, I'd still bet my foxing tail we'll learn to sing
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09-Thanks 03:00
(Verse) G# A# C# G# I spent a couple years staring at the paving from my hole Didn't mean to alarm you when your eyes met mine in the dark My fight pierced through like thunder into your soul apparently You haven't learned to bite yet but at least you've learned to bark (pre-chorus) Fm It's hard to adjust C# It's hard to persuade the people G# Who tore our woods to shreds Fm But You're living proof That it can be done Now it's my turn to run initiation on you but, Fox! (Chorus) G# It's hard to say thank you A# It's hard to say thank you C# Fm Even though you're on our side C It will take time C# For me to believe A# C# G# There's no motive that you planned to hide (verse2) I watched our treeline recede year after year I wasn't big enough to stop it on my own I felt about ready to curl on up and die in fear When you brought all the big earth movers here (Pre-chorus) It's hard to adjust It's hard to persuade the people Who think that they're the victims Of our motley crew C# But we're welcoming you If you want to stay then It's my job to tell you what we do but, Fox! (Chorus) It's hard to say thank you It's hard to say thank you Even though you're on our side It will take time For me to believe there's no villain that lurks inside (Break) C# C We watched you watering their toxic weeds Fm G# We watched you justify their neverending greed There's more of us who still need to be freed So of course we'll take the help that we so desperately need (pre-chorus) A# C# G# But I don't want you in my skulk just yet A# C# G# I know how this must seem but I swear I'm not ready yet FOX (Chorus) It's hard to say thank you It's hard to say thank you Even though you're on our side It will take time For me to believe that you earnestly have tried It will take time For me to believe that you earnestly have tried
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10-Traps 02:51
(Verse) Bb F Gm You might say I'm in a bind F Eb Bb F But I don't mind I've been in these traps before And I'm not scared of them anymore (prechorus) Gm F Bb You say I upset the balance Gm F Cm Cm7 You haven't yet seen half of my talents (Chorus) Bb Eb Bb(high bar) F Bb Because I'm not afraid Eb You cannot persuade Bb My tail to cower F And submit to your power Bb Bb7 And I'm not in doubt Eb Ebm I'll find a new way out Bb Ab F# Your steel trap stings every time F But I've got you figured out (I know what this is about?) (Verse) And you've got a license sure Just because you made it legal don't make it pure It's predictable I'd say F Eb But I'm just some overeducated fox ruining your day (Prechorus) You say I'm unjustified Why does it bother you after all the times you lied (CHORUS) Because I'm not afraid You cannot persuade My tail to cower And submit to your power And I'm not in doubt I'll find a new way out Your steel trap stings every time But I've got you figured out (Verse) You lost your permission to review my changes quite a long time ago If I embarrass you then please go on and Stick to hunting your doe (Alternate Prechorus) I chew threw my own leg to escape Cm? The next form you see me in will have a stronger shape (CHORUS) Because I'm not afraid You cannot persuade My tail to cower And submit to your power And I'm not in doubt I'll find a new way out Your steel trap stings every time ...... (CHORUS - Acappella) I am not afraid You cannot persuade My tail to cower And submit to your power And I'm not in doubt I'll find a new way out Your steel trap stings every time But I've got you figured out
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11-Escapees 02:48
E (verse 1) A They thought if we were in cages E It would stop us from yearning F#m A E For a life outside the bars and a world where we'd be free A But We built up a resistance E To their electric fence F#m A+g E Their shock collar propaganda sure ain't stopping me (Chorus) E We're the escapees (5) F#m And We don't got rabies (6) A A+g Cause they made vaccines for that shit more than a century ago (16) E And we're off of (4) F#m The DSM5 oh (6) A A+g For thinking that gender binaries are bullshit and that shit has to go (19) E Fly with me F#m And we'll soon be free A Am Unionizing making the world not suck F#m AaddG E And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a fox (Verse) They said we all were self-centered And none of us could be mentored That our egos were so brittle we couldn't take a single fall But all that bullshit projection Was their only protection Blaming us was their way of screaming FOX IT ALL (Chorus) We're the escapees We'll refactor the future You're lacking the testing sensibility to understand why we're getting Stronger And won't wait any longer We know that delta time is ticking by and every frame we waste on you We'll regret We ever doubted The union of making the world not suck And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a fox (Verse) Could I be any clearer? There's nothing we fear more Then settling for your senseless mediocrity A You say shit's gone down E You're Planning on, skipping town A Cause it's all broke now F#m A If there's nobody left here then nobody gets the crown ->Bb->B Oh.... FOX THAT (KEY CHANGE UP TO F#, G#m, B) (Chorus) (USE THE OPENING END PROGRESSION) We will be the escapees With our elocution For this revolution will save us from the fatal apathy that you've Promised If we're being honest Just step aside and we'll clean up the broken shit you're gonna leave for us F# Then you'll see G#m The possibility of B Bm Making this world not suck G#m B F# And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a fox (end) G#m B F# And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a fox G#m B F# And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a flying fox G#m B Bm F# And if that makes us entitled then all of us don't give a single flying
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12-Outro 00:22
F# (One two three four) (x4 fast) (x2 slower) (x1 slower) (one two) (x2) one

about

The story of this album begins in 2010, my senior year of high school, when I painted a painting called "I am not a Fox." I painted that with the intention of leaving behind my furry fandom affiliation.

In 2013 I wrote and recorded an EP called "Live on Par", where I catalogued my struggle to feel normal and like I fit in.

In 2017, I had a revelation about how I was constantly trying to please and placate others by turning myself into someone I wasn't and I painted a picture called "I will be whoever the FOX I want" to replace my original picture, and then wrote an album during 2019 based on that picture.

3 years later, I had the courage and support to record it publish it. While I personally struggle with self-confidence around my music, if it has the potential to inspire someone I want it to live somewhere beyond my laptop.

I've changed a lot since I wrote and recorded this. I'm not sure I have the same feelings as when I wrote each of the songs. But one thing hasn't changed.

I will be whoever the FOX I want.

All songs are played with Capo 1. Chords are in the lyrics.

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released September 27, 2022

Thank you S.J. for helping me record the first iteration of this album. I had a nervous breakdown and didn't use any of the recordings I made at your house.

Thank you to Evil Cat for helping me record this iteration of the album.

Thank you Andy from Cubico sound for editing, mixing, and mastering. I should have asked for help with that part of my musical project a long time ago.

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Atha Fox Reston, Virginia

Thank you for finding me. I am a Fox who was raised by Chickens, and it left me in a bit of a confused state. I write songs to help me understand who I am and where I'm going. I hope you can find something in them that helps you understand your own journey. ... more

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