Published: 2015-11-20 18:50 Selection chords: Sofia Davis
Tonality
CmFm
Momma please stop cryin, I canʼt stand the sound
EbDG
Your pain is painful and its tearinʼ me down
CmFm
I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed
EbDG
I told dad you didnʼt mean those nasty things you said
CmFm
You fight about money, bout me and my brother
EbDG
And this I come home to, this is my shelter
Cm
It ainʼt easy growin up in World War III
Fm
Never knowin what love could be, youʼll see
EbDG
I donʼt want love to destroy me like it has done my family
CmFm
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
EbDG
I promise Iʼll be better, Mommy Iʼll do anything
CmFm
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
EbDG
I promise Iʼll be better, Daddy please donʼt leave
CmFm
Daddy please stop yellin, I canʼt stand the sound
EbDG
Make mama stop cryin, cuz I need you around
CmFm
My mama she loves you, no matter what she says its true
EbDG
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love you, too
CmFm
I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away
EbDG
Donʼt wanna go back to that place, but donʼt have no choice, no way
Cm
It ainʼt easy growin up in World War III
Fm
Never knowin what love could be, youʼll see
EbDG
I donʼt want love to destroy me like it has done my family
CmFm
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
EbDG
I promise Iʼll be better, Mommy Iʼll do anything
CmFm
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
EbDG
I promise Iʼll be better, Daddy please donʼt leave
CmFm
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
EbDG
Letʼs play pretend, letʼs act like it comes naturally
Cm
I donʼt wanna have to split the holidays
Fm
I donʼt want two addresses
Eb
I donʼt want a step-brother anyways
DEb
And I donʼt want my mom to have to change her last name
CmFm
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
EbDG
We look pretty normal, letʼs go back to that
CmFm
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
EbDG
Letʼs play pretend, act like it goes naturally
CmFm
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
Fm
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
EbDG
We look pretty normal, letʼs go back to that
G
(I promise Iʼll be better, Mommy Iʼll do anything)
CmFm
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
Fm
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
EbDG
Letʼs play pretend act and like it comes so naturally
G
(I promise Iʼll be better, Daddy please donʼt leave)
CmFm
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
Fm
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
EbDG
We look pretty normal, letʼs go back to that
G
(I promise Iʼll be better, Daddy please donʼt leave)
Cm
Daddy donʼt leave
Fm
Daddy donʼt leave
Eb
Daddy donʼt leave
DG
Turn around please
CmFmEbD
Remember that the night you left you took my
G
shining star?
Cm
Daddy donʼt leave
Fm
Daddy donʼt leave
Eb
Daddy donʼt leave
DG
Donʼt leave us here alone
Cm
Mom will be nicer
FmEb
Iʼll be so much better, Iʼll tell my brother
DG
Oh, I wonʼt spill the milk at dinner
CmFm
Iʼll be so much better, Iʼll do everything right
Eb
Iʼll be your little girl forever
DG
Iʼll go to sleep at night