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