Verse
F#
I close my eyes when I get too sad.
C#
I think thoughts that I know are bad.
B
Close my eyes and I count to ten.
C#
Hope its over when I open them.
F#
I want the things that I had before,
C#
Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door.
B
I wish I could count to ten,
C#
make everything be wonderful again.
F#
Hope my Mom and I hope my Dad
C#
figure out why they get so mad.
B
Hear them scream, hear them fight.
C#
They say bad words that make me want to cry.
F#
I close my eyes when I go to bed
C#
and I dream of adventures that make me smile.
B
I feel better when I hear them say,
C#5
Everything will be wonderful some day.
[Chorus]
B C#
Promises mean everything when you little and the
F# F#
world so big. I just dont understand how
B C#
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
F#
and tell me everything is wonderful now.
F# C# B C#
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[Verse]
F#
Go to school and I run and play.
C#
I tell the kids that its all O.K.
B
I have to laugh so my friends dont know,
C#
when the bell rings I just dont wanna go home.
F#
I go to my room and I close my eyes,
C#
I make believe that I have a new life.
B
I do believe you when you say,
C#
Everything will be wonderful someday.
[Chorus]
B C#
Promises mean everything when you're little and the
F# F#
world's so big, so big, I just don't understand how
B C#
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
F#
and tell me everything is wonderful now.