Verse
F
I close my eyes when I get too sad.
C
I think thoughts that I know are bad.
A#
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.
A#
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.
A#
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.
A#
I feel better when I hear them say,
C5
Everything will be wonderful some day.
[Chorus]
A# C
Promises mean everything when you little and the
F F
world so big. I just dont understand how
A# C
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
F
and tell me everything is wonderful now.
F C A# 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.
A#
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.
A#
I do believe you when you say,
C
Everything will be wonderful someday.
[Chorus]
A# C
Promises mean everything when you're little and the
F F
world's so big, so big, I just don't understand how
A# C
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
F
and tell me everything is wonderful now.