Verse
E
I close my eyes when I get too sad.
B
I think thoughts that I know are bad.
A
Close my eyes and I count to ten.
B
Hope its over when I open them.
E
I want the things that I had before,
B
Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door.
A
I wish I could count to ten,
B
make everything be wonderful again.
E
Hope my Mom and I hope my Dad
B
figure out why they get so mad.
A
Hear them scream, hear them fight.
B
They say bad words that make me want to cry.
E
I close my eyes when I go to bed
B
and I dream of adventures that make me smile.
A
I feel better when I hear them say,
B5
Everything will be wonderful some day.
[Chorus]
A B
Promises mean everything when you little and the
E E
world so big. I just dont understand how
A B
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
E
and tell me everything is wonderful now.
E B A B
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[Verse]
E
Go to school and I run and play.
B
I tell the kids that its all O.K.
A
I have to laugh so my friends dont know,
B
when the bell rings I just dont wanna go home.
E
I go to my room and I close my eyes,
B
I make believe that I have a new life.
A
I do believe you when you say,
B
Everything will be wonderful someday.
[Chorus]
A B
Promises mean everything when you're little and the
E E
world's so big, so big, I just don't understand how
A B
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
E
and tell me everything is wonderful now.