Verse
C
I close my eyes when I get too sad.
G
I think thoughts that I know are bad.
F
Close my eyes and I count to ten.
G
Hope its over when I open them.
C
I want the things that I had before,
G
Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door.
F
I wish I could count to ten,
G
make everything be wonderful again.
C
Hope my Mom and I hope my Dad
G
figure out why they get so mad.
F
Hear them scream, hear them fight.
G
They say bad words that make me want to cry.
C
I close my eyes when I go to bed
G
and I dream of adventures that make me smile.
F
I feel better when I hear them say,
G5
Everything will be wonderful some day.
[Chorus]
F G
Promises mean everything when you little and the
C C
world so big. I just dont understand how
F G
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
C
and tell me everything is wonderful now.
C G F G
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[Verse]
C
Go to school and I run and play.
G
I tell the kids that its all O.K.
F
I have to laugh so my friends dont know,
G
when the bell rings I just dont wanna go home.
C
I go to my room and I close my eyes,
G
I make believe that I have a new life.
F
I do believe you when you say,
G
Everything will be wonderful someday.
[Chorus]
F G
Promises mean everything when you're little and the
C C
world's so big, so big, I just don't understand how
F G
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
C
and tell me everything is wonderful now.