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