1 Momm^Ama please stop cryin I can t stand th^Dme sound ^Cyour pain is painful and it s tearin' me down ^{Dm E} I ^Amhear glasses breaking as I sit up in my bed^Dm I t^Cold dad you didn t mean those nasty things you said^{Dm E}

You^Am fight about money bout me and my broth

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er^{Dm C}and this I come home to this is my shelter

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^{Dm E Am}It ain t easy growin up in World War III ^Dm never knowin what love could be you ll see ^C I don t want love to destroy me like it has done my f^Dmamily ^E

Can we work it out ^AmCan we be a family ^Dm I promise I ll be better Mommy ^CI ll do anything ^{Dm E} Can we work it out^Am Can we be a family ^Dm I promise I ll be better Daddy ^Cplease don t leave ^Dm

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3 Da^Amddy please stop yellin I can t stand ^Dmthe sound ^Cmake mama stop cryin cuz I need you around ^{Dm E Am}My mama she loves you no matter what she

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sa^Dmys its true ^CI know that she hurt you but remember I love you too ^{Dm E}

I ra^Amn away today ran from the nois^Dme ran away ^Cdon t wanna go back to that place but don t have no choice no w^Dmay ^{E Am}It ain t easy growin up in World War III ^Dm never knowin what love could be well I've seen ^C I don t want love to destroy me like it did my family^{Dm E}

Can we work it out ^AmCan we be a family ^Dm I promise I ll be better Mommy ^CI ll do anything ^{Dm E} Can we work it out^Am Can we be a family ^Dm I promise I ll be better Daddy ^Cplease don t leave ^Dm

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In ^Amour family portrait we look pre^Dmtty happy ^Clet s play pretend let's act like it comes naturally ^{Dm E} I don t wanna have to spli^Amt the holidays I don t want two addresses ^Dm I don t want a step-brother a^Cnyways and I don t want my mom to have to cha^Dmnge her last name ^E

In our fam^Amily portrait we look pretty happy^Dm we look pretty no^Crmal let's go back^Dm to that ^E In our fam^Amily portrait we look pretty happy^Dm let's play^C pretend act like it goes nat^Dmurally ^E

^AmDaddy don t leave Daddy don t le

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av^Dme ^CDaddy don t leave turn around ple^Dmase ^{E Am}Remember that the night you left ^Dm you took my ^Cshining star ^Dm

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^E Daddy don t leav^Ame Daddy don t leave ^Dm Daddy don t leave^C don't leave us here alone ^Dm

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Mom will be nicer I ll ^Ambe so much bette^Dmr I ll tell my brother o^Ch I won t spill the milk at ^Dmdinner ^E I ll be so m^Amuch better I ll do everything rig^Dmht I ll be your little g^Cirl forever I ll go to sleep ^Dmat night ^E Am - Dm - C - Dm - E Oh??