Verse 1 C# West Valley, Mormon family With seven hungry mouths to feed D F#m And that's how she learned to raise my sister and me D F#m And voted Nixon in the seventies Chorus A D And it would all work out A D It would all work out Verse 2 C# My mother was the youngest child No college education, wasn't ever her style D F#m But she knew just how to make a quarterback smile Chorus A D And it would all work out A D It'll all work out Verse 3 C# My father loved us right, Stayed up at night tryin' to keep the checkbook tighter D F#m Than a duck's ass going down a waterslide D F#m Oh, I know he tried D F#m Became a victim of the mortgage spikes D F#m Collections calling every night since 1999 D F#m In 10 more years, you'll think the interest rates'll decline Chorus A D It'll all work out A D It'll all work out C# It'll all work out Verse 4 C# He'd say, "go to college, get your knowledge straightened out" With inherit desperation in the way it sounded D F#m Like he'd bet on it and now it seemed his odds were down D F#m Well, thank you, Dad, I love you, and I hope you're proud D F#m And I'm sorry that I didn't take the road you laid down Chorus A D But it'll all work out A D It'll all work out C# It'll all work out Verse 5 C# Is that your letter in the middle of the pile? I must have been out of town for quite a little while D F#m The stitches in your arm must have healed by now D F#m F*ck that plumber if your heat is still out D F#m And don't be scared, I know you can still throw down Chorus A D It'll all work out A D It'll all work out Verse 6 C# Now I don't feel a speck of hate Really, no, I'm trying to get my story straight D F#m When you called me from the car when you were on your way D F#m With your friend from San Francisco that you told me was gay D F#m And I guess he was a closet straight Chorus A D Get it all out now A D and it'll all work out A D It'll all work out A D It'll all, it'll all, it'll all, it'll all work out, work out now A D A D A
