Intro Am Dm C B7 E Verse 1 Am Mama please stop cryin' Dm I can't stand the sound C Your pain is painful and it's B7 E Tearing me down Am I hear glasses breakin' Dm As I sit up in my bed C I told dad you didn't mean B7 E Those nasty things you said Verse 2 Am You fight about money Dm 'Bout me and my brother C And this I come home to B7 E This is my shelter Am It ain't easy, growin' up in world war 3 Dm Never known what love could be You'll see, C I don't want love to destroy me B7 E Like it has done my family Pre-Chorus Am Can we work it out (Can we) Dm Can we be a family (Can we) C I promise I'll be better (I promise) B7 E Mommy I'll do anything (I'll do anything) Am Can we work it out? Dm Can we be a family? C I promise I'll be better B7 E Daddy please don't leave Interlude Am Daddy please stop yelling (stop) Dm I can't stand the sound (can't stand the sound) C Make mama stop cryin' B7 E 'Cause I need you around (yeah yeah yeah) Am My mama she loves you (I know it) Dm No matter what she says it's true C I know that she hurts you B7 E But remember I love you too! Verse 4 Am Dm I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away (ran away) C Don't wanna go back to that place B7 E But don't have no choice, no way (no choice, no way) Am It ain't easy, growin' up in world war 3 Dm Never knowin' what love could be C But I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me B7 E Like it did my family Pre-Chorus Am Can we work it out (Can we work it out ohhhhhh!) Dm Can we be a family C I promise I'll be better (I promise) B7 E Mommy I'll do anything (Anything to keep you here!!!!) Am Can we work it out Dm Can we be a family C I promise I'll be better (I promise, I promise) B7 E Daddy please don't leav Interlude Am In our family portrait (In our family portrait) Dm We look pretty happy (We look pretty happy) C Let's play pretend, let's act like it (let's act let's act let's act like it comes) B7 E Comes naturally Am I don't wanna have to split the holidays (no no) Dm I don't want two addresses (no no no no nooo) C I don't want a stepbrother anyways B7 E And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name!!!! Chorus (Little kidz chorus) Am In our family portrait Dm We look pretty happy C We look pretty normal B7 E Lets go back to that Am In our family portrait Dm We look pretty happy C Lets play pretend, act like it B7 E Goes naturally Verse 5 Am In our family portrait (Can we work it out) Dm We look pretty happy (Can we be a family) C We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better) B7 E Lets go back to that (Mommy I'll do anything) Am In our family portait (Can we work it out) Dm We look pretty happy (Can we be a family) C Lets play pretend (I promise I'll be better) B7 E Act like it goes naturally,(Daddy please don't leave) Oh lets go back Oh lets go back that Remember the days, remember the days Chorus Am In our family portrait (Can we work it out) Dm We look pretty happy (Can we be a family) C We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better) B7 E Lets go back to that (Mommy I'll do anything) Am In our family portait (Can we work it out) Dm We look pretty happy (Can we be a family) C We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better) B7 E Please go back to that (Daddy please don't leave) That!!! ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Bridge Am Don't leave... don't leave... Daddy don't leave... Dm Don't leave... Daddy don't leave... C Daddy don't leave.. Daddy don't leave... Daddy dont leave... B7 Don't leave... don't leave... E Turn around please... He's so mad Am Dm Remember that the night you left C B7 E You took my shining star Am Daddy don't leave... Dm Daddy don't leave... C Daddy don't leave... B7 E Don't leave us here alone Verse 6 Am Mama'll be nicer Dm I'll be so much better C I'll tell my brother B7 E Oh I won't spill the milk at dinner Am I'll be so much better Dm I'll do everything right C I'll be your little girl forever B7 E I'll go to sleep at night Ooh no Ooh no Ooh no Ooh
