Family Portrait

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 leave

[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