Family Portrait
Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uh
Am
Momma
please stop cryin,
Dm
I
cant stand the sound
F
Your
pain is painful and its
B
tearin
me down
Am
I
hear glasses breakin as
Dm
I sit up in my bed
F
I
told God you didnt mean thos
B
e
nasty things you
Said
Am
You
fight about money, b
Dm
out
me and my brother
F
And
this I come home to, thi
B
s
is my shelter
Am
It
aint easy growin up in world war
Dm
iii
Never knowin what love could be,
F
youll
see
I dont want love to destroy me like
B
it
has done
My family
Can we
Am
work
it out? can we be a fa
Dm
mily?
I promise Ill
F
be
better, mommy Ill do
B
anything
Can we
Am
work
it out? can we be a fa
Dm
mily?
I promise Ill
F
be
better, daddy ple
B
ase
dont
Leave
Am
Daddy
please stop yellin,
Dm
I
cant stand the sound
F
Make
mama stop cryin, cu
B
z
I need you around
Am
My
mama she loves you, no
Dm
matter
what she says
Its true
F
I
know that she hurts you, b
B
ut
remember I love
You, too
Am Dm F B
I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away
Dont wanna go back to that place, but dont have
No choice, no way
It aint easy growin up in world war iii
Never knowin what love could be, well Ive seen
I dont want love to destroy me like it did my
Family
Am Dm F B
Keep
playin this chords throughout the rest of the song.
Can we work it out? can we be a family?
I promise Ill be better, mommy Ill do anything
Can we work it out? can we be a family?
I promise Ill be better, daddy please dont
Leave
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
Lets play pretend, lets act like it comes
Naturally
I dont wanna have to split the holidays
I dont want two addresses
I dont want a step-brother anyways
And I dont want my mom to have to change her
Last name
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
We look pretty normal, lets go back to that
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
Lets play pretend, act like it goes naturally
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(can we work it out? can we be a family? )
We look pretty normal, lets go back to that
(I promise Ill be better, mommy Ill do
Anything)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(can we work it out? can we be a family? )
Lets play pretend act and like it comes so
Naturally
(I promise Ill be better, daddy please dont
Leave)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(can we work it out? can we be a family? )
We look pretty normal, lets go back to that
(I promise Ill be better, daddy please dont
Leave)
Daddy dont leave
Daddy dont leave
Daddy dont leave
Turn around please
Remember that the night you left you took my
Shining star?
Daddy dont leave
Daddy dont leave
Daddy dont leave
Dont leave us here alone
Mom will be nicer
Ill be so much better, Ill tell my brother
Oh, I wont spill the milk at dinner
Ill be so much better, Ill do everything right
Ill be your little girl forever
Ill go to sleep at night
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