[Intro]
     C                                      Am
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B|---1-------1--1------1-----------1----|---1-------1---1--1---3---1--3--1---1----|
G|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0----|---2---2---2---2--2---2---2--2--2---0----|
D|---2---2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2----|---2---2---2---2--2---2---2--2--2---2----|
A|---3---3---3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3----|---0---0---0---0-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[Intro]
| C | Am |
[Strophe]
C                               Am 
 I knew a boy once, when I was small 
                               C 
A towhead blond, with eyes of salt 
                                    Am 
He played the drum in the marching band 
C                                  Am 
 His parents cared more about the Bible 
                               C 
Than being good to their own child 
                                Am 
He wore long sleeves cuz of his dad
[Refrain]
     Fmaj7                  Am 
And somehow we fell out of touch 
        Fmaj7                               Am 
Hope he took his bad deal and made a royal flush 
      Fmaj7                         Am 
Don't know if I'll see you again someday 
               G        G6 G7                     C 
But if you're out there,      I hope that you're okay
[Tab]
     C                                      Am
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B|---1-------1--1------1-----------1----|---1-------1---1--1---3---1--3--1---1----|
G|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0----|---2---2---2---2--2---2---2--2--2---0----|
D|---2---2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2----|---2---2---2---2--2---2---2--2--2---2----|
A|---3---3---3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3----|---0---0---0---0-------------------------|
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[Strophe]
C                                 Am 
 My middle school friend grew up alone 
                                C 
She raised her brothers on her own 
                           Am 
Her parents hated who she loved 
 C                          Am 
She couldn't wait to go to college 
                            C 
She was tired cuz she was brought 
                    Am 
Into a world where family was merely blood
[Refrain]
         Fmaj7                         Am 
Does she know how proud I am she was created 
          Fmaj7                           Am 
With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred 
   Fmaj7                            Am 
We don't talk much but I just gotta say 
    G      G6 G7                         C 
"I miss you,     and I hope that you're okay"
[Pont]
  C                Am 
Address the letters, to the holes in my butterfly wings 
  C               Am                       Fmaj7 
Nothing's forever, nothing's as good as it seems 
                           Am 
And when the clouds won't iron out 
                                  C 
And the monsters creep into your house 
                            G 
And every door is hard to close
[Refrain]
                Fmaj7                          Am 
Well I hope you know how proud I am you were created 
          Fmaj7                           Am 
With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred 
    Fmaj7                        Am 
God, I hope that you're happier today 
        G       G6 G7                        C 
"Cuz I love you,     and I hope that you're okay"
[Tab]
     C                                      Am
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B|---1-------1--1------1-----------1----|---1-------1---1--1---3---1--3--1---1----|
G|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0----|---2---2---2---2--2---2---2--2--2---0----|
D|---2---2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2----|---2---2---2---2--2---2---2--2--2---2----| X2
A|---3---3---3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3----|---0---0---0---0-------------------------|
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