[Intro]
Am Dm C B7 E
[Strophe]
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
[Strophe]
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-Refrain]
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!
[Strophe]
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-Refrain]
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!!!!
[Refrain]
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
[Strophe]
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
[Refrain]
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!!!!!!!!
[Pont]
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
[Strophe]
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