Family Portrait

Accordi Family Portrait

Intro:
DOm   FAm   MIb   REm SOL7

DOm                      FAm

Momma please stop cryin, I can't stand the sound
MIb                           REm        SOL7

 Your pain is painful and its tearin' me down
DOm                         FAm

I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed
MIb                              REm   
I told dad you didn't mean those nasty 
           SOL7  
things you said
DOm                   FAm

 You fight about money, bout me and my brother
MIb                     REm          SOL7

 And this I come home to, this is my shelter
DOm                                   FAm

 It ain't easy growin up in World War III
                                        MIb
Never knowin what love could be, you'll see
                                     REm
I don't want love to destroy me like it has done
     SOL7
My family

       DOm                      FAm

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
               MIb                   REm    SOL7

I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
       DOm                      FAm

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
               MIb            
I promise I'll be better, 
      REm                 SOL7

Daddy please don't leave

DOm                       FAm

Daddy please stop yellin, I can't stand the sound
MIb                          REm         SOL7

 Make mama stop cryin, cause I need you around
DOm                   FAm

 My mama she loves you, no matter what she says
        MIb
Its true
                                 REm
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love
SOL7
You, too
DOm               FAm                          MIb

 I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away
                                       REm
Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have
           SOL7    DOm

No choice, no way
                                     FAm
It ain't easy growin up in World War III
                                           MIb
Never knowin what love could be, well I've seen
                     
I don't want love to destroy me 
REm              SOL7

like it did my family

       DOm                      FAm

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
               MIb                   REm    SOL7

I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
       DOm                      FAm

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
               MIb            
I promise I'll be better, 
      REm                 SOL7

Daddy please don't leave

DOm                     FAm

In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
MIb                                    REm

 Let's play pretend, let's act like it comes
        SOL7
Naturally
              DOm
I don't wanna have to split the holidays
             FAm
I don't want two addresses
               MIb
I don't want a step-brother anyways
                 REm                      SOL7

And I don't want my mom to have to change her

Last name
       DOm                     FAm

In our family portrait we look pretty happy
        MIb            REm               SOL7

We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
       DOm                     FAm

In our family portrait we look pretty happy
      MIb                    REm            SOL7

Let's play pretend, act like it goes naturally
       DOm                     FAm

In our family portrait we look pretty happy

(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
        MIb            REm               SOL7

We look pretty normal, let's go back to that

(I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do

Anything)
       DOm                     FAm

In our family portrait we look pretty happy

(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
MIb                                REm

Let's play pretend act and like it comes so
       SOL7
Naturally

(I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't

Leave)
       DOm                     FAm

In our family portrait we look pretty happy

(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
        MIb            REm               SOL7

We look pretty normal, let's go back to that...

## Credits

Autori: MOORE ALECIA B, STORCH SCOTT SPENCER Copyright: © EMI APRIL MUSIC INC, LEFT HANDED LOVER MUSIC, SONYATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, CAFE CONCERTO INTERNATIONAL S.R.L.