Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) 🎸 Intro - Main Verse Riff Pattern: C Am A|---3---3---3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3------|---0---0---0--0---3---5---7---5---3----------| E|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------|---0---0---0--0-----------------------3------| C|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------|---0---0---0--0------------------------------| X2 G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 🎸 Verse 1: 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
🎸 Chorus: F Am And somehow we fell out of touch F Am Hope he took his bad deal and made a royal flush F Am Don't know if I'll see you again someday G C But if you're out there, I hope that you're okay 🎸 Interlude: C Am A|---3---3---3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3------|---0---0---0--0---3---5---7---5---3----------| E|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------|---0---0---0--0-----------------------3------| C|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------|---0---0---0--0------------------------------| X2 G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 🎸 Verse 2: 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 🎸 Chorus: F Am Does she know how proud I am she was created F Am With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred F Am We don't talk much but I just gotta say G C "I miss you, and I hope that you're okay" 🎸 Bridge: C Am Address the letters, to the holes in my butterfly wings C Am F 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 🎸 Chorus: F Am Well I hope you know how proud I am you were created F Am With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred F Am God, I hope that you're happier today G C "Cuz I love you, and I hope that you're okay" 🎸 Outro: C Am A|---3---3---3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3------|---0---0---0--0---3---5---7---5---3----------| E|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------|---0---0---0--0-----------------------3------| C|---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------|---0---0---0--0------------------------------| X2 G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|