Intro: C Am 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: 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 Interlude: C Am 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: 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" Bridge: 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 Chorus: 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" Outro: C Am
I like to use F instead of Fmaj7! It sounds good and it’s much easier:)
I LOVE THIS SONG!!! It is so underrated! I love the last chorus because it feels like it’s directed to the people listening the song. It feels like she is saying to us I hope ur okay and I hope ur happy and I am so proud of you! Man it feels like Olivia has my back. I wish her all the best!
i used the strumming pattern DDUUDU and used my thumb to make a softer sound 🙂
i love this song so much and I love drivers license and good 4 u and Deja Vu also but those songs are always playing and I wish for once people would acknowledge this song and play it on the radio because it has such a strong meaning and message. and also its just a beautiful song.
i think it sounds better if you change the Fmaj7 to a normal F major chord
I JUST LUV THIS SONG, ITS SO UNDERATED THO. PPL PLS THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SONGGGGGGG
F works just fine for me instead of Fmaj7 hehe. And i used DD UUDD DU throughout the whole song.
I use D DUD D DUDU. It closely resembles the actual song and is pretty good when you put it all together.
Dm also works instead of Fmaj7
I did a quick UDU after the lines “played a drum in the marching band” and “her parents hated who she loved”