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