Wonderful
Words by Art P. Alexakis
Music By Everclear
Songs From An American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To
SmileIntro/Verse 1 riff (Chords are strummed slowly)
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Intro Riff x1
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I close my eyes when I get too sad.
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I think thoughts that I know are bad.
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Close my eyes and I count to ten.
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Hope it’s over when I open them.
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I want the things that I had before,
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Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door.
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I wish I could count to ten,
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make everything be wonderful again.
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Hope my Mom and I hope my Dad
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figure out why they get so mad.
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Hear them scream, hear them fight.
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They say bad words that make me want to cry.
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I close my eyes when I go to bed
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and I dream of angels that make me smile.
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I feel better when I hear them say,
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"Everything will be wonderful some day."
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Promises mean everything when you’re little and the
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world’s so big. I just don’t understand how
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you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
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and tell me everything is wonderful now.
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Please don’t tell me everything is
wonderful now.
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Go to school and I run and play.
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I tell the kids that it’s all O.K.
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I have to laugh so my friends don’t know,
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when the bell rings I just don’t wanna go home.
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I go to my room and I close my eyes,
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I make believe that I have a new life.
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I do believe you when you say,
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"Everything will be wonderful someday."
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Promises mean everything when you're little and the
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world's so big, so big, I just don't understand how
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you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
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and tell me everything is wonderful now.
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I don't wanna hear you tell me
everything is wonderful now
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I don't wanna hear you say I will understand someday.
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No, no! no, no!
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I don't wanna hear you say you both have grown in a different way
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No, no! no, no!
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I don't wanna meet your friend and I don't wanna start over again
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I just wanna my life to be the same just like it used to be.
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Someday’s I hate everything. Yeah, I hate everything.
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Everyone and everything,
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Please don't tell me everything is Wonderful now!
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No! Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now
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No! Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now
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"Ohh Yeah, Yeah, everything is wonderful ow"
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"Oh Yeah Everything is wonderful Now"
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"Now... Now... Everything is."
