Hopeful

Intro 2x:  C Em Am

        C              Em
Please help me God, I feel so alone  
     Am
I'm just a kid, how can I take it on my own  
       C                           Em
I've cried too many tears, yeah, writing this song  
  Am
Trying to fit in, where do I belong?  
   C                                Em
I wake up every day, don't want to leave my home  
           Am
My momma's askin' me why I'm always alone  
      C                  Em
Too scared to say, too scared to holler  
     F
I'm walking to school, with sweat around my collar  

     C                   Em
I'm just a kid, I don't want no stress  
    Am
My nerves are bad, my life's a mess  
     C                       Em
The names you call me, they hurt real bad  
   Am
I want to tell my Mom, she's havin' trouble with my Dad  
C                          Em
I feel so trapped there's nowhere to turn  
      Am
Just goin' to school, don't wanna fight I wanna learn  
     C                   Em
So please mister bully, tell me what I've done  
      F
You know I have no Dad, I'm livin' with my Mom  

         C           G
Cos I'm hopeful, yes I am  
     Am
Hopeful for today  
           C        G
Take this music and use it  
        Am
Let it take you away  
        C        G
And be hopeful, hopeful  
     Am
And He'll make a way  
    Dm                    F
I know it ain't easy, but, that's okay  
         C
Just be hopeful  

  C                     Em
Why do you trip at the colour of my skin?  
        Am
Whether I'm fat or whether I'm thin  
     C                    Em
You call me a loser, you call me a fool  
  Am
I ain't got a choice, I gotta go to school  
   C                       Em
I wish I had an angel to stay by my side  
      Am
I'm shaking with fear, I'm so scared inside  
 C                         Em
Doesn't really matter if I ain't got the looks 
           F
Why do you always hurt me and destroy my books  

         C           G
Cos I'm hopeful, yes I am  
     Am
Hopeful for today  
           C        G
Take this music and use it  
        Am
Let it take you away  
        C        G
And be hopeful, hopeful  
     Am
And He'll make a way  
    Dm                    F
I know it ain't easy, but, that's okay  
         C
Just be hopeful  

   C                            Em
I give you all my money, every single day  
         Am
I didn't ask to be born but now, I have to pay  
  C                       Em
I ain't got no food, you take all I have  
  Am
When I give it to you, you search through my bags  
    C                  Em
I wrote this song for you to see  
    Am
We could have been friends, yeah you and me  
 C             Em
Mister bully, take in all my please  
       F
Every single day you bring me to my knees  

         C#          Ab
Cos I'm hopeful, yes I am  
     Bbm
Hopeful for today  
           C#       Ab
Take this music and use it  
        Bbm
Let it take you away  
        C#       Ab
And be hopeful, hopeful  
     Bbm
And He'll make a way  
    Ebm                   A
I know it ain't easy, but, that's okay  

         C#          Ab
Cos I'm hopeful, yes I am  
     Bbm
Hopeful for today  
           C#       Ab
Take this music and use it  
        Bbm
Let it take you away  
        C#       Ab
And be hopeful, hopeful  
     Bbm
And He'll make a way  
    Ebm                   A
I know it ain't easy, but, that's okay  
         C#
Just be hopeful  

 C#            Ab
What I wear is all I have  
    Bbm
We lost our home, I'm livin' from a bag  
 C#               Ab
Yo mister bully, help me please  
      Bbm
I'm flesh and blood, accept me please