Intro
[C] [Am] X2
Verse 1
[C] I knew a boy once, when I was [Am] small
A towhead blond, with eyes of [C] salt
He played the drum in the marching [Am] band
[C] His parents cared more about the [Am] Bible
Than being good to their own [C] child
He wore long sleeves cuz of his [Am] dad
Chorus
And [F] somehow we fell out of [Am] touch
Hope he [F] took his bad deal and made a royal [Am] flush
Don't [F] know if I'll see you again [Am] someday
But if you're [G] out there, I hope that you're [C] okay
Interlude
[C] [Am]
Verse 2
[C] My middle school friend grew up [Am] alone
She raised her brothers on her [C] own
Her parents hated who she [Am] loved
[C] She couldn't wait to go to [Am] college
She was tired cuz she was [C] brought
Into a world where [Am] family was merely blood
Chorus
Does she [F] know how proud I am she was [Am] created
With the [F] courage to unlearn all of their [Am] hatred
We [F] don't talk much but I just gotta [Am] say
"I[G] miss you, and I hope that you're[C] okay"
Bridge
[C] Address the [Am] letters, to the holes in my butterfly wings
[C] Nothing's forever, [Am] nothing's as good as it [F] seems
And when the clouds won't [Am] iron out
And the monsters creep into your [C] house
And every door is hard to [G] close
Chorus
Well I hope you [F] know how proud I am you were [Am] created
With the [F] courage to unlearn all of their [Am] hatred
God, [F] I hope that you're happier [Am] today
"Cuz I [G] love you, and I hope that you're [C] okay"
Outro
[C] [Am] X2