Hopeful

Intro

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