(Capo I)

       Am
She was 19 with a baby on the way
        G
On the East-side of the city,

she was working every day
          Em
Cleaning dishes in the evening,

she could barely stay awake
         F
She was clinging to the feeling
                              G
that her luck was gonna change
     Am
And, 'cross town she would take

the bus at night to
  G
A one bedroom apartment and

when she'd turn on the light

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           Em
She would sit down at the table,

tell herself that it's alright
         F
She was waiting on the day
                             G
she hoped her baby would arrive
     Am             G
She'd never be alone,
                    Em
have someone to hold
                           F
And when nights were cold, She'd say
Am
The world's not perfect,

but it's not that bad
           G
If we got each other,

and that's all we have
Em
I will be your mother,

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and I'll hold your hand
           F
You should know I'll be there for you
           G         Am
When the world's not perfect,

when the world's not kind
            G
If we have each other then

we'll both be fine
                Em
I will be your mother,

and I'll hold your hand
           F                        G
You should know I'll be there for you
Am
They were 90 and were living out

their days on the West-side

of the city next to where

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they got engaged
         Em
They had pictures on the walls

of all the memories that they'd made
           F
And though life was never easy,
                                G
they were thankful that they stayed
Am
With each other,

and though some times were hard
     G
Even when she made him angry

he would never break her heart
         Em
No, they didn't have the money

to afford a fancy car
          F
But they never had to travel

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                          G
'cause they'd never be apart
Am
Even at the end,
G
their love was stronger
    Em
than the day that
                F
they first met, they say
               Am
The world's not perfect,

but it's not that bad
           G
If we got each other and

that's all we have
               Em
I will be your lover,

and I'll hold your hand
           F
You should know I'll be there for you

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           G         Am
When the world's not perfect,

when the world's not kind
            G
If we have each other

then we'll both be fine
                Em
I will be your lover,

and I'll hold your hand
           F
You should know I'll be there for you
Am   G    Em
Oh  Ooh OOoh
           F                        G
You should know I'll be there for you
Am
I'm 23, and my folks are getting old
G
I know they don't have forever and

I'm scared to be alone

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       Em
So I'm thankful for my sister,

even though sometimes we fight
     F
When high school wasn't easy,
                        G
she's the reason I survived
  Am
I know she'd never leave me and

I hate to see her cry
      G
So I wrote this verse to tell her

I'm always by her side
  Em
I wrote this verse to tell her

that I'm always by her side
  F
I wrote this verse to tell her that
                Am
The world's not perfect,

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but it's not that bad
          G
If we got each other,

and that's all we have
               Em
I will be your brother,

and I'll hold your hand
          F
You should know I'll be there for you
       G             Am
When the world's not perfect,

when the world's not kind
           G
If we have each other then

we'll both be fine (x2)

Am  G   Em
Oh Ooh Oooh


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