Intro -x2-: Eb Gm Cm

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


 E            B
What I wear is all I have
    Dbm
We lost our home, I'm livin' from a bag
 E               B
Yo mister bully, help me please
      Dbm
I'm flesh and blood, accept me please