Capo: 3 Tuning:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOPEFUL - Bars and Melody ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo 3/4 Standard Tuning * = Strum Once Riff/Intro: e|-------------------------------------| B|----1----0----1-------5----8----1----| G|---0----0----2-2-2---5----9----2-2-2-| D|--2----0----2---2---5----9----2---2--| A|-3----2----0-------3----7----0-------| E|-------------------------------------| Capo 3 [Verse 1]

Please ^Chelp me God, I ^Gfeel so alone I'm ^Amjust a kid, I can't take it on my own I've ^Ccried so many tears, yeah, ^Gwriting this song ^AmTrying to fit in. Where do I belong? I ^Cwake up every day, don't ^Gwanna leave my home My ^Ammamma's askin' me why I'm always alone Too ^Dmscared to say, too ^Emscared to holler ^F*I'm walking to school with sweat around my collar I'm ^Cjust a kid, I ^Gdon't want no stress My ^Amnerves are bad, my life's a mess The ^Cnames you call me, they ^Ghurt real bad I ^Amwant to tell my Mom

She's havin' trouble with my Dad

^C I feel so trapped, there's ^Gnowhere to turn ^AmCome to school

Don't wanna fight I wanna learn

S^Dmo please mister Bully Tell ^Emme what I've done You ^F*know I have no Dad

I'm livin' with my Mom [Chorus]

'Cause I'm ^Chopeful, ^Gyes, I am ^AmHopeful for today Take this ^Cmusic and ^Guse it Let it ^Amtake you away And be ^Chopeful, ^Ghopeful And ^AmHe'll make a way I ^Dmknow it ain't ^Emeasy but ^Fthat's okay Just be ^Chopeful

[Verse 2]

Why do you trip at the ^Gcolour of my skin And ^Amwhether I'm fat or whether I'm thin You ^Ccall me loser, you ^Gcall me a fool I ^Amain't got a choice, I gotta go to school I ^Cwish I had an angel to ^Gstand by my side I'm ^Amshaking with fear, I'm so scared inside ^DmDoesn't really matter if I ^Emain't got the looks Why do you ^F*always hurt me and destroy my books?

[Chorus]

[Verse]

I give you all my money ^G*every single day I didn't ^Am*ask to be born but now I have to pay I ^C*ain't got no food, you ^G*take all I have ^Am*When I give it to you, you search through my bags I ^Cwrote this song for ^Gyou to see We ^Amcould've been friends, yeah you and me ^DmMister bully, take ^Ema moment please Every ^F*single day you bring me to my knees

Capo 4 [Chorus]

'Cause I'm ^Chopeful, ^Gyes I am, ^AmHopeful for today (Hopeful for today) Take this ^Cmusic and ^Guse it (Bars and Melody!) Let it ^Amtake you away (Take you away) And be ^Chopeful, ^Ghopeful (Yeah) And ^Amhe'll make a way I ^Dmknow it ain't ^Emeasy but ^F*that's okay Just be ^C*hopeful

[Outro]

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

Bars and Melody - Hopeful