P!nk - Family Portrait: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Family Portrait" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Family Portrait ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Family Portrait" smoothly on your ukulele.

Cm
Mama please stop cryin'
Fm
I can't stand the sound
D#
Your pain is painful and it's
D7          G
Tearing me down
Cm
I hear glasses breakin'
Fm
As I sit up in my bed
D#
I told dad you didn't mean
      D7                G
Those nasty things you said
Cm
You fight about money
Fm
'Bout me and my brother
D#
And this I come home to
D7           G
This is my shelter

Cm
It ain't easy, growin' up in world war 3
Fm
Never known what love could be
You'll see,
D#
I don't want love to destroy me
    D7               G
Like it has done my family

Chorus:
        Cm
Can we work it out (Can we)
             Fm
Can we be a family (Can we)
                  D#
I promise I'll be better (I promise)
           D7     G
Mommy I'll do anything (I'll do anything)
       Cm
Can we work it out?
             Fm
Can we be a family?
           D#
I promise I'll be better
        D7           G
Daddy please don't leave

Daddy, please stop yellin' (Stop)
I can't stand the sound (Can't stand the sound)
Make mama stop cryin', 'cause I need you around
(Yeah)
My mama, she loves you (I know it)
No matter what she says, it's true
I know that she hurts you, but remember,
I love you, too

I ran away today
Ran from the noise, ran away (Ran away)
Don't wanna go back to that place
But don't have no choice, no way

It ain't easy growin' up in World War III
Never knowing what love could be, well, I've seen
I don't want love to destroy me like it
did my family
(I don't want love to, I don't want love to)

Chorus:
Can we work it out? (Can we work it out? Oh, oh)
Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Mommy, I'll do anything
(I promise I'll do anything to keep you there)
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better (I promise, I promise)
Daddy, please don't leave (Stay)

Cm
In our family portrait (In our family portrait)
Fm
We look pretty happy (We look pretty happy)
D#
Let's play pretend, let's act like it
(let's act let's act let's act like it comes)
D7           G
Comes naturally
              Cm
I don't wanna have to split the holidays (no no)
              Fm
I don't want two addresses (no no no no nooo)
                D#
I don't want a stepbrother anyways
                 D7                        G
And I don't want my mom to have to change her
last name!!!!

In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
(No-no-no, no-no-no)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(Da-da-da-da-da-da)
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, act like it goes naturally

Chorus:
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise I'll be better, Mommy, I'll do anything)
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend act and like it comes
so naturally (Oh, let's go back, oh let's go
back to that)
(I promise I'll be better,
Daddy, please don't leave)
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
(Remember the day, remember the day)
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that (Uh)
(I promise I'll be better,
Daddy, please don't leave)
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
(Pretty happy)
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that,
no no, no no (We look pretty happy, let's go back)
(I promise I'll be better, Daddy,
please don't leave)

(Don't leave)
Daddy, don't leave
Daddy, don't leave (Daddy, don't leave)
Daddy, don't (Daddy, don't leave, daddy,
don't leave)
Daddy, don't leave (Turn around, please)
Remember that the night you left?
You took my shining star
Daddy, don't leave
Daddy, don't leave
Daddy, don't leave
Don't leave us here alone

Mom will be nicer
I'll be so much better, I'll tell my brother
Oh, I won't spill the milk at dinner
I'll be so much better, I'll do everything right
I'll be your little girl forever
I'll go to sleep at night
(Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

D7

Ukulele chord D7

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Family Portrait" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Family Portrait" by P!nk.