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.
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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) | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsCm D# D7 Fm 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.