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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(Dsus4) (G major) (D major)
Verse 1
Seven weeks (D major)
have passed now (A major) since she left me
And (B minor) she shows her face to
ask (G major) me how (D major) I (G major) am. (D major)
She says the kids are fine (A major) and
that (Asus4) they miss me, (B minor)
Maybe I could come and babysit (G major)
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Verse 2
sometime.
(A major)
She says "Are you ok? (B minor) I
was worried about (G major) you, (A major)
Can you forgive me? I (B minor) hope
that you'll be happy." (G major)
I said (D major) "I'm so happy that I
(A major) can't stop crying, (B minor)
I'm so happy, I'm laugh (G major) ing
through my tears." (A major)
Verse 3
I saw a friend (A major) of mine. He said (B minor)
"I was worried about (G major) you, (A major)
I heard she had another man. I (B minor) wondered
how you felt (G major) about it" (D major)
I'm so happy that I (A major) can't stop crying,
(B minor)
I'm so happy I'm laugh (G major) ing
through my tears. (A major)
Verse 4
Saw my lawyer, (A major) (B minor) Mr. Good (G major) News
He got me (A major) joint custody and
(B minor) legal separa (G major) tion. (D major)
I'm so happy that I can't stop crying,
I'm laughing through my tears,
I'm laughing through my tears.
Verse 5
I can't stop crying, I'm
laughing through my tears,
I'm laughing through my tears. (C major) (D major)
Verse 6
I took a walk (D major) along last (F sharp minor) night,
I looked up at the (B minor) stars,
To try and find an an (G major) swer in my life. (D major)
I chose a star for me,
(F sharp minor) I chose a star for him, (B minor)
I chose two stars for my kids and
one (G major) star for my wife. (A major)
Something made me smile,
(B minor) something seemed to ease (G major) the pain, (A major)
Something 'bout the universe and
(B minor) how it's all con (G major) nected.
Verse 7
(C major) The (E flat major) park is full of Sunday fathers
(B flat major) and melted ice cream. (C minor)
We try to do the best with
(A flat major) in the given time. (E flat major)
A kid should be with his mother,
(B flat major) everybody knows that, (C minor)
What can a father do but
babysit (A flat major) sometimes.
Verse 8
(B flat major)
I saw that friend of mine,
he said (C minor) "you look differ (A flat major) ent somehow."
I said (B flat major) "everybody's got to
leave (C minor) the darkness some (A flat major) times."
I said, (E flat major) "I'm so happy that
I can't stop crying, (B major)
I'm laughing through my tears,
I'm laughing through my tears." (D flat major) (E flat major)
Verse 9
"I'm so happy (E flat major) that I can't stop crying,
(B major)
I'm laughing through my tears,
I'm laughing through my tears." (C sharp major)
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