Wonderful Words by Art P. Alexakis Music By Everclear Songs From An American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To SmileIntro/Verse 1 riff (Chords are strummed slowly) G D5 C5 D5 e|-----3--------5-------------3-----------5------| B|-----3--------7-------------5-----------7------| G|----0--------7-------------5-----------7-------| D|---0---------7-------------5-----------7-------| A|---2--------5-------------3-----------5--------| E|--3--------------------------------------------| Intro Riff x1 G I close my eyes when I get too sad. D5 I think thoughts that I know are bad. C5 Close my eyes and I count to ten. D5 Hope it?s over when I open them. G I want the things that I had before, D5 Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door. C5 I wish I could count to ten, D5 make everything be wonderful again. G Hope my Mom and I hope my Dad D5 figure out why they get so mad. C5 Hear them scream, hear them fight. D5 They say bad words that make me want to cry. G I close my eyes when I go to bed D5 and I dream of angels that make me smile. C5 I feel better when I hear them say, D5 "Everything will be wonderful some day." C D e|---3-----3------------------5-----5--------| B|-----5-----5------------------7-----7------| G|-------5------------------------7----------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-3------------------------5----------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Promises mean everything when you?re little and the G G e|----3-----3---3-------3-----3---3-----| B|------3-----3---3-------3-----3---3---| G|--------4-----------------4-----------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--3----------------3------------------| world?s so big. I just don?t understand how C D e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------7---------------| D|--------------------------------------7------------------| A|----------------------------------5----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| you can smile with all those tears in your eyes e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------------------4-7-4-----| D|----------------5-7-------7---| A|-----------5-5----------------| E|------------------------------| and tell me everything is wonderful now. G5 E5 D5 E5 C5 E5 D5 E5 e|--10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------9-7-----------9-5-----------9-7---------9--| D|--5-----------9-7-----------9-5-----------9-7---------9--| A|--5-----------7-5-----------7-3-----------7-5---------7--| E|--3------------------------------------------------------| Please don?t tell me everything is wonderful now. G5 E5 Go to school and I run and play. D5 E5 I tell the kids that it?s all O.K. C5 E5 I have to laugh so my friends don?t know, D5 E5 when the bell rings I just don?t wanna go home. G5 E5 I go to my room and I close my eyes, D5 E5 I make believe that I have a new life. C5 E5 I do believe you when you say, D5 E5 "Everything will be wonderful someday." C5 E5 D5 E5 e|-3---------------7--5--------------7-| B|-5---------------9--7--------------9-| G|-5---------------9--7--------------9-| D|-5---------------9--7--------------9-| A|-3---------------7--5--------------7-| E|-------------------------------------| | | e|---3-----3------------5-----5--------| B|-----5-----5------------7-----7------| G|-------5------------------7----------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-3------------------5----------------| E|-------------------------------------| Promises mean everything when you're little and the G5 E G5 E e|-3-----------------3-----------------| B|-3-----------------3-----------------| G|-4-----------------4-----------------| D|-5----------2-2-2--5-----------2-2-2-| A|-5----------2-2-2--5-----------2-2-2-| E|-3----------0-0-0--3-----------0-0-0-| | | e|----3-----3---3-------3-----3---3----| B|------3-----3---3-------3-----3---3--| G|--------4-----------------4----------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|--3----------------3-----------------| world's so big, so big, I just don't understand how C5 E5 D5 e|-3---------------7-------------------| B|-5---------------9-------------------| G|-5---------------9--7----------------| D|-5---------------9--7----------------| A|-3---------------7--5----------------| E|-------------------------------------| | | e|---3-----3------------5-----5--------| B|-----5-----5------------7-----7------| G|-------5------------------7----------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-3------------------5----------------| E|-------------------------------------| you can smile with all those tears in your eyes e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------------------4-7-4-----| D|----------------5-7-------7---| A|-----------5-5----------------| E|------------------------------| and tell me everything is wonderful now. G5 E5 D5 E5 C5 E5 D5 E5 e|--10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| x2 B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------9-7-----------9-5-----------9-7---------9--| D|--5-----------9-7-----------9-5-----------9-7---------9--| A|--5-----------7-5-----------7-3-----------7-5---------7--| E|--3------------------------------------------------------| I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now C5 D5 e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|---------------------------------------------------| I don't wanna hear you say I will understand someday. G5 E G5 E e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--x--x--x--2-2-2--5--5--5--x--x--x---2-2-2-| A|-5--5--5--x--x--x--2-2-2--5--5--5--x--x--x---2-2-2-| E|-3--3--3--x--x--x--0-0-0--3--3--3--x--x--x---0-0-0-| No, no! no, no! C5 D5 e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|---------------------------------------------------| I don't wanna hear you say you both have grown in a different way G5 E G5 E e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--x--x--x--2-2-2--5--5--5--x--x--x---2-2-2-| A|-5--5--5--x--x--x--2-2-2--5--5--5--x--x--x---2-2-2-| E|-3--3--3--x--x--x--0-0-0--3--3--3--x--x--x---0-0-0-| No, no! no, no! C5 D5 e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|---------------------------------------------------| I don't wanna meet your friend and I don't wanna start over again G5 F#5 E D5 e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------7---7---7---7---| D|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4--2---2---2---2-----7---7---7---7---| A|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4--2---2---2---2-----5---5---5---5---| E|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0---------------------| I just wanna my life to be the same just like it used to be. C5 D5 D5 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-5----------------7--------------------------7--------| D|-5----------------7--------------------------7--------| A|-3----------------5--------------------------5--------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Someday?s I hate everything. Yeah, I hate everything. D5 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-------------------7-------------------| D|-------------------7-------------------| A|-------------------5-------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Everyone and everything, D5 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------7----7----7---7---7----| D|------------------------7----7----7---7---7----| A|------------------------5----5----5---5---5----| E|-----------------------------------------------| Please don't tell me everything is Wonderful now! G5 E5 D5 E5 C5 E5 D5 E5 e|---------------------------------------------------------| x2 B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|----------9-9---7-7-7---9-9---5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9--| D|--5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9---5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9--| A|--5-5-5---7-7---5-5-5---7-7---3-3-3---7-7---5-5-5---7-7--| E|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------| No! Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now G5 E5 D5 E5 C5 E5 D5 E5 e|--10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| x2 B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|----------9-9---7-7-7---9-9---5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9--| D|--5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9---5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9--| A|--5-5-5---7-7---5-5-5---7-7---3-3-3---7-7---5-5-5---7-7--| E|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------| No! Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5----------------------------------------------------------| A|-5----------------------------------------------(feedback)--| E|-3--(let ring)----------------------------------------------| | | | (Bass guitar) | G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3----0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0--| "Ohh Yeah, Yeah, everything is wonderful ow" e|-7-8-10-8-7-8-7----------------------------------------7-8-10-8-7-8-7-| B|---------------------12\-------------12\------------12\---------------| G|---------------------12\-------------12\------------12\---------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | (Bass guitar) | G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3----0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0------------| "Oh Yeah Everything is wonderful Now" e|-10--10----------10--10----------------------(fades out)----| B|---12--12\---------12--12\-----12~~-------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| | | | (Bass guitar) | G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3----0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0--| "Now... Now... Everything is."