If We Have Each Other Chords

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[Verse 1]
She [Am]was 19 with a baby on the way
On the [G]East-side of the city,
she was working every day
Cleaning [Em]dishes in the evening,
she could barely stay awake
She was [F]clinging to the feeling
that her luck was gonna [G]change
[Am]And, 'cross town
she would take the bus at night
To a [G]one bedroom apartment,
and when she'd turn on the light
She would [Em]sit down at the table,
tell herself that it's alright
She was [F]waiting on the day
she hoped her baby would ar[G]rive

[Pre-chorus 1]
[Am]She'd never be alone
[G]Have someone to hold
[Em]And when nights were cold
[F]She'd say

[Chorus 1]
The world's not [Am]perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each [G]other, and that's all we have
I will be your [Em]mother, and I'll hold your hand
You should [F]know I'll be there for you
When the [G]world's not [Am]perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each [G]other then we'll both be fine
I will be your [Em]mother, and I'll hold your hand
You should [F]know I'll be there for [G]you

[Verse 2]
They [Am]were 90 and were living out their days
On the [G]West-side of the city
next to where they got engaged
They had [Em]pictures on the walls
of all the memories that they'd made
And though [F]life was never easy,
they were thankful that [G]they stayed
[Am]With each other,
and though some times were hard
Even [G]when she made him angry
he would never break her heart
No, they [Em]didn't have the money
to afford a fancy car
But they [F]never had to travel
'cause they'd never be a[G]part

[Pre-chorus 2]
[Am]Even at the end
[G]Their love was stronger than
[Em]The day that they first met
[F]They'd say

[Chorus 2]
The world's not [Am]perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each [G]other, and that's all we have
I will be your [Em]lover, and I'll hold your hand
You should [F]know I'll be there for you
When the [G]world's not [Am]perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each [G]other then we'll both be fine
I will be your [Em]lover, and I'll hold your hand
You should [F]know I'll be there for [G]you
[Am][G][Em]
You should [F]know i'll be there for [G]you

[Verse 3]
[Am]I'm 23, and my folks are getting old
I know [G]they don't have forever
and I'm scared to be alone
So I'm [Em]thankful for my sister,
even though sometimes we fight
When [F]high school wasn't easy,
she's the reason I sur[G]vived
I [Am]know she'd never leave me
and I hate to see her cry
So I [G]wrote this verse to tell her
that I'm always by her side
I [Em]wrote this verse to tell her
that I'm always by her side
I [F]wrote this verse to tell her that

[Chorus 3]
The world's not [Am]perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each [G]other, and that's all we have
I will be your [Em]brother, and I'll hold your hand
You should [F]know I'll be there for you
When the [G]world's not [Am]perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each [G]other then we'll both be fine
I will be your [Em]brother, and I'll hold your hand
You should [F]know I'll be there for [G]you
[Am][G][Em]
You should [F]know i'll be there for [G]you
[Am]