[Verse]
       Am 
She was 19 with a baby on the way 
        G 
On the East-side of the city, she was working every day 
          Em 
Cleaning dishes in the evening, she could barely stay awake 
         F                                                    G 
She was clinging to the feeling that her luck was gonna change 
     Am                                               G 
And, 'cross town she would take the bus at night to a one bedroom apartment 
  
And when she'd turn on the light 
           Em 
She would sit down at the table 
  
Tell herself that it's alright 
         F                                              G 
She was waiting on the day she hoped her baby would arrive 
     Am               G 
She'd never be alone 
                       Em 
Have someone to hold 
  
And when nights were cold 
F 
She'd say
[Chorus]
               Am 
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad 
           G 
If we got each other, and that's all we have 
               Em 
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand 
           F 
You should know I'll be there for you 
           G         Am 
When the world's not perfect 
  
When the world's not kind 
            G 
If we have each other then we'll both be fine 
                Em 
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand 
           F                            G 
You should know I'll be there for you
[Verse]
         Am                                        G 
They were 90 and were living out their days on the West-side of the city next to where they got engaged 
         Em 
They had pictures on the walls of all the memories that they'd made 
           F                                                    G 
And though life was never easy, they were thankful that they stayed 
Am 
With each other, and though some times were hard 
     G 
Even when she made him angry he would never break her heart 
         Em 
No, they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car 
          F                                            G 
But they never had to travel 'cause they'd never be apart 
Am              G                            Em 
Even at the end, their love was stronger than the day that they first met 
 F 
They say
[Chorus]
               Am 
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad 
           G 
If we got each other, and that's all we have 
               Em 
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand 
           F 
You should know I'll be there for you 
           G         Am 
When the world's not perfect 
  
When the world's not kind 
            G 
If we have each other then we'll both be fine 
                Em 
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand 
           F 
You should know I'll be there for you
[Bridge]
Am   G    Em 
Oh  Ooh OOoh 
           F                          G 
You should know I'll be there for you
[Verse]
   Am 
I'm 23, and my folks are getting old 
       G 
I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone 
       Em 
So I'm thankful for my sister, even though sometimes we fight 
     F                                                G 
When high school wasn't easy, she's the reason I survived 
  Am 
I know she'd never leave me 
  
And I hate to see her cry 
      G 
So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side 
  Em 
I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side 
  F 
I wrote this verse to tell her that
[Chorus]
                Am 
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad 
          G 
If we got each other, and that's all we have 
               Em 
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand 
          F 
You should know I'll be there for you 
       G             Am 
When the world's not perfect 
  
When the world's not kind 
           G 
If we have each other then we'll both be fine 
               Em 
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand 
           F                         G 
You should know I'll be there for you
[Outro]
Am  G   Em 
Oh Ooh Oooh 
           F                         G  Am 
You should know I'll be there for you