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