F#Seven weeks have passed now 
C#since she left me,
D#mAnd she shows her face to askB me how I am
F#She says the kids are fine 
C#and that they miss me
D#mMaybe I could come and Bbaby-sit sometime

C#She says, "are you OK? 
D#mI was worried about Byou,
C#can you forgive me? I 
D#mhope that you'll be hapBpy." I said 
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    F#"I'm so happy that I C#can't stop crying,
    D#mI'm so happy, I'm lauBghing through my tears." 
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C#I saw a friend of mine. 
He said D#m"I was worried abBout you,
C#I heard she had another man, 
D#mI wondered how you feBlt about it" 
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   F#"I'm so happy that I C#can't stop crying,
   D#mI'm so happy, I'm lauBghing through my tears." 
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C#Saw my lawyer, D#mMr. goodBnews, he got me
C#Joint custody andD#m legal separBation
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   F#"I'm so happy that I F#/Ecan't stop crying
   Dmaj7I'm laughing through my tears,
   Dmaj7I'm laughing through my tears" E
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F#I took a walk alone last A#m7night.
I looked up at the starsD#m
To try to find an anBswer in my life

F#I chose a star for me, 
A#m7I chose a star for him
D#mI chose two stars for my kids and
B one star for my wife
C#something made me smile.
D#msomething seemed to easeB the pain,
C#something about the universe and
D#m how it's all connectedB A E
                                                     
GThe park is full of Sunday fathers, 
Dand melted ice cream
EmWe try to do the best within Cthe given time
GA kid should be with his mother, 
Deverybody knows that,
EmWhat can a father do but baCby-sit sometimes.

DI saw that friend of mine, he said,
Em "you look diCfferent somehow."
I said,D"everybody's got to 
Eleave this darkness someCtimes."C/DI said, 
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   GI'm so happy that I G/Fcan't stop crying,
   Ebmaj7I'm laughing through my tears,
   Ebmaj7I'm laughing through my tearsF

   GI'm so happy that I G/Fcan't stop crying,
   Ebmaj7I'm laughing through my tears,
   Ebmaj7I'm laughing through my tearsF G
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