Grace Avery VanderWaal (born January 15, 2004) is a Dutch-American singer, songwriter, and ukuleleist from Suffern, New York. She was born near Kansas City, Kansas, to Tina and David VanderWaal, who lived in Lenexa at the time. Her father is of Dutch descent.
In September 2016, at age 12, she won the eleventh season of NBC's America's Got Talent singing her original songs. In December 2016, VanderWaal released her first EP, Perfectly Imperfect, on the Columbia Records label.
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[Verse 1] Am There's a world outside my door F I don't know it anymore C I'm gonna stay here now C I'm gonna stay here now Am Close the curtains cut the lights F A bunch of darkness in my mind C It's gonna take me down C It's gonna take me down
[Pre-Chorus] Am All the roads I've been before CF Same mistakes always got me shakin' Am And all the signs I once ignored CF In my denial I didn't want to face them
[Chorus] AmC I can see clearly now Em The rain has gone AmCG I accept all the things that I cannot change AmC Gone are the dark clouds Em The dawn has come AmCG And it's gonna be a bright bright sunshiny day
[Verse 2] Am There's a world outside my door F I forced my feet down to the floor C I'm gonna make it out C I'm gonna make it out Am Take a breath and say a prayer F Find the strength in my despair C It's not gonna take me down C It's not gonna take me down
[Pre-Chorus] Am All the roads I've been before CF Same mistakes always got me shakin' Am And all the signs I once ignored CF In my denial I didn't want to face them
[Chorus] AmC I can see clearly now Em The rain has gone AmCG I accept all the things that I cannot change AmC Gone are the dark clouds Em The dawn has come AmCG And it's gonna be a bright bright sunshiny day AmCG It's gonna be a bright bright sunshiny day
[Bridge] Am All the pain in my sorrow G Won't change today only ruin tomorrow Am All the pain in my sorrow G Won't change today only ruin tomorrow
[Chorus] AmC I can see clearly now Em The rain has gone AmCG I accept all the things that I cannot change AmC Gone are the dark clouds Em The dawn has come AmCG And it's gonna be a bright bright sunshiny day AmCG It's gonna be a bright bright sunshiny day