Verse
A
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
F#m7
B secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
D2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
E A
It's a conspiracy
A
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
F#m7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
D2
I'll write to my prime minister
E F#m E/C# F#m7
You write your president
CHORUS:
D2 F#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
D2 F#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
E
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
D2 F#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
D2 E A | A | A | F#m7 | F#m7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
A
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
F#m7
They put us in a headlock of submission
D2
But they've lost all power over me
E A
B long, long time ago
A
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
F#m7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
D2
It came so very naturally
E F#m | E/C# | F#m7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
D2 F#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
D2 F#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
E
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
D2 F#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
D2 E A
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
D2 F#m7
So I will look no further than the mirror
D2 A
That's where the offender hides
D2 F#m7
So great is my need for a redeemer
A
That I cannot trust myself
D2
No, I cannot trust myself
F#m7 E
No, I dare not trust myself
A
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
D2 F#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
D2 F#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
E
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
D2 F#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
D2 E A
And the problem with the world is me
ENDING:
A
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
F#m7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
A E/G#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
F#m7
The happier we'll be
E
The happier we'll be
A
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
F#m7
The happier we'll be
D2 E A
The problem with the world is me