Verse
G#
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
Fm7
A# secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
C#2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
D# G#
It's a conspiracy
G#
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
Fm7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
C#2
I'll write to my prime minister
D# Fm D#/C Fm7
You write your president
CHORUS:
C#2 Fm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
C#2 Fm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
D#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
C#2 Fm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
C#2 D# G# | G# | G# | Fm7 | Fm7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
G#
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
Fm7
They put us in a headlock of submission
C#2
But they've lost all power over me
D# G#
A# long, long time ago
G#
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
Fm7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
C#2
It came so very naturally
D# Fm | D#/C | Fm7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
C#2 Fm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
C#2 Fm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
D#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
C#2 Fm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
C#2 D# G#
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
C#2 Fm7
So I will look no further than the mirror
C#2 G#
That's where the offender hides
C#2 Fm7
So great is my need for a redeemer
G#
That I cannot trust myself
C#2
No, I cannot trust myself
Fm7 D#
No, I dare not trust myself
G#
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
C#2 Fm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
C#2 Fm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
D#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
C#2 Fm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
C#2 D# G#
And the problem with the world is me
ENDING:
G#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Fm7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
G# D#/G
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Fm7
The happier we'll be
D#
The happier we'll be
G#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Fm7
The happier we'll be
C#2 D# G#
The problem with the world is me