Verse
F
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
Dm7
G secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
A#2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
C F
It's a conspiracy
F
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
Dm7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
A#2
I'll write to my prime minister
C Dm C/A Dm7
You write your president
CHORUS:
A#2 Dm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
A#2 Dm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
C
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
A#2 Dm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
A#2 C F | F | F | Dm7 | Dm7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
F
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
Dm7
They put us in a headlock of submission
A#2
But they've lost all power over me
C F
G long, long time ago
F
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
Dm7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
A#2
It came so very naturally
C Dm | C/A | Dm7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
A#2 Dm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
A#2 Dm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
C
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
A#2 Dm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
A#2 C F
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
A#2 Dm7
So I will look no further than the mirror
A#2 F
That's where the offender hides
A#2 Dm7
So great is my need for a redeemer
F
That I cannot trust myself
A#2
No, I cannot trust myself
Dm7 C
No, I dare not trust myself
F
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
A#2 Dm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
A#2 Dm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
C
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
A#2 Dm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
A#2 C F
And the problem with the world is me
ENDING:
F
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Dm7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
F C/E
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Dm7
The happier we'll be
C
The happier we'll be
F
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Dm7
The happier we'll be
A#2 C F
The problem with the world is me