Verse
E
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
C#m7
F# secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
A2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
B E
It's a conspiracy
E
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
C#m7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
A2
I'll write to my prime minister
B C#m B/G# C#m7
You write your president
CHORUS:
A2 C#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
A2 C#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
B
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
A2 C#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
A2 B E | E | E | C#m7 | C#m7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
E
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
C#m7
They put us in a headlock of submission
A2
But they've lost all power over me
B E
F# long, long time ago
E
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
C#m7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
A2
It came so very naturally
B C#m | B/G# | C#m7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
A2 C#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
A2 C#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
B
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
A2 C#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
A2 B E
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
A2 C#m7
So I will look no further than the mirror
A2 E
That's where the offender hides
A2 C#m7
So great is my need for a redeemer
E
That I cannot trust myself
A2
No, I cannot trust myself
C#m7 B
No, I dare not trust myself
E
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
A2 C#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
A2 C#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
B
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
A2 C#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
A2 B E
And the problem with the world is me
ENDING:
E
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
C#m7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
E B/D#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
C#m7
The happier we'll be
B
The happier we'll be
E
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
C#m7
The happier we'll be
A2 B E
The problem with the world is me