Verse
D#
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
Cm7
F secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
G#2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
A# D#
It's a conspiracy
D#
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
Cm7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
G#2
I'll write to my prime minister
A# Cm A#/G Cm7
You write your president
CHORUS:
G#2 Cm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
G#2 Cm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
A#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
G#2 Cm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
G#2 A# D# | D# | D# | Cm7 | Cm7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
D#
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
Cm7
They put us in a headlock of submission
G#2
But they've lost all power over me
A# D#
F long, long time ago
D#
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
Cm7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
G#2
It came so very naturally
A# Cm | A#/G | Cm7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
G#2 Cm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
G#2 Cm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
A#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
G#2 Cm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
G#2 A# D#
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
G#2 Cm7
So I will look no further than the mirror
G#2 D#
That's where the offender hides
G#2 Cm7
So great is my need for a redeemer
D#
That I cannot trust myself
G#2
No, I cannot trust myself
Cm7 A#
No, I dare not trust myself
D#
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
G#2 Cm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
G#2 Cm7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
A#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
G#2 Cm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
G#2 A# D#
And the problem with the world is me
ENDING:
D#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Cm7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
D# A#/D
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Cm7
The happier we'll be
A#
The happier we'll be
D#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Cm7
The happier we'll be
G#2 A# D#
The problem with the world is me