Verse
D
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
Bm7
E secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
G2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
A D
It's a conspiracy
D
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
Bm7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
G2
I'll write to my prime minister
A Bm A/F# Bm7
You write your president
CHORUS:
G2 Bm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
G2 Bm7
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
G2 Bm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
G2 A D | D | D | Bm7 | Bm7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
D
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
Bm7
They put us in a headlock of submission
G2
But they've lost all power over me
A D
E long, long time ago
D
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
Bm7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
G2
It came so very naturally
A Bm | A/F# | Bm7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
G2 Bm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
G2 Bm7
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
G2 Bm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
G2 A D
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
G2 Bm7
So I will look no further than the mirror
G2 D
That's where the offender hides
G2 Bm7
So great is my need for a redeemer
D
That I cannot trust myself
G2
No, I cannot trust myself
Bm7 A
No, I dare not trust myself
D
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
G2 Bm7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
G2 Bm7
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
G2 Bm7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
G2 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
Bm7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
D A/C#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Bm7
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
Bm7
The happier we'll be
G2 A D
The problem with the world is me