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