Verse
B
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
G#m7
C# secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
E2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
F# B
It's a conspiracy
B
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
G#m7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
E2
I'll write to my prime minister
F# G#m F#/D# G#m7
You write your president
CHORUS:
E2 G#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
E2 G#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
F#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
E2 G#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
E2 F# B | B | B | G#m7 | G#m7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
B
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
G#m7
They put us in a headlock of submission
E2
But they've lost all power over me
F# B
C# long, long time ago
B
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
G#m7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
E2
It came so very naturally
F# G#m | F#/D# | G#m7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
E2 G#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
E2 G#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
F#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
E2 G#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
E2 F# B
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
E2 G#m7
So I will look no further than the mirror
E2 B
That's where the offender hides
E2 G#m7
So great is my need for a redeemer
B
That I cannot trust myself
E2
No, I cannot trust myself
G#m7 F#
No, I dare not trust myself
B
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
E2 G#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
E2 G#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
F#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
E2 G#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
E2 F# B
And the problem with the world is me
ENDING:
B
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
G#m7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
B F#/A#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
G#m7
The happier we'll be
F#
The happier we'll be
B
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
G#m7
The happier we'll be
E2 F# B
The problem with the world is me