Verse
G D A Em G D A Em
In my life all the strife is getting in the way.
G D A Em G D A Em
Frankly I did not plan on getting hurt today.
G D A Em G D A Em G D
From your chair in the clouds, benevolent are your ways. While the beggar bleeds,
A Em G D A Em
the children play. Everyone wants to know why?
[Pre-Chorus]
C G D Bm C
Isn't it always the question,"How do you know my condition?"
[Chorus]
G Em D Bm Bm7 G
You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt.
G Em D C
You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like.
G D A Em G D A Em
To be me. To be us.
[Verse 2]
G D A Em G D A Em
In the wake of this mess, decades and centuries past.
G D A Em G D A Em
Who's to blame for this mess, and who's gonna take the rap.
G D A Em G D A Em C
We're quick to judge and discard. G God who lets you choose, whom and what to love!
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G D Bm C
Isn't it always the question,"Do you really know my position?"
[Chorus 2]
G Em D Bm Bm7 G
You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt.
G Em D C
You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like.
G D A Em G D A Em G D A Em G D A Em
To be me. To be us. To be one with the dust. To be lost.
[Musical interlude]
C G D Bm C G D Bm7
[Acappella] (oh x7) x2 You know what it's like, to thirst to bleed, oh you know what it's like.
[Chorus 3]
G Em D Bm Bm7 G
You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt.
G Em D C
You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like to...
G Em D Bm Bm7 G
You came down... to know just what it's like, to know just what it's like to hurt.
G Em D C C C C
You came down... to know just what it's like, to know just what it's like.
G D A Em G D A Em G D A Em G D A
To be me. To be us. To be lost. To be found.