Verse
G
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
Em7
A secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
C2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
D G
It's a conspiracy
G
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
Em7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
C2
I'll write to my prime minister
D Em D/B Em7
You write your president
CHORUS:
C2 Em7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
C2 Em7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
D
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
C2 Em7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
C2 D G | G | G | Em7 | Em7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
G
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
Em7
They put us in a headlock of submission
C2
But they've lost all power over me
D G
A long, long time ago
G
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
Em7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
C2
It came so very naturally
D Em | D/B | Em7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
C2 Em7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
C2 Em7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
D
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
C2 Em7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
C2 D G
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
C2 Em7
So I will look no further than the mirror
C2 G
That's where the offender hides
C2 Em7
So great is my need for a redeemer
G
That I cannot trust myself
C2
No, I cannot trust myself
Em7 D
No, I dare not trust myself
G
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
C2 Em7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
C2 Em7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
D
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
C2 Em7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
C2 D G
And the problem with the world is me
ENDING:
G
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Em7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
G D/F#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Em7
The happier we'll be
D
The happier we'll be
G
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Em7
The happier we'll be
C2 D G
The problem with the world is me