Verse
F#
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
D#m7
G# secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
B2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
C# F#
It's a conspiracy
F#
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
D#m7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
B2
I'll write to my prime minister
C# D#m C#/A# D#m7
You write your president
CHORUS:
B2 D#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
B2 D#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
C#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
B2 D#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
B2 C# F# | F# | F# | D#m7 | D#m7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
F#
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
D#m7
They put us in a headlock of submission
B2
But they've lost all power over me
C# F#
G# long, long time ago
F#
And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt
D#m7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
B2
It came so very naturally
C# D#m | C#/A# | D#m7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
B2 D#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
B2 D#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
C#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
B2 D#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
B2 C# F#
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
B2 D#m7
So I will look no further than the mirror
B2 F#
That's where the offender hides
B2 D#m7
So great is my need for a redeemer
F#
That I cannot trust myself
B2
No, I cannot trust myself
D#m7 C#
No, I dare not trust myself
F#
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
B2 D#m7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
B2 D#m7
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
C#
It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be
B2 D#m7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
B2 C# F#
And the problem with the world is me
ENDING:
F#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
D#m7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
F# C#/F
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
D#m7
The happier we'll be
C#
The happier we'll be
F#
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
D#m7
The happier we'll be
B2 C# F#
The problem with the world is me