Verse
C
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
Am7
D secret evil corporation somewhere over seas
F2
They're pulling strings, arranging things
G C
It's a conspiracy
C
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
Am7
What if we petitioned for one grand apology
F2
I'll write to my prime minister
G Am G/E Am7
You write your president
CHORUS:
F2 Am7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
F2 Am7
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
F2 Am7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
F2 G C | C | C | Am7 | Am7 |
And the problem with the world is me
VERSE 2:
C
Oh, some will say the devil and his legions
Am7
They put us in a headlock of submission
F2
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
Am7
And no one ever taught me to put myself first
F2
It came so very naturally
G Am | G/E | Am7
But i'm not a prodigy
CHORUS:
F2 Am7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
F2 Am7
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
F2 Am7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
F2 G C
And the problem with the world is me
BRIDGE:
F2 Am7
So I will look no further than the mirror
F2 C
That's where the offender hides
F2 Am7
So great is my need for a redeemer
C
That I cannot trust myself
F2
No, I cannot trust myself
Am7 G
No, I dare not trust myself
C
So i'll trust in someone else
CHORUS:
F2 Am7
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
F2 Am7
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
F2 Am7
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
F2 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
Am7
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
C G/B
The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song
Am7
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
Am7
The happier we'll be
F2 G C
The problem with the world is me