C (x32010@1) GThere (320003@1)ain't no reason things are this way
D (xx0232@1) EmIt's (022000@1)how they' always been and they intend to stay
C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)can't explain why we live this way
DWe (xx0232@1)do it every day
C (x32010@1) GPreachers (320003@1)on the podium speakin' of saints
D (xx0232@1) EmProphets (022000@1)on the sidewalk beggin' for change
C (x32010@1) GOld (320003@1)ladies laughin' from the fire escape
DCursin' (xx0232@1)my name
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)I got a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same
D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)A window and a pigeon with a broken wing
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)
You can spend your whole life workin' for something
DJust (xx0232@1)to have it taken away
C (x32010@1) GPeople (320003@1)walk around pushin' back their debts
D (xx0232@1)
Wearin' paychecks like necklaces and bracelet
C (x32010@1) GTalkin' (320003@1)'bout nothin', not thinkin' 'bout death
DEvery (xx0232@1)little heartbeat, every little breath
C (x32010@1) GPeople (320003@1)walk a tightrope on a razor's edge
D (xx0232@1)
Carryin' their hurt and hatred and weapons
C (x32010@1) GIt (320003@1)could be a bomb or a bullet or a pen
D (xx0232@1)a thought or a word or a sentence
C (x32010@1) GThere (320003@1)ain't no reason things are this way
D (xx0232@1) EmIt's (022000@1)how they' always been and they intend to stay
C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)can't explain why we live this way
DWe (xx0232@1)do it every day
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) DBut (xx0232@1)love will come set me free
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) DLove (xx0232@1)will come set me free, I do believe
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) DLove (xx0232@1)will come set me free, I know it will
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) DLove (xx0232@1)will come set me free, yes
C (x32010@1) GPrison (320003@1)walls still standin' tall
D (xx0232@1) EmSome (022000@1)things never change at all
C (x32010@1) GKeep (320003@1)on buildin' prisons, gonna fill them all
DKeep (xx0232@1)on buildin' bombs, gonna drop them all
C (x32010@1) GWorkin' (320003@1)your fingers bare to the bones
D (xx0232@1) EmBreakin' (022000@1)your back, make you sell your soul
C (x32010@1) GLike (320003@1)a lung that's filled with coal
DSuffocatin' (xx0232@1)slow
C (x32010@1) GThe (320003@1)wind blows wild and I may move
D (xx0232@1) EmBut (022000@1)politicians lie and I am not fooled
C (x32010@1) GYou (320003@1)don't need no reason or a three-piece suit
DTo (xx0232@1)argue the truth
C (x32010@1) GThe (320003@1)air on my skin and world under my toes
D (xx0232@1) EmSlavery (022000@1)stitched into the fabric of my clothes
C (x32010@1) GChaos (320003@1)and commotion wherever I go
DLove (xx0232@1)I try to follow
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) DBut (xx0232@1)love will come set me free
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) DLove (xx0232@1)will come set me free, I do believe
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) DLove (xx0232@1)will come set me free, I know it will
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) DLove (xx0232@1)will come set me free, yes
C (x32010@1) GThere (320003@1)ain't no reason things are this way
D (xx0232@1) EmIt's (022000@1)how they' always been and they intend to stay
C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)can't explain why we live this way
DWe (xx0232@1)do it every day
