D (xx0232@1)Verse 1:
        DIn (xx0232@1)this present state of grace
          AI (x02220@1)hold my head up high
            GThough (320003@1)the water damage froze
         DAnother (xx0232@1)flood will soon be by
G (320003@1)          DHere (xx0232@1)and now is all we'll be
             A (x02220@1)                            DSo (xx0232@1)it's this present state of grace I offer thee

Chorus 1:
        Bm (x24432@1)        GWelcome (320003@1)home to the men
        DAnd (xx0232@1)the women who defend
              Bm (x24432@1)          GBack (320003@1)to their lives and the lies
        D (xx0232@1)           AShat (x02220@1)on them by government
            D (xx0232@1)           GThrough (320003@1)the barbs and the pokes
        D (xx0232@1)               GAnd (320003@1)the ones we'd like to choke
          D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)           DIt's (xx0232@1)this present state of grace I offer thee

Instrumental: A G D G D A A A

Verse 2:
In this present state of grace
A poor man robbed me blind
Though I offered him the cash
He said 'don't insult my pride'
To each their own
We're just flesh and bone
An this present state of grace I offer thee

Verse 3:
In this present state of grace
I saw the wall capsize
And through the banks they fell
Into the swelling tide
Let them eat cake
For our mistakes
And this present state of grace I offer thee

Chorus 2:
So let's sing goodbye to Auld Lang Syne
Under the carpet sweep behind
Where passengers making turns
Towards the coming great divide
The true prophet never spoke
He just smiles and saw the joke
And this present state of grace I offer thee

Bridge:
           A (x02220@1)                                     D'Cause (xx0232@1)only life, yeah only life has loneliness to sell
       A (x02220@1)                                           DSo (xx0232@1)celebrate, yeah live your life, live it and raise hell
        GThe (320003@1)true prophet never spoke
        DHe (xx0232@1)just smiled and saw the joke
         A (x02220@1)                                 DAnd (xx0232@1)this present state of grace we creatures need

Instrumental: similar to above

A (x02220@1)                                 DYeah, (xx0232@1)it's this present state of grace we creatures need