[It's possible that I'm very wrong, but this is how it sounds to me...]



E
In Columbus they were shopping on the first day, the first official day of war.
A
It's so easy being oblivious, and it's easy being self-absorbed inside of 
E                                                                           A
80 different stores and coffee shops. the whole world's not like yours. 
                                                                    B
There are many kinds of problems, not all of them are like yours or mine. But I 
                      E
forget that all the time.

E     Ab  A [instrumental x2]

    E                       Ab A      E                             Ab A E
Oh drama, are you all in my head? My problems aren't really all that bad. So 
 E                                   Ab A        E   Ab A
distracted by the things that I don't have. How sad.

E
Our petty problems we add them up and we dwell on them half of the day. 
A
Our petty problem we add them up and they always get in the way. 
E
Our petty problems so American so caught up in our own little worlds, 
A                                                   B
dadadadadada  da  da  da  dada dadadadadadadada

E     Ab  A [instrumental x2]

    E                       Ab A      E                             Ab A E
Oh drama, are you all in my head? My problems aren't really all that bad. So 
 E                                   Ab A        E
distracted by the things that I don't have. How sad. How 
Ab          A              
saa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-ad

[finishes on E]