Key: D Intro: D D D G D G D Bm A Verse 1: D All my flannels made in Bangladesh G D All my t shirts in Vietnam G D There are places that we quietly ignore Bm A There are places that we go and bomb D You know I thought an awful lot about Jesus G D Even more about Lao Tsu G D If the way of the Tao is to do nothing Bm A Then what the hell am I supposed to do
Pre-Chorus: D I feel bad about the times that I've been unkind G D That make my nose burn and my heart beat fast G D And I can't imagine what I said to y'all Bm A I don't look forward to looking back Chorus: D I'm singing this song about loving G D All the people that you've come to hate G D It's true that they, I'm gonna die some day Bm A Why am I holding onto all this weight D You know I really thought that there'd be power G D In thinking half of y'all were just born fools G D Thought I'd be gathering oats for my horses Bm A D I was getting by whipping my mules Instrumental: D D D G D G D Bm A Verse 2: D There's a book I read I don't remember G D There's a place I've been I've never seen G D There's a song that I wrote that I've never sang Bm A And there's a man that I will never be D All the stars in the sky were burning G D Most are burning unbeknownst to me G D I wish I would've paid more attention Bm A A To the bigger things I didn't see Chorus: D I'm singing this song about loving G D All the people that you've come to hate G D It's true that they, I'm gonna die some day Bm A Why am I holding onto all this weight D You know I really thought that there'd be power G D In thinking half of y'all were just born fools G D Thought I'd be gathering oats for my horses Bm A D I was getting by whipping my mules Outro: G D Thought I'd be gathering oats for my horses Bm A D I was getting by whipping my mules