Chords with lyrics
Intro
G+G G+G A augmentedA BB C majorC
It's one big shade of gray
N.C.
And the dark kind, I'm afraid to say.
verse 1
FF C majorC
Because there's war, and fighting, and the bad guy often wins
G+G C majorC
So you have to find some comfort in the smallest little things
FF A minorAm
There's shouting and there's stealing, there are mortgages to pay
D7D7 G+G
But that's a grown-up thing and you are still a kid today
FF C majorC
The prospects for society are turning for the worst
G+G C majorC
The environment is suffering and might not be reversed
FF A minorAm
But at least the nasty kid who makes every day so rough
D7D7 G+G
In the end gets hit by karma which will kinda make you laugh
Pre-Chorus 1
A minorAm DmDm
And sure the future's looking pretty grim
A minorAm DmDm
The light on the horizon is pretty dim
FF A minorAm
But you're a kid and all of life is still ahead of you
D7D7 G+G
Unlike the ninety-something guy who caught the avian flu
E minorEm Dm7Dm7
Life ain't perfect, it's... muh
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm G+G
Some bits are okay, but most of it's Retches
E minorEm Dm7Dm7
Life ain't perfect it's... meh
FF F#F# G+G C majorC
You gotta find the good that's in this great big load of Raspberries
verse 2
FF C majorC
And yes, the more you work on it, the worse it seems to get
G+G C majorC
Looking at the news can make you break out in a sweat
FF A minorAm
That's the way life is, so you gotta deal with it
D7D7 G+G C majorC
There's not much else to say right now to lift your spirit
Bridge 1
A minorAm E7E7 A minorAm
Tell me how's all that supposed to make me feel better?
C majorC DmDm E7E7 A minorAm
My life's unraveling just like threads pulled from a sweater
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G
There's no sunshine in my future, it is gray, desaturated
A minorAm E7E7 A minorAm
Tell me why I shouldn't feel so deflated
Pre-Chorus 2
N.C.
Because... Because...
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
If you stop halfway up the mountain, you will never see the view
D MajorD F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
When you look how far you've climbed, you'll find the courage to pull through
D MajorD A augmentedA
You'll wonder how on Earth you can put up with all of this
E MajorE
Then you'll come across a memory of perfect bliss
D MajorD A augmentedA
So keep following the light
B minorBm F# minorF#m
No matter how much your heart aches
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E MajorE
'Cuz this sad old world will need your hope to fix it when it breaks
D MajorD F# minorF#m B minorBm D MajorD
And in times when you can't take it, and you want your day to end
A augmentedA
Take my hand
B minorBm
And you will find
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Life is beautiful, my friend