Key: G# Tuning: Standard EADGBe Intro: Fm Cm C# A#m G# G Verse 1: Fm There's something Fm wrong inside of us Cm It is important to C# discuss A narrow mind C# a hardened heart A#m And this is just A#m the very start Fm Frustration gets Fm the best of me Cm So I don't Cm speak coherently C# We are are taught C# to go along A#m We need to figure out A#m it might be wrong
Instrumental: G# Cm Fm C# x4 Chorus 1: G# Cm You oughta know you can Fm be inches from life C# G# And never live at all Cm You oughta know that our Fm pride is our downfall C# There's no need C# to stand up tall G# Cm You oughta know you can Fm be inches from life C# G# And never live at all Cm You oughta know that our Fm pride is our downfall C# There's no need C# to stand up tall Post Chorus: Fm G# Fm C# Cm Fm C# Cm Verse 2: Fm No one knows Fm what's going on Cm Even those who Cm cause oppression C# Most of which C# don't realize A#m Uneasy smiles A#m and blackened eyes Fm Could it be there's Fm something real Cm Not always known Cm but you can feel C# The presence C# of an absolute A#m That our lives A#m can't substitute Instrumental: G# Cm Fm C# x4 Chorus 2: G# Cm You oughta know you can Fm be inches from life C# G# And never live at all Cm You oughta know that our Fm pride is our downfall C# There's no need C# to stand up tall G# Cm You oughta know you can Fm be inches from life C# G# And never live at all Cm You oughta know that our Fm pride is our downfall C# There's no need C# to stand up tall Outro: Fm G# G Fm x2