Key: G
G
A
B
C
It's one big shade of gray
N.C.
F
C
Because there's war, and fighting, and the bad guy often wins
G
C
So you have to find some comfort in the smallest little things
F
Am
There's shouting and there's stealing, there are mortgages to pay
D7
G
But that's a grown-up thing and you are still a kid today
F
C
The prospects for society are turning for the worst
G
C
The environment is suffering and might not be reversed
F
Am
But at least the nasty kid who makes every day so rough
D7
G
In the end gets hit by karma which will kinda make you laugh
Pre-Chorus 1
Am
Dm
And sure the future's looking pretty grim
Am
Dm
The light on the horizon is pretty dim
F
Am
But you're a kid and all of life is still ahead of you
D7
G
Unlike the ninety-something guy who caught the avian flu
Em
Dm7
Life ain't perfect, it's... muh
E
E7
Am
G
Some bits are okay, but most of it's Retches
Em
Dm7
Life ain't perfect it's... meh
F
F#
G
C
You gotta find the good that's in this great big load of Raspberries
verse 2
F
C
And yes, the more you work on it, the worse it seems to get
G
C
Looking at the news can make you break out in a sweat
F
Am
That's the way life is, so you gotta deal with it
D7
G
C
There's not much else to say right now to lift your spirit
Bridge 1
Am
E7
Am
Tell me how's all that supposed to make me feel better?
C
Dm
E7
Am
My life's unraveling just like threads pulled from a sweater
C
G/B
Am
G
There's no sunshine in my future, it is gray, desaturated
Am
E7
Am
Tell me why I shouldn't feel so deflated
Pre-Chorus 2
A
D
E
If you stop halfway up the mountain, you will never see the view
D
F#m
A
E
When you look how far you've climbed, you'll find the courage to pull through
D
A
You'll wonder how on Earth you can put up with all of this
E
Then you'll come across a memory of perfect bliss
D
A
So keep following the light
Bm
F#m
No matter how much your heart aches
D
A
Bm
E
'Cuz this sad old world will need your hope to fix it when it breaks
D
F#m
Bm
D
And in times when you can't take it, and you want your day to end
A
Take my hand
Bm
And you will find
D
E
A
Life is beautiful, my friend