SWEET LAMENT Capo 2 (I've kinda changed the chords to this song over time, but this should be accurate to the album version.) C Em G F C Em G G G7 G7 C Em G F Do you ever shake, noticing that you are still C Em G F Awake, that everything around you is C Em G F Real, I'm really this old, this is how I look and C Em G F Feel, where'd time go and who am I? C Em G G G7 G7 C Em G F But even so, I've tendencies I can't seem to C Em G F Outgrow, like this overwhelming fear of the dark C Em G F Planning conversations I won't C Em G F Start, I'm terrified of what might be. C Em G G G7 G7 CHORUS Am G F G And with one lamenting yell, we all retreat within ourselves Am G C G And we say "Oh well, we tried" F C Could have tried a little harder F G Should have been a little smarter Am G But if God don't have a plan, neither do I. C Em G F C Em G G G7 G7 We try so hard To make up for all the things we aren't Like the way I yell at the TV Every night while watching Jeopardy Though I won't make a single dime. CHORUS So with one lamenting yell We all retreat within ourselves And we say "My God, how we tried" But God is but a man With a martini in is hand If these stars don't hold my fate Neither do I. BRIDGE Am G Hearts afire aren't happier F G No, hearts afire aren't happier Am G C G They all fizzle out fast in the end F C Racing minds aren't happier F G No, racing minds aren't happier Am C G G G7 G7 'Cos they're all dead last in the end. CHORUS So with one lamenting yell We retreat within ourselves And we say "My God, how we tried" But God is but a man With a martini in his hand If love gets to be blind Then so do I. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
