Intro:
G D C Em x2
Verse 1:
G D C
Mother, will you think of me in your prayers?
Em
This 21st century is a mess
G
Oh you can try and fix it
D
But it breaks
C
Oh you can try and love it
Em
But it hates
G
Oh it hates
Chorus:
D
This is for everything we had
Em
It's the good and it's the bad
C
It's the state of love and trust
G(three times)
And this is for you
D
And this is for us
Verse 2:
G D C
And father, will you comfort me if I call?
This crazy world has lost it's mind
Em
It's our fault
G
Oh you can try and straighten it
D
It turns, it turns, it turns
C
Oh you can try and smother it
Em
But it burns
G
Oh it burns
Chorus:
D
This is for everything we had
Em
It's the good and it's the bad
C
It's the state of love and trust
G(three times)
And this is for you
D
And this is for us
Post-Chorus:
Em
Oh will you break my fall
C
Oh when I climb too high?
G
I always lose my nerve
D
It happens every time
Em
Oh will you bring me home
C
Oh when I'm barely alive
G
It's the state of love and trust
G(three times)
And this is for you
D
And this is for us
Chorus:
(once at a time)
D
This is for everything we had
Em
It's the good and it's the bad
C
It's the state of love and trust
G(three times)
And this is for you
D
And this is for us
Post-Chorus:
Em
Oh will you break my fall
C
Oh when I climb too high?
G
I always lose my nerve
D
It happens every time
Em
Oh will you bring me home
C
Oh when I'm barely alive
G
It's the state of love and trust
G
And this is for you
D
And this is for us
G
And this is for you
D
And this is for us
G
This is for you
D
This is for us
G(let it ring)
This is for us
