Bb F There ain't no reason things are this way C Dm It's how they' always been and they intend to stay C Bb F I can't explain why we live this way C We do it every day Bb F Preachers on the podium speakin' of saints C Dm Prophets on the sidewalk beggin' for change C Bb F Old ladies laughin' from the fire escape C Cursin' my name -same chords throughout the rest- I got a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same A window and a pigeon with a broken wing You can spend your whole life workin' for something Just to have it taken away People walk around pushin' back their debts Wearin' paychecks like necklaces and bracelets Talkin' 'bout nothin', not thinkin' 'bout death Every little heartbeat, every little breath People walk a tightrope on a razor's edge Carryin' their hurt and hatred and weapons It could be a bomb or a bullet or a pen Or a thought or a word or a sentence There ain't no reason things are this way It's how they' always been and they intend to stay I don't know why I say the things I say But I say them anyway Dm Bb C But love will come set me free Dm Bb C Love will come set me free, I do believe Dm Bb C Love will come set me free, I know it will Dm Bb C Love will come set me free, yes Bb F Prison walls still standin' tall C Dm Some things never change at all C Bb F Keep on buildin' prisons, gonna fill them all C Keep on buildin' bombs, gonna drop them all Bb F Workin' your fingers bare to the bones C Dm Breakin' your back, make you sell your soul C Bb F Like a lung that's filled with coal C Suffocatin' slow The wind blows wild and I may move But politicians lie and I am not fooled You don't need no reason or a three-piece suit To argue the truth The air on my skin and world under my toes Slavery stitched into the fabric of my clothes Chaos and commotion wherever I go Love I try to follow Dm Bb C But love will come set me free Dm Bb C Love will come set me free, I do believe Dm Bb C Love will come set me free, I know it will Dm Bb C Love will come set me free, yes There ain't no reason things are this way It's how they' always been and they intend to stay I can't explain why we live this way We do it every day
