Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

 There's got to be some reason for all this misery

 A secret evil corporation somewhere over seas

 They're pulling strings, arranging things

 It's a conspiracy

 Or what about the ones who shape the course of history

 What if we petitioned for one grand apology

 I'll write to my prime minister

 You write your president

Chorus

 Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way

 If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain

 It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be

 Yeah, there's a problem with the world

 And the problem with the world is me

Verse 2

 Oh, some will say the devil and his legions

 They put us in a headlock of submission

 But they've lost all power over me

 A long, long time ago

 And since I was a kid, you know i've caused alot of hurt

 And no one ever taught me to put myself first

 It came so very naturally

 But i'm not a prodigy

Chorus

 Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way

 If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain

 It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be

 Yeah, there's a problem with the world

 And the problem with the world is me

Bridge

 So I will look no further than the mirror

 That's where the offender hides

 So great is my need for a redeemer

 That I cannot trust myself

 No, I cannot trust myself

 No, I dare not trust myself

 So i'll trust in someone else

Chorus

 Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way

 If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain

 It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be

 Yeah, there's a problem with the world

 And the problem with the world is me

ENDING:

 The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song

 The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song

 The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song

The happier we'll be

 The happier we'll be

 The sooner you can sing along, the sooner you can sing this song

 The happier we'll be

 The problem with the world is me