Key: D
Introduction: D G A G A D
D G
You gave me the world when I was 12 years old,
A D
I learned to carry that load
G
And all I asked in return, Lord,
A D
Was not a long and winding road
G
I took some teasin' when I was young,
A D
You know them kids, they threw sticks and stones.
G
I had to learn to bite my tongue,
A D
Cause you said they could never know.
A Bm G
- Sometimes I wanna smoke and play,
D G A
You know I wanna stay out all night
D A Bm
Well I get tempted and I get tired of
G D A D
Bein' and doin' everything right
Bm G D
Well, life's not about the way you live,
G A
It's what you know to be right
D A Bm
So just keep on cryin' and learnin' and tryin'
G D A D
To love one another in spite of spite,
G D A D
To love one another in spite of spite. -
Instrumental
D G A G A D
Verse
D G
We should've told them the truth by now, Lord,
A D
They won't believe my ways
G
I'm just a man, I have my ups and downs,
A D
You know I have my share of bad days
G
But I ain't friends with Billy Graham
A D
And you can't find me on the telephone
G
You probably don't recognize me, people,
A D
I ain't on them damn TV shows.
A Bm G
- Sometimes I wanna smoke and play,
D G A
You know I wanna stay out all night
D A Bm
Well I get tempted and I get tired of
G D A D
Bein' and doin' everything right
Bm G D
Well, life's not about the way you live,
G A
It's what you know to be right
D A Bm
So just keep on cryin' and learnin' and tryin'
G D A D
To love one another in spite of spite,
G D G D
To love one another, to love one another,
G D A D
Oh to love one another in spite of spite.