[Intro]
F#m D E (x4)
E Esus4 E/A E
[Verse 1]
F#m D E Bm
All the way at the bottom of the barrels, we cry out.
F#m D E Bm
So ashamed of our tears that we blame only ourselves,
F#m D
That's when they win, they keep us convinced,
E Bm
To lift up our chins, these playing fields are level,
F#m D
"We all have a chance", with that they dismiss,
E
The fast lanes they rode,
Bm C#m/G#
On which access depends on who you know,
Bm/F# C#m/G#
Or where you came from,
D/A C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#
Whose daughter are you? Whose fortunate son?
C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#
We're told to stick out our thumbs,
D C#m/G# E D D E
They feast from the linens while we settle for crumbs.
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D
Is this an over-reaching arm?,
E Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?
F#m C#m D
Is this a handout undeserved,
E Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?
F#m C#m D E
(Or a just reparation?)
F#m D E
[Verse 2]
F#m D E Bm
All the way from the towers, high above glass ceiling tombs,
F#m D
Tell themselves that they've earned this,
E C#m/G#
By working hard and playing by the rules.
Bm/F# C#m/G#
But this is only part-true,
C#m/G# D/A Bm/F# C#m/G#
A dangerous trick played on me and you,
C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#
And so, like a practical joke,
D C#m/G# E D D E
We've pulled on these bootstraps so hard that they broke.
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D
Is this an over-reaching arm?,
E Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?
F#m C#m D
Is this a handout undeserved,
E Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?
F#m C#m
And like a single domino,
D E
That falls while the rest stay vertical,
F#m C#m D
We're fed these empty fairytales,
E Esus4 E/A
But will you believe them.
[Bridge]
F#m D E
F#m D E F#m D E
And if there's a god, you better pray.
F#m D E F#m
That this sleeping giant never wakes.
[Verse 3]
F#m C#m D E
But if we just took a step back,
F#m D E
A bigger picture we might view,
F#m C#m D E
Perhaps a man in the gutter,
F#m D E
Is not so different from you.
[Verse 4]
D E F#m
Come in, out of the cold,
D E F#m
Forget all that you know,
D E F#m
Because there's always been room by the fire for you,
D E F#m C#m D
Oh, come in out of the cold.
E
Will you believe them?
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D
Is this an over-reaching arm?,
E Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?
F#m C#m D
Is this a handout undeserved,
E Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?
F#m C#m
And like a single domino,
D E
That falls while the rest stay vertical,
F#m C#m D
We're fed these empty fairytales,
E Esus4 E/A
And I'm through believing.