Selfishness In Man chords by Freakwater

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) I   (D major) saw jewel beams of
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 (A major) sunlight steal across  (D major) a purple sky.  (G major) 
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I knelt  (D major) down to kiss a rosebud
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and  (E major) made me want to  (A major) cry,
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to think that  (D major) I  have been permit (A major) ted
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to be a  (D major) part of nature's  (G major) plan.
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Oh, there's  (D major) nothing that stands out more
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than the  (A major) selfishness in man.  (D major) 
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 (B minor) Little  (D major) children painted pic (A major) tures
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of all the  (D major) birds and apple trees.  (G major) 
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Oh, why  (D major) can't the grown -up people
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have the  (E major) faith of one of  (A major) these?
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And to  (D major) think these tiny fin (A major) gers
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might be (D major) come a killer's  (G major) hand
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No, there's  (D major) nothing that stands out more
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than the  (A major) selfishness in man  (D major) 
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Why can't  (A major) we see the  (D major) folly
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and the  (A major) uselessness of  (D major) hate?
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But love could  (A major) lead to understanding
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 (D major) Maybe it's  (E major) not too late  (A major) 
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Then per (D major) haps with His great  (A major) wisdom
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We might  (D major) learn to understand
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 (G major) Then there'd  (D major) be no shame or sorrow
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Or no  (A major) selfishness in man  (D major) 
Then there'd be no shame or sorrow,
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or no  (A major) selfishness in the  (D major) man.
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