The Riddle chords by Five For Fighting (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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There was a man back in ninety five
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Whose heart ran out of summers
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But before he died, I asked him
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Wait, what's the sense in life?
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Come over me, come over me?
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He said, son why you got to sing that tune?
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Catch a Dylan song,
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or some eclipse of the moon?
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Let an angel swing and make you swoon
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Then you will see, you will see
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Chorus 1
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Then he said, here's a riddle for you
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Find the answer,
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there's a reason for the world
Interlude 1
You and I
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Verse 2
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Picked up my kid from school today
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Did you learn anything
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'Cause in the world today
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You can't live in a castle far away
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Now talk to me, come talk to me
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He said, dad I'm big,
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but we're smaller than small
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In the scheme of things,
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well we're nothing at all
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Still every mother's child
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sings a lonely song
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So play with me, come play with me
Chorus 2
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And hey dad, here's a riddle for you
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Find the answer,
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there's a reason for the world
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You and I I said,
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son for all I've told you
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When you get right down to the
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Reason for the world
who am I?
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Bridge 1
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There are secrets
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that we still have left to find
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There have been mysteries,
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from the beginning of time
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There are answers,
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we're not wise enough to see
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He said, you're looking for a clue?
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I love you free
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Verse 3
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The batter swings and the summer flies
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As I look into my angel's eyes
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A song plays on while the moon is hiding
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Over me,
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Something come over me?
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I guess we're big and I guess we're small
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If you think about it man
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you know we got it all
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'Cause we're all we got on this
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bouncing ball
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And I love you free, I love you freely
Chorus 3
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Here's a riddle for you
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Find the answer,
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there's a reason for the world
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You and I
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The Riddle
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