God bless this Mess

Intro: G - D - Am (2x) 

Verse 1:
G              D
Daddy's in the hallway
        Am
Hanging pictures on the wall
G             D
Mama's in the kitchen
       Am
Making casseroles for all
   G                 D
My brother came home yesterday
     Am
From somewhere far away
           G             D
He doesn't look like I remember
        Am
He just stares off into space
           G              D
He must've seen some ugly things
   Am
He just can't seem to say oh

Refrain
Em  C          G
God bless this mess
Em  C          G
God bless this mess
Em  C          G
God bless this mess

Verse 2:
G            D
Got a job in town
        Am
Selling insurance on the phone
G               D
With Robert and Teresa
        Am
and two con men from back home
G            D             Am
Everyone I call up doesn't have the time to chat
G               D          Am
Everybody is so busy doing this and doing that
G             D
Something has gone missing 
       Am
and it makes me kinda sad, oh

Refrain:
Em  C          G
God bless this mess
Em  C          G
God bless this mess
Em  C          G     Em - D - C - G
God bless this mess

Verse 3:
G              D
Heard about the day
        Am
that two skyscrapers came down
G             D
Firemen, policemen
           Am
and people came from all around
G                     D
The smoke covered the city 
        Am
and the body count arise
G                   D
The president spoke words of comfort
     Am
with teardrops in his eyes
G              D
Then he led us as a nation 
  Am
Into a war all based on lies, oh

Refrain:
Em  C          G
God bless this mess
Em  C          G
God bless this mess
Em  C          G
God bless this mess
Em  C          G
God bless this mess

  M.Ossmann@t-online.de