The Riddle — Five for Fighting
Chords and lyrics for The Riddle by Five for Fighting (key of A).
Intro
[A] [Aadd2] [Asus4] [A]
Verse 1
[A]There was a man back in '95
Whose heart ran out of summers
But before he died, I asked him
Wait, what's the sense in life
[D]Come over me, [E]come over me
Verse 2
[A]He said, son why you got to sing that tune
Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon
Let an angel swing and make you swoon
[F#m]Then you will see, [D]you will [E]see
Chorus 1
[D]Then he said, [E]here's a riddle for you
[A]Find the [F#m]answer
[D]There's a reason [E]for the world
[A]You and I
Verse 3
[A]Picked up my kid from school today
Did you learn anything cause in the world today
You can't live in a castle far away
[F#m]Now talk to me, [D]come [E]talk to me
Verse 4
[A]He said, dad I'm big but we're smaller than small
In the scheme of things, well we're nothing at all
Still every [F#m]mother's child sings a lonely song
[D]So play with me, [E]come play with me
Chorus 2
[D]And hey [E]dad, here's a riddle for you
[A]Find the [F#m]answer
[D]There's a reason [E]for the world
[A]You and [G]I
Bridge
[A]I said, [D]son for all [E]I've told you
[A]When you get [F#m]right down to the
[D]Reason for the [E]world
[A]Who am I?
Interlude
[D]There are secrets [E]that we still [A]have left to find
[D]There have been [E]mysteries from the [A]beginning of [G]time
[D]There are answers [E]we're not wise [A]enough to [F#]see
[D]He said, you looking for a [E]clue I love you free
Verse 5
[A]The batter swings and the summer flies
As I look into my angel's eyes
[F#m]A song plays on [D]while the moon is hiding [E]over me
Something comes over me
Verse 6
[A]I guess we're big and I guess we're small
If you think about it man you know we got it all
[F#m]Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball
[D]And I love you [E]free, I love you freely
Chorus 3
[D]Here's a riddle [E]for you
[A]Find the [F#m]answer
[D]There's a reason [E]for the world
[A]You and I
Outro
[A]The answer is, you're looking for a clue, I love you free