Let the Mystery Be — Iris DeMent
Chords and lyrics for Let the Mystery Be by Iris DeMent (key of D).
Intro
[D] [Dsus]
Chorus
[D][G]Everybody is w [A]onderin'[D] what and w here they all came f rom
[G]Everybody is w [A]orryin' 'bout where they're gonna go
When the[D] whole thing's d one
But no [G]one knows[D] for c [G]ertain, and so it's a ll the same to me
[D]I think [A]I'll [D]just let the mystery be.
Verse 1
Some[G] say once gone you're g one forever
And[A] s [D]ome say say you're gonna come b ack
Some s [D]ay you [G]rest in the a rms of the Saviour
If in s[A] [D]inful ways you l ack
Some s [D]ay that [G]they're comin' b ack in a garden
Bunch [D]of c [G]arrots and little sweet p eas
[D] I think[A] I'll [D]just let the mystery be.
Chorus
[D][G]Everybody is w [A]onderin'[D] what and w here they all came f rom
[G]Everybody is w [A]orryin' 'bout where they're gonna go
When the[D] whole thing's d one
But no [G]one knows[D] for c [G]ertain, and so it's a ll the same to me
[D]I think [A]I'll [D]just let the mystery be.
Verse 2
Some [D]s [G]ay they're goin' to a p lace called Glory
And I a[A] [D]in't sayin' it ain't a f act
But [D]I've h [G]eard that I'm on the r oad to purgatory
And I d[A] [D]on't like the sound of t hat
[D] I [G]believe in l [D]ove and [G]I live my l ife according ly
[D] But I [A]choose [D] to let the mystery be.
Chorus
[D][G]Everybody is w [A]onderin'[D] what and w here they all came f rom
[G]Everybody is w [A]orryin' 'bout where they're gonna go
When the[D] whole thing's d one
But no [G]one knows[D] for c [G]ertain, and so it's a ll the same to me
[D]I think [A]I'll [D]just let the mystery be.
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