How Come — Ray LaMontagne
Chords and lyrics for How Come by Ray LaMontagne (key of D).
Intro
A G D (X 4)
[A]People on the street now, [D]faces long and grim
[A]Souls are feeling heavy and [D]faith is [G]growing thin
[A]Fears are getting stronger [D]you can feel them on the rise
[A]Hopelessness got some by the throat you can [D]see it in their eyes
I said [A]how come[G] [D] [A] How [G]come[D]
[A]Everybody on a shoestring, [D]everybody in a hole
[A]Everybody on an old jet plane [D]crossing their fingers and[G] toes
[A]Government man spin his [D]politics till they got you pinned
[A]Everybody trying to reach out to each other
But they [D]don't know where to begin
Chorus
I said [A]how come, I can't tell the [D]free world from living hell
I said [A]how [G]come[D]
[A]How come all I see is a [D]child of god in misery
I said [A]how [G][D]come[D][G][A]
[A]The pistol now as prophet, [D]the bullet some kind of lord and king
But [A]pain is the only promise that this [D]so called savior is [G]gonna bring
[A]Love can be a liar and [D]justice can be a thief
[A]And freedom can be an empty cup from which [D]everybody want to drink
Chorus
I said [A]how come I can't tell the [D]free world from living hell
I said [A]how [G]come[D]
[A]How come all i see is a [D]child of God in misery
I said [A]how [G]come[D]
It's just [A]man killing man
Killing man, [D]killing man, killing man
I don't [A]understand [G]it[D]
It's just [A]man killing man
Killing man, [D]killing man, killing man
I don't [A]understand [G]it[D]
It's just [A]man killing man
Killing man, [D]Killing man, Killing man
Killing man,[A] Killing man, Killing man
Killing[D] man, Killing man
I don't [A]understand it, I don't [D]understand it
I don't [A]understand it, I don't [D]understand it
[A]How come, I said [D]how come, [A]How come, I said [D]how come
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