Sweet Lament Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

C Em G F

C Em G G G7 G7

CDo you eEmver shakGe, noticFing that you are still

CAwake, tEmhat everGything aFround you is

CReal, I'Emm reallyG this olFd, this is how I look and

CFeel, whEmere'd tiGme go anFd who am I?

C Em G G G7 G7

CBut evenEm so, I'vGe tendenFcies I can't seem to

COutgrow,Em like thGis overwFhelming fear of the dark

CPlanningEm conversGations IF won't

CStart, IEm'm terriGfied of Fwhat might be.

C Em G G G7 G7

Chorus

AmAnd withG one lamFenting yGell, we all retreat within ourselves

AmAnd we sGay "Oh wCell, we Gtried"

FCould haCve tried a little harder

FShould hGave been a little smarter

AmBut if GGod don't have a plan, neither do I.

C Em G F

C Em G G G7 G7

We try so hard

To make up for all the things we aren't

Like the way I yell at the TV

Every night while watching Jeopardy

Though I won't make a single dime.

Chorus

So with one lamenting yell

We all retreat within ourselves

And we say "My God, how we tried"

But God is but a man

With a martini in is hand

If these stars don't hold my fate

Neither do I.

Bridge

AmHearts aGfire aren't happier

FNo, hearGts afire aren't happier

AmThey allG fizzle Cout fastG in the end

FRacing mCinds aren't happier

FNo, raciGng minds aren't happier

Am'Cos theCy're allG dead laGst in thG7e end. G7

Chorus

So with one lamenting yell

We retreat within ourselves

And we say "My God, how we tried"

But God is but a man

With a martini in his hand

If love gets to be blind

Then so do I.