Intro: * D * G * A * G * A * D *D * 

Verse 
D                                G 
You gave me the world when I was 12 years old, 
A                        D 
I learned to carry that load 
*D                     G 
And all I asked in return, Lord, 
           A                D 
Was not a long and winding road 
*D                        G 
I took some teasin' when I was young, 
               A                           D 
You know them kids, they threw sticks and stones. 
*D                  G 
I had to learn to bite my tongue, 
           A                     D  4  D  2  D  4  D  2 D 
Cause you said they could never know. 


[Refrão]

   A                 Bm        G 
- Sometimes I wanna smoke and play, 
            D          G       A 
You know I wanna stay out all night 
     D                 A      Bm 
Well I get tempted and I get tired of 
 G         D      A         D 
Bein' and doin' everything right 
       Bm                   G       D 
Well, life's not about the way you live, 
               G          A 
It's what you know to be right 
         D                   A           Bm 
So just keep on cryin' and learnin' and tryin' 
    G        D          A        D 
To love one another in spite of spite, 
    G        D          A        D 
To love one another in spite of spite. - 

Instrumental 
D * G * A * G * A * D *D  

Verse 
D                           G 
We should've told them the truth by now, Lord, 
A                     D 
They won't believe my ways 
*D                         G 
I'm just a man, I have my ups and downs, 
            A                    D 
You know I have my share of bad days 
*D                         G 
But I ain't friends with Billy Graham 
               A                  D 
And you can't find me on the telephone 
*D                       G 
You probably don't recognize me, people, 
        A                D  4  D  2  D  4  D  2 D 
I ain't on them damn TV shows. 


[Refrão]

   A                 Bm        G 
- Sometimes I wanna smoke and play, 
            D          G       A 
You know I wanna stay out all night 
     D                 A      Bm 
Well I get tempted and I get tired of 
 G         D      A         D 
Bein' and doin' everything right 
       Bm                   G       D 
Well, life's not about the way you live, 
               G          A 
It's what you know to be right 
         D                   A           Bm 
So just keep on cryin' and learnin' and tryin' 
    G        D          A        D 
To love one another in spite of spite, 
    G        D           G        D 
To love one another, to love one another, 
       G         D         A        D 
Oh to love one another in spite of spite.