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Sawyer Brown - They don't understand
INtro - (walk down) C - C/B - Am - G - D
(verse 1)
GA mother riding on a D/F#city bus
Em7Kids are yelling kicking Dup a fuss
Cadd9Everybody’s staring
Not kC/Bnowing what she's going througDh
  GSomebody said don't you D/F#even care
And Em7do you let them do that eDverywhere
She Cadd9slowly turned  C/Baround, looked up and stareDd.
(pre-cho)
Em7She said, "Please forgive them Cadd9They've been up all night"
Em7Their father struggled But he Cadd9finally lost his fight
Em7He went to heaven In the Cadd9middle of the night
So Cadd9please C/Bfor--gAmive Gmy childrDen
They don’t understand."
(chorus)
GEverybody's busy with their D/F#own situation
Em7Everybody's lost in their oDwn little world
Cadd9Bottled up, hurried up, C/Btrying to make a dream come tDrue
They don't understand
GEverybody's livin' like there D/F#ain't no tomorrow
Em7Maybe we should stop and take Da little time
Cadd9Cause you never really know wC/Bhat your neighbor’s going throDugh
They don't understand.
(verse 2)
A man drivin on the interstate, 
slowin down traffic makin everybody late,
Everybody's starin' not knowin what he's goin through,
Sombody honked from the passin' lane,
yelled out the window ain't got all day,
The old man looked around and he caught his eye,
(pre- cho)
HE said please forgive me,
you know it's been a real long life, 
My wife has passed away and my kids don't have the time,
And I've been there ? long and it's gettin' hard to drive,
So please forgive me children,
They don't understand.
(chorus)
GEverybody's busy with their D/F#own situation
Em7Everybody's lost in their oDwn little world
Cadd9Bottled up, hurried up, C/Btrying to make a dream come tDrue
They don't understand
GEverybody's livin' like there D/F#ain't no tomorrow
Em7Maybe we should stop and take Da little time
Cadd9Cause you never really know wC/Bhat your neighbor’s going throDugh
They don't understand.
(verse 3)
GA man hangin on a D/F#wooden cross,
Em7Given everything to saDve the lost,
Cadd9Everybody's starin not kC/Bnowin what he's goin throuDgh,
GSomebody said you donD/F#'t have a prayer,
Em7If you're a king come on Ddown from there,
Cadd9The man just turned his heaC/Bd and looked up and starDed,
(pre-cho)
Em7He said please forgive them, For theCadd9y have not seen the light,
Em7They'll come to know me when I Cadd9come back to life,  
Em7The road to heaven to make eveCadd9rything alright,
So Cadd9please C/Bfor--gAmive yGour childrDen,
They don't understand
(chorus)
GEverybody's busy with their D/F#own situation
Em7Everybody's lost in their oDwn little world
Cadd9Bottled up, hurried up, C/Btrying to make a dream come tDrue
They don't understand
GEverybody's livin' like there D/F#ain't no tomorrow
Em7Maybe we should stop and take Da little time
Cadd9Cause you never really know wC/Bhat your neighbor’s going throDugh
They don't understand.
(ending)
GA mother riding on a D/F#city bus
Em7Kids are yelling kicking Dup a fuss
Cadd9Everybody’s staring
Not kC/Bnowing what she's going througDh

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They Dont Understand

by Sawyer Brown

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D/F#

Em7

Cadd9

C/B

Sawyer Brown - They don't understand

INtro - (walk down) C - C/B - Am - G - D

(verse 1)

G D/F#

A mother riding on a city bus

Em7 D

Kids are yelling kicking up a fuss

Cadd9

Everybody’s staring

C/B D

Not knowing what she's going through

G D/F#

Somebody said don't you even care

Em7 D

And do you let them do that everywhere

Cadd9 C/B D

She slowly turned around, looked up and stared.

(pre-cho)

Em7 Cadd9

She said, "Please forgive them They've been up all night"

Em7 Cadd9

Their father struggled But he finally lost his fight

Em7 Cadd9

He went to heaven In the middle of the night

Cadd9 C/B Am G D

So please for--give my children

They don’t understand."

(chorus)

G D/F#

Everybody's busy with their own situation

Em7 D

Everybody's lost in their own little world

Cadd9 C/B D

Bottled up, hurried up, trying to make a dream come true

They don't understand

G D/F#

Everybody's livin' like there ain't no tomorrow

Em7 D

Maybe we should stop and take a little time

Cadd9 C/B D

Cause you never really know what your neighbor’s going through

They don't understand.

(verse 2)

A man drivin on the interstate,

slowin down traffic makin everybody late,

Everybody's starin' not knowin what he's goin through,

Sombody honked from the passin' lane,

yelled out the window ain't got all day,

The old man looked around and he caught his eye,

(pre- cho)

HE said please forgive me,

you know it's been a real long life,

My wife has passed away and my kids don't have the time,

And I've been there ? long and it's gettin' hard to drive,

So please forgive me children,

They don't understand.

(chorus)

G D/F#

Everybody's busy with their own situation

Em7 D

Everybody's lost in their own little world

Cadd9 C/B D

Bottled up, hurried up, trying to make a dream come true

They don't understand

G D/F#

Everybody's livin' like there ain't no tomorrow

Em7 D

Maybe we should stop and take a little time

Cadd9 C/B D

Cause you never really know what your neighbor’s going through

They don't understand.

(verse 3)

G D/F#

A man hangin on a wooden cross,

Em7 D

Given everything to save the lost,

Cadd9 C/B D

Everybody's starin not knowin what he's goin through,

G D/F#

Somebody said you don't have a prayer,

Em7 D

If you're a king come on down from there,

Cadd9 C/B D

The man just turned his head and looked up and stared,

(pre-cho)

Em7 Cadd9

He said please forgive them, For they have not seen the light,

Em7 Cadd9

They'll come to know me when I come back to life,

Em7 Cadd9

The road to heaven to make everything alright,

Cadd9 C/B Am G D

So please for--give your children,

They don't understand

(chorus)

G D/F#

Everybody's busy with their own situation

Em7 D

Everybody's lost in their own little world

Cadd9 C/B D

Bottled up, hurried up, trying to make a dream come true

They don't understand

G D/F#

Everybody's livin' like there ain't no tomorrow

Em7 D

Maybe we should stop and take a little time

Cadd9 C/B D

Cause you never really know what your neighbor’s going through

They don't understand.

(ending)

G D/F#

A mother riding on a city bus

Em7 D

Kids are yelling kicking up a fuss

Cadd9

Everybody’s staring

C/B D

Not knowing what she's going through

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