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[Intro]
(spoken)
Em"The world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper
Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love
have missed the best thing that life has to give
EmThree passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life:
the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind."
[Verse]
EmAll our lives in fCast pursuit
DSmash and grab like tGhievesB  
EmPosterity. What wCill you leave behind?
DConsigned
Life, a humbling dGisease
BBelieve
EmDevoted rBoad, the pClaces you will Amgo
DAll the people you will kGnow
CrossrBoads
EmResolve your aCctions and your Ddeeds
Echo for eternGity
FoBresee
[Chorus]
AmWant for contact, nBeed for insight
CThe unbearable pDity for the sufferiEmng
[Verse]
EmHow do you eCxpress yourself?
DHow do you tell the tGruth?B  
EmSurrounding you, the daCrkest points of view
DSuffer
In their toxic feedback lGoop
BHostage
EmDevoted rBoad, the pClaces I've travelAmled
DAll of the people I have kGnown
BHigh roads
EmFull of doubt and cCertain of nothing
DConcede
How humbling my life has Gbeen
BBegin
[Chorus]
AmWant connection, Bhunt for knowledge
TChe unbearable lDacking Bfor the sufferEming
[Bridge]
CIt's not unDusual to loEmse hopeB  
CIt's common Dto becomEme unhingBed
CI'm giving Din, IB'm giving Emin
CLet it begiDn. ThBe sufferinEmg
[Outro]
 Em   C   Am   Bx4

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The Suffering

by Lagwagon

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

(spoken)

"The world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper

Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love

have missed the best thing that life has to give

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life:

the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind."

[Verse]

Em C

All our lives in fast pursuit

D G B

Smash and grab like thieves

Em C

Posterity. What will you leave behind?

Consigned

Life, a humbling disease

Believe

Em B C Am

Devoted road, the places you will go

D G

All the people you will know

Crossroads

Em C D

Resolve your actions and your deeds

Echo for eternity

Foresee

[Chorus]

Am B

Want for contact, need for insight

C D Em

The unbearable pity for the suffering

[Verse]

Em C

How do you express yourself?

D G B

How do you tell the truth?

Em C

Surrounding you, the darkest points of view

Suffer

In their toxic feedback loop

Hostage

Em B C Am

Devoted road, the places I've travelled

D G

All of the people I have known

High roads

Em C

Full of doubt and certain of nothing

Concede

How humbling my life has been

Begin

[Chorus]

Am B

Want connection, hunt for knowledge

C D B Em

The unbearable lacking for the suffering

[Bridge]

C D Em B

It's not unusual to lose hope

C D Em B

It's common to become unhinged

C D B Em

I'm giving in, I'm giving in

C D B Em

Let it begin. The suffering

[Outro]

Em C Am B

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