The Raconteurs - Thoughts and prayers

^DHow can the grim reaper creep ^AmIf he really doesn't have the time? ^DAnd how long would you sleep ^AmIf the sun decided not to shine?

^DThere's a man who lives up the block ^AmHe doesn't even own a clock ^DSometimes he stays awake for days ^AmHe's doin' it his own way ^{C G D}

^CI used to g^Give my friends a ^Dcall ^CNow there's^G no one left at ^Dall ^CI think my ^Gfather used to ^Dsay ^C"There's got to be a^G different way To m^Fake myself fe^Emel okay" ^DOr maybe that's just how he used to pray

^DAnd who cares how people live ^AmIf living's all they got? ^DAnd who knows how money grows? ^AmDrop a nickel in a pot

^DI wrote a letter down to you ^AmLike I'm Sullivan Ballou ^DIt's a recipe for blue ^AmLike it's 1862 ^{C G D}

^CMaybe I'm j^Gust a castaway^{D C}Or a poor b^Goy led astray ^{D C}There's no ^Gone left here ^Dto betray ^CThe only child ^Gof the earth ^FNobody left here ^Emto give birth ^DmIt's hard to tell now what that's worth

^CI used to l^Gook up at the ^Dsky ^CUp at the b^Geautiful blue ^Dsky ^CBut now the^G earth has turned to^D gray ^CThere's got to be a ^Gbetter way ^FTo talk to God and ^Emhear her say ^D"There are reasons why it is this way"