The Riddle

Capo: 1st fret

[Intro]
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(x2)
 
[Verse 1]
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There was a man back in '95
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Whose heart ran out of summers 
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But before he died, I asked him 
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Wait, what's the sense in life
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Come over me, Come over me
 
[Pre-Hook]
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He said,
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Son why you got to sing that tune 
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Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon
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Let an angel swing and make you swoon
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Then you will see... You will see
 
[Hook]
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Then he said,
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Here's a riddle for you
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Find the Answer
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There's a reason for the world
 
     A  Asus2  Asus4 A    (repeat)
You and I
 
[Verse 2]
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Picked up my kid from school today
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Did you learn anything cause in the world today
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You can't live in a castle far away
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Now talk to me, come talk to me
 
[Pre-Hook]
He said,
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Dad I'm big but we're smaller than small
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In the scheme of things, well we're nothing at all
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Still  every mother's child sings a lonely song
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So play with me, come play with me
 
[Hook]
          D
And Hey Dad
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Here's a riddle for you
Asus2    F#m7
Find the Answer
         D              E
There's a reason for the world
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You and I
 
[Verse 3]
I said,
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Son for all I've told you
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When you get right down to the
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Reason for the world...
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Who am I?
 
[Bridge]
D         E              A                 F#m
There are secrets that we still have left to find
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There have been mysteries from the beginning of time
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There are answers we're not wise enough to see
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He said... You looking for a clue I Love You free
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The batter swings and the summer flies
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As I look into my angel's eyes
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A song plays on while the moon is hiding over me
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Something comes over me
 
[Hook]
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I guess we're big and I guess we're small
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If you think about it man you know we got it all
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Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball
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And I love you free
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I love you freely
 
[Outro]
D        E
Here's a riddle for you
Asus2     F#m
Find the Answer
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There's a reason for the world
A   Asus2      Asus  A      A   Asus2   A
You and I