Tom: C
C
Callin’ this an ode
Em
That would be a stretch
F
And I won’t write an ode
For a thing that
G
Still isn’t over yet
C
Go
Em
Woulda lost a bet
F
Will our lives be at all like we thought
G
Were dreams all an overstep
C
Old
Em
The older that I get
F
The thoughts of where we would be now
G
Are looking like jokes at best
C
The thing
Em
That I would not predict
F
Is how grateful I’d be to just breathe
G
And walk around no longer sick
[Chorus]
C Em
Grateful for such normal things
F
Like waking up not full of dread
G
Unable to get out of bed
C Em
Grateful for such boring things
F
Like driving around a sharp bend
G
Not wanting go straight ahead
C Em
Grateful for such normal things
F
Like sitting alone with my thoughts
G
And not having to fight them off
C Em
Could that be the normal now?
F
Managing what can’t be cured
G
Was born with me when I was born
[Verse]
C
Is it really smart
Em
Does it make any sense
F
Be beholden to the hopes that we had
G
While looking through a child’s lense
C Em
Back when I knew it all
F
But it turns out a turn for the worse
G
Was waiting just outside the hall
C
Scars
Em
Dug tunnels in the brain
F
With the knowledge that there will be new ones
G
Made through my remaining days
C
Yeah
Em
I guess that is to say
F
That no matter how hard that I try
G
I’ll end up back in hell sometimes
[Chorus]
C Em
Grateful for the time I spend
F
Every second of normal
G
Is like a blessing that heaven has sent
C Em
Changed the way I look at things
F
After thinking of death as a friend
G
I see things through a different lense
C Em
Who could know what life would bring
F
So I’m trying to keep it the same
G
And always take it day by day
C Em
One small step and test the ground
F
If it’s solid I’ll put down a stake
G
And keep on building up the house
(Slow down tempo)
[Outro]
C
Everyone needs
Em
A reason to be
F
Especially those
G
Who can’t seem to see
C
The point of it all
Em
Where’s the green on the grass?
F
What’s the meaning of life?
G
What’s so bad about death?
C
I couldn’t find
Em
One clear reason to live
F
But that means I’m free
G
To fill that space in
C
No purpose to get
Em
Means a purpose to learn
F
You can go out and find one
G
While you wait for your turn
F
Maybe life is a canvas
G
And I can just paint my own world
