Verse 1GC
That ivory tower's looking tattered and tired 'round the eyes
G
Ain't getting much sleep at night
GC
My daddy told me, "politicians never learn the golden rule.
G
Do unto others, as you'd have them do to you."
ChorusD
But you go 'round and around it
C
You go over and under
G
I go through
Verse 2GC
Food on the table, running car, and tuck my kids in at night
G
The American Dream in real life, yeah
GC
My mom's an Angel, cigarette smoke like a halo 'round her hair
G
Sun is shining right behind her standing there
ChorusD
You go 'round and around it
C
You go over and under
G
I go through
D
You go 'round and around it
C
You go over and under
G
I go through
BridgeG
You break my legs, then make me walk
G
You seal my lips, then demand I talk
CG
You blind my eyes, then ask me if I like what you drew
G
Yeah, you do
ChorusD
You go 'round and around it
C
You go over and under
G
I go through
G
Oh, through, oh
GCGDCGVerse 3GC
My kid, he asked me, "daddy, when you coming home to me from work?"
G
If I'm being honest, man, that hurt
ChorusD
So I go 'round and around it
C
I go over and under
G
He goes through
BridgeG
You break my legs, then make me walk
G
You seal my lips, and demand I talk
CG
You blind my eyes, then ask me if I like what you drew
G
Yeah, you do
ChorusD
You go 'round and around it
C
You go over and under
G
I go through
D
I go 'round and around it
C
I go over and under
G
She goes through
OutroD
We go 'round and around it
C
We go over and under
G
We go through
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