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