Down To Earth
Written by Shaye Smith & Mark Alan Springer
Recorded by Corey Smith
Album: The Broken Record (2011)
(No Capo)
Intro.: |(D)(G)|(D) / (Bm)(A)| x 2
(Verse)
(D) A no good (G)shepherd (D)lost all the (Bm)sheep (A)
Yeah, he got (D)drunk and fell a-(G)sleep and now they're (D)runnin' through the streets (Bm) (A)
(D)Causin' a com-(G)motion, yeah, they're (D)holdin' up the (Bm)progress (A)
Let's (D)carve the boy to (G)pieces and then (D)serve him to the (Bm)press, yea, (A) yeah
Solo: |(D)(G)|(D) / (Bm)(A)
They (D)thought he was a rock, (G) he turned (D)out to be a rag-(Bm)-doll (A)
When we (D)put him on the (G)pedestal, we (D)set him up to (Bm) fall (A)
Now he's (D)hangin' by a thread, (G) we're (D)bustin' at the seams (Bm) (A)
He got a (D)head full of (G)crazy, we got a (D)heart full of dreams (Bm) (A) (D) ---
(Chorus)
And we talk about (G)love, and "Aw man, what-(D)ever"
You've heard it before, (G) we're just preachin' to the choir (D)
Time after (G)time, we fumble and (D)falter
Swear we can (G)change, but who's got the (D)power
And it weighs you down, and it weighs (Em) me down
And it weighs (D/F#) you down. and it weighs (Em) me down ---
Down to earth
Solo: |(D)(G)|(D) / (Bm)(A)| x 2
We've (D)got a consti-(G)tuition, we the (D)people born to (Bm)sin (A)
We need a (D)savior to re-(G)deem us from the (D)flesh were (A)living in (Bm)
Yeah, (D)everyone's a (G)hypocrite, can't (D)practice what we (Bm)preach, no (A)
The pro-(D)lessor ain't no (G)better than the (D)ones he's tryin' to (Bm)teach (A) (D) ---
(Chorus)
And we talk about (G)God and itfs "Aw, man. What-(D)ever"
Youfve heard it before, (G) wefre just preaching to the (D)choir
Time after time, (G) we fumble and fal-(D)-ter
Swear we can (G)change, but whofs got the (D)power
Oh, it weighs you down, Oh, it weighs (Em) me down.
Oh, it weighs (D/F#) you down, Oh, it weighs (Em) me down ---
Down to earth ---
(D)What we do (A) is (C)far from what we know we (G)ought to.
It's me, (D) its you, (A) yeah, human is (Bm)human ---
Well, the (A)war is never over, the battles never won, no
Who could find the light under the barrel of a gun?
gIts freedom for the wealthy, or justice for the poorh
There lies the ammunition for this politicians war
(Chorus)
And we talk about (D)peace and its "Aw, man. What-(A)ever"
Wefve heard it before, (D) your just preaching to the choir (A)
Time after time, (D) we fumble and fal-(A)-ter
We swear we can (D)change, but whofs got the pow-(A)-er
And it weighs you (D) down, And it weighs (A) me down
And it weighs you (D) down, And it weighs (A) me down
(Tag)
Down to Earth, |(Bm)(A)|(G) down to Earth |(Bm)(A)|(G) / / (A)|(D) -----
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