IT'S NOT FOR ME TO JUDGE
Rodney Crowell
Album: Life Is Messy

Capo 2nd Fret

Intro: (G)  (Em)  (G)  (Em)

(G) A man stumbles home from a lost weekend
(Em) It's not for me to judge
(G) Woman gets stoned on Valium and gin
(Em) It's not for me to judge
(Am) It's not for me to judge the (C/B) rhyme or reason
If it's (C) something I don't understand
(Am) It's not for me to judge what (C) someone else does
(F) There's a reason why so many people cry
(G) It's not for me to judge (Em)

A (G) man writes a book and we call him a prophet
(Em) It's not for me to judge
If (G) presidents and preachers put it all in their pockets
(Em) It's not for me to judge
(Am) It's not for me to judge that (C/B) truth is a picture
We dev(C)elop when we learn how to crawl
(Am) It's not for me to judge what (C/B) someone else does
(F) There's a time and place we all gotta face
(G) It's not for me to judge (Em)  (G)
(G) Not for me to judge 

(D) We've got cable, but (Em) we're not able
To (Am) see the truth and our (C) bitter youth
(Em) They know the game
Man, it's (C) so insane
Ah, but it's not for me to (G) judge (Em)  (G)  (Em)

(G) A man believes in ghosts and spirits
(Em) It's not for me to judge
(G) Woman believes she can walk on water
(Em) It's not for me to judge
(Am) It's not for me to judge why (C/B) darkness remains
In a (C) world so full of light
(Am) It's not for me to judge
The (C/B) pace every race will replace the (C) doubt in their (D) lives
(Am) It's not for me to judge who's (C/B) stuck in the mud
(C) But talkin' out of turn
(D) We've all gotta learn
That it's (G) not for me to judge (Em)

Fade out...