Song For A Neighbor

D#/A# D#/A# D#/A# D#/A# D#/A# A# D#/A# I don’t want a know it all for a teacher G# D#/A# I don’t need an anthem for a song G# D#/A# I don’t want a saint for a preacher A# A# I don’t want a landfill for a lawn D#/A# A# D#/A# I don’t want a loudmouth for a president G# D#/A# I don’t cheer for the red or blue team G# D#/A# Cm All I want is a neighbor I can learn something from D#/A# A# D#/A# Be good to them and they be good to me Cm A# D#/A# Compassion is only in fashion when someone is watching Cm A# D#/A# Is it only worth something if someone is willing to buy it Cm A# D#/A# The flow of traffic is slow and it seems to be stopping G# A# A#7 like we’re all livin’ in one big advertisement D#/A# A# D#/A# I don’t want a know it all for a teacher G# D#/A# I don’t need an anthem for a song G# D#/A# I don’t want a saint for a preacher A# D#/A# I don’t want a landfill for a lawn D#/A# A# D#/A# I don’t want a loudmouth for a president G# D#/A# I don’t need same-day delivery G# D#/A# Cm All I want is a neighbor I can learn something from D#/A# A# D#/A# Be kind to them and they be kind me D#/A# D#/A# Cm A# D#/A# when did everyone’s day become my business Cm A# D#/A# if I try to escape I feel left out Cm A# D#/A# Politicians on tv are fightin’ like families on Christmas G# A# So far each other’s failures is all they’ve talked about G# You’re right I’m cranky D#/A# That’ll happen when your forty/aging Fm Cm Interested less and less in relevancy G# I’m a critic of the critics D#/A# A lover of the classics G# A# A# A#7 A hopeless Romantic and a realist in the making Cm A# D#/A# I only look for reason when its hiding Cm A# D#/A# I only search in the shadow of doubt Cm A# D#/A# I only understand living when someone is dying G# A# A# So I should’ve reached enlightenment by now D#/A# A# D#/A# I don’t want a know it all for a teacher G# D#/A# I don’t need an anthem for a song G# D#/A# I don’t want a saint for a preacher A# A# I don’t want a landfill for a lawn D#/A# A# D#/A# I don’t want a loudmouth for a president G# D#/A# more nonsense is just what I don’t need G# D#/A# Cm All I want is a neighbor I can learn something from D#/A# A# D#/A# Be there for them and they be there for me D#/A# A# D#/A# D#/A# Be there for you and you be there for me