In A Mess

C Well, I took a long weekend on a short trip home C To see my friends and my family and the places I know Am C And I played a few games, about a thousand miles from my bed C And as we got to telling stories and the night turned late C And all my friends made their way home over the interstate Am C I thought about a fight and somebody else instead G But when I get in a mess, I gotta turn it around Am C I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down G And when it's so hard to smile and it's easy to frown Am C I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down C Now I've been shaken by the evil in the heart of man C But I've seen kindness in the form of a lended hand Am C There's a dozen different ways I could claim to see the world C Guess I should get myself acquainted with the pattern of things C Nobody knows before they get there what the day will bring Am C We're just walking our paths, as quick as they'll wanna unfurl G But when I get in a mess, I gotta turn it around Am C I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down G And when it's so hard to smile and it's easy to frown Am C I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down Em Am Bringing me down C Bringing me down C...Am...Em...C.G. C...Am...Em...C/G/Am... C Now along about the time, I figure all this out C The ground will shift under my feet and cast a shadow down Am C The world will be different and there will be no one to blame C Guess I should get myself acquainted with the pattern of things C Nobody knows before they get there what the day will bring Am C But the more things change, the more they stay the same G But when I get in a mess, I gotta turn it around Am C I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down G And when it's so hard to smile and it's easy to frown Am C I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down Em Am Bringing me down C Bringing me down G But when I get in a mess, I gotta turn it around Am C I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down G And when it's so hard to smile and it's easy to frown Am C I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down