There was a (Bbsus2)man back in nine ty (Bb)five whose heart ran out of in (Bbsus2)sum mers.
But be fore he (Bb)died, I asked him, “Wait, what’s the sense in life?
ing Come (Ebsus2)o ver me, Some thing comes come (Fsus4)o ver me.”
I He guess said, “Son, why you got to sing that (Bb)tune?
Catch a (Bbsus2)think Dy a bout lan it, man, song or some e (Bbsus4)clipse of the moon, let an an gel swing on and this bounc make you swoon, and then I (Ebsus2)you will see,...
I (F)you will see.” ly.
Then he (Eb)said, “Here’s a (Fsus4)rid dle for you;
find the an swer.
There’s a rea son (Ebsus2)for the world,
you and I”...
Picked up my (Bbsus2)kid from (Bbsus4)school to (Bb)day.
“Did you learn an y (Bbsus2)thing, ’cause in the (Bbsus4)world to (Bb)day you can’t (Gm)live in a (F)cas tle far a (Gm9)way.
Now (Eb)talk to (Ebsus2)me, come (Fsus4)talk to (F)me.” He said, “Dad, I’m (Bbsus2)big, but we’re (Bbsus4)small er than (Bb)small.
In the scheme of (Bbsus2)things, well, we’re (Bbsus4)noth ing at all.
Still, ev ’ry (Gm)moth er’s (F)child sings a lone ly (Gm9)song, so (Eb)play with (Ebsus2)me, come (Fsus4)play with (F)me.
And hey, (Ebsus2)Dad, here’s a (Fsus4)rid dle for you.
Find the an swer.
There’s a rea son for the world,
you and I”...
I said, “Son, for (Fsus4)all I’ve told you,
when (F)you get right down to the (Ebsus2)rea son for the world...
who am I?
There are se crets that we (Bbsus2)still have left to find.
There have been mys ter ies from the be (Bbsus2)gin ning of time.
There are an swers we’re not (Bb)wise e (F)nough to see.”
He said, “You (Eb)look ing for a clue: I Love You (Eb)free”...
son for the world,
you and I...
This page shows “The Riddle” by Five For Fighting in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.