The Riddle

There was a man back in nine ty (G)five whose (Gsus)heart ran out of in sum mers.

But be fore he (G)died, I asked him, “Wait, what’s the sense in life?

ing Come (C)o ver me, Some thing come (D)o ver me?”

(G)I He said, “Son, why you got to (Gsus)sing that (G)tune?

Catch a (Gsus)Dy lan bout song man, or some e (G)clipse of the moon, let an an gel swing and this make you swoon, and then (C)you will see, I (D)you will see.” ly.

Then he (C)said, “Here’s a (D)rid dle for you; find the an swer.

There’s a rea son for the world,

you and I.”

Picked up my kid from (Gsus)school to (G)day.

“Did you (Gsus)learn an y thing, ’cause in the (G)world to day you can’t (Em)live in a cas tle far a way.

Now (C)talk to me, come (D)talk to me.” He said, “Dad, I’m big, but we’re (Gsus)small er than (G)small.

In the (Gsus)scheme of things, well, we’re (G)noth ing at all.

Still, ev ’ry (Em)moth er’s child sings a lone ly song, so (C)play with me, come (D)play with me.

And hey, (C)Dad, here’s a (D)rid dle for you.

Find the (Em)an swer.

There’s a rea son for the world,

you and I.”

I said, “Son, for (D)all I’ve told you, when you (D)get right (Em)down to the (C)rea son for the world,

who am I?

There are (D)se crets that we (G)still have left to find.

There have been (D)mys ter ies from the be (G)gin ning of (F)time.

There are (D)an swers we’re not (G)wise e nough to see.”

He said, “You (C)look ing for a clue: I love you (C)free.”

you and I…