What Its Like

{name: Verse 1} A E B F#m A E B F#m In my life all the strife is getting in the way. A E B F#m A E B F#m Frankly I did not plan on getting hurt today. A E B F#m A E B F#m A E From your chair in the clouds, benevolent are your ways. While the beggar bleeds, B F#m A E B F#m the children play. Everyone wants to know why? {name: Pre-Chorus} D A E C#m D Isn't it always the question,"How do you know my condition?" {name: Chorus} A F#m E C#m C#m7 A You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt. A F#m E D You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like. A E B F#m A E B F#m To be me. To be us. {name: Verse 2} A E B F#m A E B F#m In the wake of this mess, decades and centuries past. A E B F#m A E B F#m Who's to blame for this mess, and who's gonna take the rap. A E B F#m A E B F#m D We're quick to judge and discard. A God who lets you choose, whom and what to love! {name: Pre-Chorus 2} A E C#m D Isn't it always the question,"Do you really know my position?" {name: Chorus 2} A F#m E C#m C#m7 A You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt. A F#m E D You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like. A E B F#m A E B F#m A E B F#m A E B F#m To be me. To be us. To be one with the dust. To be lost. Musical interlude: D A E C#m D A E C#m7 Acappella (oh 7x) 2x You know what it's like, to thirst to bleed, oh you know what it's like. {name: Chorus 3} A F#m E C#m C#m7 A You came down to me to know what it's like, to know what it's like to hurt. A F#m E D You came down to me to know what it's like, to know just what it's like to... A F#m E C#m C#m7 A You came down... to know just what it's like, to know just what it's like to hurt. A F#m E D D D D You came down... to know just what it's like, to know just what it's like. A E B F#m A E B F#m A E B F#m A E B To be me. To be us. To be lost. To be found.