As If I Could

D              A                             Bm
I spent the morning with my vitamins and many black teas
G                     F#m                 Em           picking part
E,D, C#, B
combatting the dubious induced haze
A           Em                  F#m                Em
barely awake, already shaken by the misty newsfeed
Bm
I ain't slept very well for days
G             A                              D                          Bm
for all the schadenfreude of mocking stupid politicians
G                        F#m                   Em
I should try to bring a better spirit to my day
A              Em                   Bm
although I can't believe our souls are at their basest, good
G             A                   Bm          Em
i'd like to live as if I could (oh yea)
G             A            D
i'd like to live as if I could
D                 A                              Bm
You try to offer something without asking much return
G                      F#m                Em        Picking part
At best even less than it is worth
A                  Em              F#m                    Em
And watch it taken every day from every petty picker
Bm
More than you can accumulate from birth
G                         A                             D                         Bm
No, you might never know how the work you've done affects your living
G           F#m                              Em
Trust in animus might just get you through the day
A                    Em                         Bm
And though I don't believe it's lucky when you knock on wood
G       A                    Bm          Em
I'd to live as if I could (oh yea)
G       A             D
I'd to live as if i could.
Breakdown: D, A, Bm, G, Fm, Em,
Pick, A, Em, Fm, Em, Bm, G,
Fm, Em…
A                  Em                     Bm
And though I don't believe in God, and don't think that I should
G             A             Bm           Em
i'd like to live as if I could (oh yea)
G             A             D
i'd like to live as if I could.