3 Minute Song

[G] [B7] [Em] [C]

[G]I tried to wri[B7]te a song, a[Em]nd keep it 3 m[C]inutes long
[G]Get in, get o[B7]ut, nobody ge[Em]ts hurt    [C]           [D]
[G]And I tried a[B7] thousand time[Em]s to fit God[C] between the lines
[G]But I’m findi[B7]ng out that doe[Em]sn’t really [C]work

[D]I [D/C]just[G/B] don[Am7]’t have the words to say, cause words only get in my way

[G]I must a[Am]pologize, I[C] have the hardes[D]t time
[G]Finding so[Am]mething to d[C]efine a God that[D] I can’t define
[G]And even [Am]if I could, i[C]t [D]would take[Am7] way too long
[Cm]If all I’ve got’s a 3 minute song

[G]I’ve got a hun[B7]dred metapho[Em]rs, and if I h[C]ad a million more
[G]I could never [B7]ever seem to[Em] sum this up  [C]        [D]
[G]Besides, how c[B7]an some melo[Em]dy communicate[C] eternity?
[G]It’s like tryi[B7]ng to fit th[Em]e ocean in a c[C]up

[D]I just don’t have the words [C]to say, cause words only get in my w[Am7]ay

[G]I must a[Am]pologize, I[C] have the hardes[D]t time
[G]Finding so[Am]mething to d[C]efine a God that[D] I can’t define
[G]And even [Am]if I could, i[C]t [D]would take[Am7] way too long
[Cm]If all I’ve got’s a 3 minute song

[Em]I would like to [D]dumb this dow[Em]n to 3 chords, o[A]r maybe 4
[C]But I’ve tried and[Cm] I can’t and I won’t cause there will always be more
[G]So I apol[Am]ogize,   [C]       [Cm]
[G]I can’t s[Am]eem to g[C]et it [Cm]right

[G]I must a[Am]pologize, I[C] have the hardes[D]t time
[G]Finding so[Am]mething to d[C]efine a God that[D] I can’t define
[G]And even [Am]if I could, i[C]t [D]would take[Am7] way too long
[Cm]If all I’ve got’s a 3 minute song

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