The Great Puzzle

O[G]nce again I have forgotten my fi[Am]nal destination after ch[C]asing it down too               [G]
many suns

S[C]o tonight you and I bring desper[G]ation to this highway, and we're not the only           [D]
ones

O[G]utside a stillness that [Am]could only be summer and we are [C]Mendicino bound [G]

F[C]eeling out of place as t[G]he ship that keeps on forward long after it's run       [D]
aground

A[C]nd I'm thinking ahead too much, but what are we then, when we're[D] not thinking
at all

I[C]'ve got so many loose ends, dragging behind me, mysterie[D]s that want to be
solved
L[Am]ike a maze where you could take a thousand paths[C],  Like all the ques[Am]tions                                   [C]
that it does no good to ask

S[Am]ome might accept it, some might [D]complain,  It's a great [C]puzzle, but you've                      [G]
gotta like games

L[G]ike a candle that's been recentl[Am]y blown out, I can still[C] smell the smoke[G]

>[C]From a chance turned to missed o[G]pportunity, my latest enemy of hope     [D]

A[G] gambler knows exactly how much [Am]you give away with a smile and i[C]t's real        [G]

B[C]ut I only gamble on myse[G]lf these days, I prefer the way it feels[D]

A[C]nd I'm thinking aloud too much, giving too much up,  I can't wai[D]t to see the
world as it is

A[C]nd have a whole perception turn from ruins to exception, with th[D]e one tiny
detail I miss
[A][D][D]

Y[C]ou've gotta like games, and work[G]ing them through

F[D]iguring out why [Am]some win and some lose, and where does that leav[G]e me and you

I[C]'ve met coal miners who hate coal, thieves who hate what they stole, and they                   [D]
think they've figured it out

R[C]ich men who sleep preserved in warmth, who can't be hurt by any storm,

A[D]nd they think they know what life is about

B[Am]ut it's a maze where you could take a thousand p[C]aths  It's all the quest[Am]ions                            [C]
that it does no good to ask

S[Am]ome might reject it, some go ins[D]ane

I[C]t's a great puzzle, but you've gotta li[G]ke games,  It's a great puzzle, [C]but

 [G]you've [C]g[G]o[C]t[G]ta like games

Subject: CRD:the_great_puzzle by Jules Shear
>From the album "The Great Puzzle"
Submitted by K. Weber

The Great Puzzle - Jules Shear

O[G]nce again I have forg[Am]otten my final d[C]estination after chas[G]ing it down too
many suns

S[C]o tonight you and I b[G]ring desperation to this highway, an[D]d we're not the only
ones

O[G]utside a stillne[Am]ss that could only be[C] summer and[G] we are Mendicino bound

F[C]eeling out of pl[G]ace as the ship that keeps on forwar[D]d long after it's run
aground

A[C]nd I'm thinking ahead too much, but what [D]are we then, when we're not thinking
at all

I[C]'ve got so many loose ends, dragging[D] behind me, mysteries that want to be
solved
L[Am]ike a maze where you could take[C] a thousand paths,[Am]  Like all the questions[C]
that it does no good to ask

S[Am]ome might accept it, [D]some might complain, [C] It's a great puzzle, but [G]you've
gotta like games

L[G]ike a candle that's b[Am]een recently blo[C]wn out, I c[G]an still smell the smoke

>[C]From a chance turned [G]to missed opportunity, my [D]latest enemy of hope

A[G] gambler knows exactl[Am]y how much you give a[C]way with a [G]smile and it's real

B[C]ut I only gamble[G] on myself these days, I p[D]refer the way it feels

A[C]nd I'm thinking aloud too much, giving to[D]o much up,  I can't wait to see the
world as it is

A[C]nd have a whole perception turn from ruin[D]s to exception, with the one tiny
detail I miss
[A][D][D]

Y[C]ou've gotta like game[G]s, and working them through

F[D]iguring out[Am] why some win and some lose, an[G]d where does that leave me and you

I[C]'ve met coal miners who hate coal, thieves who hate what they[D] stole, and they
think they've figured it out

R[C]ich men who sleep preserved in warmth, who can't be hurt by any storm,

A[D]nd they think they know what life is about

B[Am]ut it's a maze where you could [C]take a thousand pat[Am]hs  It's all the questi[C]ons
that it does no good to ask

S[Am]ome might reject it, [D]some go insane

I[C]t's a great puzzle, but you'[G]ve gotta like games,  It[C]'s a great puzzle, but