Intro: A B D A
A
She always said the world was overrated
B
And she couldn't take the drama it created
D
It's a wonder that she didn't wind up jaded
A G
From all the times she's been let down
A
Well, mom and dad split up when she was four years old
B
And left the world as she knew it spinning out of control
D
And she grew up feeling a hole in her soul
A
'Cause they were never around
F#m Bm
She said, "why's everybody always leaving?
D
I just want someone to believe in
And someone who believes in me"
A B
When you can't find a friend in the world
D
A friend in the world
A G
Love is reaching down
A B
When you can't find a friend in the world
D
A friend in the world
A B D G
You got one now
A
I grew up in the glass house of a preacher
B
Where every move I ever made was a feature
D
And when you don't always do what they teach you
A G
You see, they always point you out
A
But it's just like tobyMac used to say,
B
"Some people gotta learn the hardway"
D
And when I couldn't outrun all the things I'd done
I picked up the phone and my dad said, "son …"
A B
When you can't find a friend in the world
D
A friend in the world
A G
Love is reaching down
A B
When you can't find a friend in the world
D
A friend in the world
F#m B D A A B D D
You got one now
A
This is where the story gets crazy
B
And this is the part that's so amazing
D
You see, the girl I sang about in the first verse
A
Became my wife
A
And there's one last thing I'd like to mention
B
We owe it all to the author of redemption
D
Because He reached her life and He reached my life
And He's reaching out now take a look around