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[Verse 1]
G
Just put your back into it,
                C               Em          C
just wrap your head around the ugliness.
G
What can be said about it?
             C               Em             C
What can be said for such an ugly mess?

[Pre-Chorus]
C             G
You've got to change, change, change, mother fucker!
     C              Em
You cannot stay the same, same, same, expecting progress!
       C            G
You've gotta do the work, work, work, and if you want it,
        C            Em
you've got to let it hurt, hurt, hurt, until you're smarter!

[Chorus]
C                                           C    F  G
I never learn, you've got to teach it to me softly, softly
C                                          G   Em
True to form, you've got to teach it to me softly
G   Em
Softly

[Verse 2]
G
If you put your heart into it,
             C                Em
you think it ain't your fault it doesn't work
                    C
(but it is, yes, it is!)
G
What can be done about it?
                  C         Em
What can be done except to let it hurt
                        C
(because it is what it is!)

[Pre-Chorus 2]
G                                         C
What can we really claim to know from dedication?
Em                      C
The tree remembers, the axe forgets!
G
I don't know much about it,
             C              Em
I don't know much about you anymore
         C
Anymore

[Chorus]
C                             F             G    F  G    F
I never learn, you've got to teach it to me softly, softly
C                                          G    Em
True to form, you've got to teach it to me softly
G    Em
Softly
      Am     Em    C      G
Let's say we never saw it there,
     Am      Em     C      G
just growing in the bitter air.
     Am      Em        C      G
Now I'll pretend like I don't care.
      Am     Em    C      G
Let's say we never saw it there..

[Bridge]
Cm   G  Cm            G
Tell me how it's gonna be.
    Am               Em       C
The future's looking bleak to me.

[Intrumental]
C    G    C  Em    C  G
C  Em

[Chorus]
C         G
You gotta change, change, change motherfucker
C  Em
Cm        G
You gotta change, change, change motherfucker
C  Em

Cm                                          G    F  G
I never learn, you've got to teach it to me softly, softly
C                                              G    Em
And true to form, you've got to teach it to me softly
G   Em
Softly

    Am     E     C      G
And say we never saw it there,
     Am      Em     C      G
just growing in the bitter air.
     Am      Em        C      Em
Now I'll pretend like I don't care.

[Outro]
      Am     Em    C      G
Let's say we never saw it there
      Am     Em    C      G
Let's say we never saw it there
      Am     Em    C      G
Let's say we never saw it there