Is It Like Today Chords by Eliza Gilkyson

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_ [G] Many years ago, _ _ [D]
he _ [Am] looked out through a [Em] glassless window.
[G] All that he could see _ _ [D] _
was [Am] Babylon. _ _ _ _
_ [G] Beautiful green fields [D] and dreams.
[Am] He learned to measure [Em] the stars, [G] but there was a worry _ _ [D]
in _ [Am] his heart.
He _ _ _ [Am] said,
_ _ How [D] could it come [Am] to this?
I'm really worried [E] about living.
_ _ _ How [D] could it come [Am] to this?
Yeah, I really [D] want to know [C] about _ _ this.
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_ [G] And there came a time, _ [D] it _ _ [Am] moved out across the [Em] Mediterranean.
_ Came to [G] Western Isles, [D] and the Greek young [Am] men _ _ _ _ [G] with their silver beards,
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They laughed at [A] the unknown of [Em] the universe.
They could [G] just sit and [D]
guess _ [Am] God's name. _ _
_ But they said,
_ _ How could [D] it come [Am] to this?
I'm really worried about living.
_ _ _ How could [D] it come [Am] to this?
Yeah, I really [D] want to _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
know about this.
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_ And there [G] came a time, in [D] _
kings, _ [Am] _ empires, and _ [Em]
revolutions.
Life [G] just looks the same, [D] when you open _ [Am] things. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Sometimes it was faith, _ [D]
power, _ [A] or reason.
Babylon has [Em] a cornerstone, but the [G] furrowed brow [D] has never left his [A] _ face.
_ [Am] _
_ _ [Am] He said,
_ How could [D] it come [Am] to this?
I'm really worried [D] about living.
[Am] _ _ _ How could [D] it come [Am] to this?
_ Yeah, I really [D] want to know [C] about this. _ _
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How [D] could it come [Am] to this?
I'm living in [D] a _ [Am] monster's world.
_ How [D] could it come [Am] to this?
_ Yeah, I really [D] want to know [C] about _ this.
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_ [G] And there came a time, _ [D] _
man, when [A] Pat Dubb moved off from [Em] the planet.
He [G] went to the moon, [D] _
to [A] the moon.
_ _ [Am] _
_ Now [G] he's out in space, [D]
hey, _ _ [A] fixing all [Em] the problems.
He [G] comes face to face [D] _
with _ [A] _ God.
_ [Am] _
_ He said, _ _
How [D] could it come [Am] to this?
I'm really worried [D] about my [Am] creation. _ _ _
How [D] could it come [Am] to this?
_ Yeah, I really [D] want to know [C] about _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] this. _ _ _
_ Is it [G] like today?
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Is _ _ it [G] like today?
_ [D] Hey, _ [A] hey. _ _ _ _
_ Is it like today? _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ Is _ [E] _ it like today? _ _
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