Chords for George Jones & Ricky Skaggs-The Selfishness In Man

_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] I [Bb] saw a little _ [Eb] beam of sunlight [Bb] still across a purple [F] sky [Eb] and been down to [Bb] kiss a rosebud.
[C] Oh, it made me [F] want to cry _ [Cm] [Bb] and to think that I'd [Eb] been permitted to [Bb] see part of [F] nature's plan.
_ [Eb] Oh, there's nothing that [Bb] stands out more [Eb] than the [F] selflessness [Bb] in the mind.
[Bb] _ Little children _ [Eb] painting pictures _ [Bb] of the birds and [F] apple trees.
Oh, [Eb] why can't grown [Bb]-up people _ [C] have the faith of [F] one of these?
[Bb] And if those [Eb] tiny fingers [Bb] might become a [F] killer's hand.
Oh, [Eb] there's nothing that [Bb] stands out more [Eb] than the _ [F]
selfishness [Bb] in [F] me.
[Gm] [F] Why can't we see [Bb] the fall _ [F] of the _ uselessness [Bb] of hate?
_ [F] Love could lead to _ [Bb] understanding.
_ [C] Maybe it's not too [F] late.
_ [Bb] Then perhaps through _ [Eb] His great wisdom we [Bb] might learn to [F] understand.
And then [Eb] there'd be no [Bb] shame or sorrow and [Eb] no _ [F]
selfishness [Bb] in man. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _
[A] _ [Bb] _ [F] Why [Gm] _ [F] _ can't we see [Bb] the fall _ [F] of the _ uselessness [Bb] of hate?
_ [F] Love could lead to _ [Bb] understanding.
_ [C] Maybe it's not too [F] _ [Cm] late.
[F] [Bb] Then perhaps through His [Eb] great wisdom we [Bb] might learn to [F] _ understand.
And [Eb] then there'd be no _ [Bb] shame or sorrow [Eb] and no _ [F]
selfishness [Bb] in man.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] George Jones.