Eagles - Frail Grasp on the Big Picture: chords

Bm                 D
Well, ain't it a shame
Bm         D
That our short little memories
Bm     D
Never seem to learn
Bm              E
The message of history

We keep makin' the same mistakes
Over and over and over and over again
And then we wonder why
We're in the shape we're in

Good old boys down at the bar
Peanuts and politics
They think they know it all
They don't know much of nothing

Even if one of them was to read a newspaper
Cover-to-cover
That ain't what's going on
Journalism dead and gone

Chorus:
Bm
Frail grasp on the big picture
Bm                    G               A
Light fading and the fog is getting thicker
      Bm
It's a frail grasp on the big picture
         G
Dark ages

You, my love-drunk friend
All that red wine and candlelight
Soulful conversations
That go on until the dawn

How many times can you tell your story?
How many hangovers can you endure
Just to get some snuggling done?

You're living in a hormone dream
You don't have the slightest notion
What long-term love is all about
All your romantic liaisons

Don't deal with eternal questions like
"Who left the cap off the freaking toothpaste?"
"Whose turn to take the garbage out?"

Chorus:
Frail grasp on the big picture
You keep on rubbing and you're gonna get a blister
It's a frail grasp on the big picture
And I've seen it all before

Bm
And we pray to our Lord
D
Who we know is American
E
He reigns from on high
     G                          A
He speaks to us through middlemen

And he shepherds his flock
We sing out and we praise His name
He supports us in war
He presides over football games

And the right will prevail
All our troubles shall be resolved
We have faith above all
Unless there's money or sex involved

Chorus:
Frail grasp on the big picture (Nobody)
Nobody's calling and they're roughing up the kicker
It's a frail grasp on the big picture
Heaven help us

Frail grasp on the big picture
All waiting for that miracle elixir
It's a frail grasp on the big picture
I don't wonder anymore

Frail grasp on the big picture (Somebody)
You brought her here so go ahead and kiss her
It's a frail grasp on the big picture

Frail grasp on the big picture (Hold on, hold on)
Light fading and the fog is getting thicker
It's a frail grasp on the big picture

Frail grasp on the big picture
Frail grasp on the big picture