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The One I Was Then by William Clark Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=JbN6wnuWPlU
Bm
I've been on the road so long
A
the straight and narrow I've been on
Em Em7
is as crooked as this smile that I fake
Bm
And I need you like I need a drink
A
or a cigarette some time to think
Em Em7
about the choices that you and me made
(?) G A
And I feel lonely and I'm so sorry
Bm7
I remember the morning of Christmas Day
A7
I was still drunk you were so afraid
Em7
to end up with someone like me
Bm7
And then it all seemed to fall apart
A7
in a foreign land riding in your car
Em Em7
as you sang I still don't know what love means
(?) G A
And man that hurt me just like I hurt you
G A D
And I have done some thinking and changing along the way
G A D
And I wish that you could just see who I am today
Bm A
And I know I'm a damn good man
G A D
I know you did the best you can with the one I was then
Bm A
I never wanted all of this but oil and water they never mix
D Em7
Until you light a match and turn it to flame
Bm7
And there won't be another time around
A
Had my chance and I shot it down
Em7
Just a bird and a rifle to blame
G A
Man I hate that song I play it all night long
G A D
And I have done some thinking and changing along the way
G A D
And I wish that you could just see who I am today
Bm A
And I know I'm a damn good man
G A D
I know you did the best you can with the one I was then
Bm A
And I know I'm a damn good man
G A D
I know you did the best you can with the one I was then
This isn't perfect-sounds like he's playing in an alternate tuning so some of the (?) chords are chords he slides to the next chord. I'm guessing they might be some type of F#m chord since the song appears to be in the key of Bm. It's not perfect but it's a start. Corrections are welcome!
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