The Man I Used To Be
Recorded by Eli Creed
Album: Single (2025)

(Capo on 2)

(Intro.)
|(Dm) / / / |(F) / / / |(C) / / Mmmm mm mm |(Dm)mm

(Chorus)
I ainft the man I (Dm)used to be
Lost that (F)boy somewhere between
Whiskey (C)nights and broken dreams
Yeah, I came back (Dm)changed, you see
I ainft the man I (Dm)used to be
(C) And maybe thatfs what (Dm)saved me / / / |(Dm) / /

(Verse)
I walked (Dm)roads nobody sees
Paid my (F)dues on bloodied knees
Burned my (C)past in gasoline
Watched it (Dm)fade like distant screams
If you (Dm)knew the things Ifve done
Youfd swear the (F)old mefs dead and gone
But the (C)truth isc I had to break
Just to (Dm)rise from my own grave

(Pre-Chorus)
Every (C)sin I carry still
Taught me (C)how to climb that hill
Every (G)scar became a key
To un-(C)lock who Ifm meant to be

(Chorus)
(NC)I ainft the man I (Dm)used to be
Lost that (F)boy somewhere between
Whiskey (C)nights and broken dream
Yeah, I came back (Dm)changed, you see
I ainft the man I (Dm)used to be
Ohhhh (F)oh oh oh
And maybe thatfs what (C)saved me
Ohhh (Dm)ohhhh yeah

(Instrumental)
|(Dm) / / / |(F) / / / |(C) / / / |(Dm) / /

(Verse)
People (Dm)talk but they donft know
Where I (F)ran when the storm got close
Heard a (C)voice say gson, let go,h
But the price was (Dm)pain I couldnft show
I saw (Dm)darkness face to face
Felt the (F)fire that left no trace
Came back (C)home with different eyes
Now I see (Dm)truth inside the lies

(Pre-Chorus)
Every (B)night I fell apart
Built a (C)stronger, colder heart
But somehow (B)through that misery
I found the (C)newer version of me

(Chorus)
I ainft the man I (Dm)used to be
Lost that (D)boy somewhere between
Whiskey (C)nights and broken dream
Yeah, I came back (Dm)changed, you see
I ainft the man I (Dm)used to be
Oh, (F)oh, oh, oh
And maybe thatfs what (C)saved me
Oh, (Dm)oh, yeah

(Instrumental)
|(Dm) / / / |(F) / / / |(C) / / / |(Dm) / /

(Bridge)
If re-(Bb)demption's on the line
I'll take (C)every step this time
'Cause the (Bb)man before was weak
And the (C)new one finally speaks - - -

(Chorus)
(NC)I ainft the man I (Dm)used to be
Lost that (F)boy somewhere between
Whiskey (C)nights and broken dream
Yeah, I came back (Bm)changed, you see

(Outro.)
I ainft the man I (Dm)used to be (F)
(NC)But I'm who I'm meant to be - - - - -