The Greatest Bastard Damien Rice
<i></i>A simplified version with basic chords.
Written to match the style of how he plays it nowadays.
Chorded by Maestermind.
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Intro:
[D] [Dsus2] [G] [A]
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Note: you are able to play all (D-Dsus2-G-A) -parts of the song as shown above.
[D]I made you laugh, I made you [Dsus2]cry
I made you open up your [G]eyes
[A]Didn't I?
[D]I helped you open out your [Dsus2]wings,
your legs, and many other [G]things
[A]Didn't I?
[Em]Am I the greatest bastard that you [F#m]know?
The only one who let you [G]go?
The one you hurt so [A]much you cannot bear?
[D]Well we were good, when we were [Dsus2]good
When we were not misunder[G]stood[A]
[D]You helped me love, you helped me [Dsus2]live
You helped me learn how to for[G]give
[A]Didn't you?
[D]I wish that I could say the [Dsus2]same
But when you left, you left the [G]blame
[A]Didn't you?
[Em]Am I the greatest bastard that you [F#m]met?
The only one you can't for[G]get?
Am I the one your [A]truth's been waiting for?
[D]Or am I just dreaming once [Dsus2]again?
Some dreams are better when they [G]end[A]
[D]Some make it, [Dsus2]mistake it
[G]Some force and [A]some will fake it
[Bm]I never [F#m]meant to let you [G]down[A]
[D]Some fret it, for[Dsus2]get it
[G]Some ruin and [A]some regret it
[Bm]I never [F#m]meant to let you [G]down[A]
[D]We learn to wag and tuck our [Dsus2]tails
We learn to win and then to [G]fail
[A]Didn't we?
[D]We learn that lovers love to [Dsus2]sing
And that losers love to [G]cling
[A]Didn't we?
[Em]Am I the greatest bastard that you [F#m]know?
When will we learn to let this [G]go?
We fought so much, we've [A]broken all the charm
[D]But letting go is not the [Dsus2]same
As pushing someone else [G]away[A]
[Bm]So please don't [F#m]let on
[G]You don't [A]know me
[Bm]Please don't [F#m]let on
[G]I'm not [A]here
[Bm]Please don't [F#m]let on
[G]You don't [A]love me
[Bm]'Cause I know you[F#m] do
[G]I know[A]
[D]That some make it, mis[Dsus2]take it
[G]Some force and [A]some will fake it
[Bm]I never [F#m]meant to let you [G]down[A]
[D]Some fret it, for[Dsus2]get it
[G]Some ruin and [A]some regret it
[Bm]I never [F#m]meant to let you [G]down
I never [A]meant to let you
[Em]I never [F#m]meant to let you [G]down
I never [A]meant
[D] [-] [Dsus2] [-] [G] [-] [A]
[Bm]End[-] th[F#m]e song [-]wit[G]h D[-].[A]
Then the end is just a big "la la la" with the chording as shown above.
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