Damien Rice - The Greatest Bastard

Intro:   
     D                 Dsus2                

D                            Dsus2    
I made you laugh, I made you cry    
                        G    
I made you open up your eyes    
A    
Didn't I?    
D                          Dsus2    
I helped you open out your wings,    
                          G    
your legs, and many other things    
A    
Didn't I?    
     
     
Em                                 F#m    
Am I the greatest bastard that you know?    
                         G    
The only one who let you go?    
                    A    
The one you hurt so much you cannot bear?    
D                               Dsus2    
Well we were good, when we were good    
                         G         A    
When we were not misunderstood    
     
     
D                                 Dsus2    
You helped me love, you helped me live    
                              G             
You helped me learn how to forgive    
A    
Didn't you?    
D                           Dsus2    
I wish that I could say the same    
                                G    
But when you left, you left the blame    
A    
Didn't you?    
     
     
Em                                 F#m    
Am I the greatest bastard that you met?    
                          G    
The only one you can't forget?    
                  A    
Am I the one your truth's been waiting for?    
D                          Dsus2    
Or am I just dreaming once again?    
                                 G         A    
Some dreams are better when they end    
     
     
D             Dsus2    
Some make it, mistake it    
G              A    
Some force and some will fake it    
Hm      F#m              G         A    
I never meant to let you down    
D                Dsus2    
Some fret it, forget it    
G             A    
Some ruin and some regret it    
Hm      F#m              G         A    
I never meant to let you down    
     
     
D                            Dsus2    
We learn to wag and tuck our tails    
                            G    
We learn to win and then to fail    
A    
Didn't we?    
D                            Dsus2    
We learn that lovers love to sing    
                        G    
And that losers love to cling    
A    
Didn't we?    
     
     
Em                                 F#m    
Am I the greatest bastard that you know?    
                               G    
When will we learn to let this go?    
                         A    
We fought so much, we've broken all the charm    
D                         Dsus2    
But letting go is not the same    
                        G         A    
As pushing someone else away    
     
     
Hm              F#m    
So please don't let on    
G         A    
You don't know me    
Hm           F#m    
Please don't let on    
G       A    
I'm not here    
Hm           F#m    
Please don't let on    
G         A    
You don't love me    
Hm               F#m    
'Cause I know you do    
G         A    
I know    
     
     
D                     Dsus2    
That some make it, mistake it    
G              A    
Some force and some will fake it    
Hm      F#m              G         A    
I never meant to let you down    
D                Dsus2    
Some fret it, forget it    
G             A    
Some ruin and some regret it    
Hm      F#m              G    
I never meant to let you down    
        A    
I never meant to let you    
Em      F#m              G    
I never meant to let you down    
        A    
I never meant    
     
Outro:    
    D   Dsus2  G  A    
    Am  F#m    G  A    
 
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