The One I Was Then chords by William Clark Green

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Intro 1

Gsus4

Verse 1
Am 
I've
been on the road so long
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Gsus4 
The straight- and- narrow I've been on
Dm 
Am 
Dm 
Is crooked as  this smile that I fake
G 
Am 
And I need you like I need a drink
Gsus4 
Or a ci       garette and
some time to think
Dm 
About the choices that you and me make
G 
And I feel

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Verse 2

Gsus4

Fsus2

lonely

Fsus2

Gsus4

And I'm so sorry

Verse 3
Am 
And I remember the morning
of Christmas Day
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Gsus4 
I was still drunk
and you were so afraid
Dm 
To end   up with someone like me
Am 
And then it all seemed to fall apart
Gsus4 
In a foreign  land, ridin' in your car
C 
Dm 
As you sang,
C 
Dm 
"I still don't know what love means"
F 
And man, that

Verse 4

hurt me

Gsus4

Just like I hurt you

Verse 5
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Gsus4 
G 
F 
And I have done some thinking
G 
C 
and changing along the way
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G 
And I  wish that you could just
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Gsus4 
C 
see who I am       today
Am 
Gsus4 
I know I'm a damn good man
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G 
F 
I know you did the best you can
G 
With the one I was then
C 

Verse 6
Am 
I never wanted all of this
Gsus4 
But oil      and water, they never mix
Dm 
Until you light a match
and turn it to a flame
Am 
And there won't be another time around
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Gsus4 
I had my chance and I shot it down
G 
Dm 
Just a bird and a rifle to blame

Verse 7

Man, I hate that song

Gsus4

I play it all night long

Verse 8
F 
And I have been thinking and
G 
C 
changing along the way
F 
G 
And I  wish that you could just
Am 
G 
C 
see who I am today
Am 
G 
I know I'm a damn good man
F 
I know you did the best you can
G 
C 
With the one I was then