Chords for Billy Dean The Greatest Man I Never Knew
Tempo:
171.65 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Cm
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] The [Cm] greatest man [Ab] I never [Bb] knew [Eb] [Cm] lived just down [Ab] the [Eb] hall.
[Cm] Every day [Ab] we said [Bb] hello, [Eb] never [Cm]
touched [Eb] at all.
[Cm] He was in his [Gm] paper,
[Ab] I was in my [G] room.
[Ab] How was I to know he thought I hung [Bb]
the [Eb] moon?
The [Cm] greatest man [Ab] I never [Bb] knew [Eb] came [Cm] home late every [Ab] night.
[Eb] He [Cm] never had too [Ab] much to [Bb] say.
[Eb] Too much [Cm]
was on [Ab] his [Eb]
mind.
[Cm] I never [Gm] really knew him.
[Ab] Now it seems so [G] sad.
[Ab] Everything he gave to us took all [Bb]
he [Eb] had.
[Gm] Then the days [Ab] turned into years [Eb] and the memories to [Bb]
black [Eb] and white.
He
[Gm] grew cold [Ab] like an old winter wind [Eb] blowing across my life.
[Bb] [Gm] The [Bb]
[Eb] greatest words [Ab] I [Bb] never heard [Eb] I [Cm] guess I'll never [Ab] hear.
[Eb]
The [Cm] man I thought [Ab] could never [Bb]
die [Eb] has been [Cm] dead almost [Ab] a year.
[Cm] He was good [Gm] at business, but [Ab] there was business left to [G] do.
[Ab] He never said he loved me.
Guess he thought [Bb]
I [Eb] knew.
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[Ab]
[Eb] The [Cm] greatest man [Ab] I never [Bb] knew [Eb] [Cm] lived just down [Ab] the [Eb] hall.
[Cm] Every day [Ab] we said [Bb] hello, [Eb] never [Cm]
touched [Eb] at all.
[Cm] He was in his [Gm] paper,
[Ab] I was in my [G] room.
[Ab] How was I to know he thought I hung [Bb]
the [Eb] moon?
The [Cm] greatest man [Ab] I never [Bb] knew [Eb] came [Cm] home late every [Ab] night.
[Eb] He [Cm] never had too [Ab] much to [Bb] say.
[Eb] Too much [Cm]
was on [Ab] his [Eb]
mind.
[Cm] I never [Gm] really knew him.
[Ab] Now it seems so [G] sad.
[Ab] Everything he gave to us took all [Bb]
he [Eb] had.
[Gm] Then the days [Ab] turned into years [Eb] and the memories to [Bb]
black [Eb] and white.
He
[Gm] grew cold [Ab] like an old winter wind [Eb] blowing across my life.
[Bb] [Gm] The [Bb]
[Eb] greatest words [Ab] I [Bb] never heard [Eb] I [Cm] guess I'll never [Ab] hear.
[Eb]
The [Cm] man I thought [Ab] could never [Bb]
die [Eb] has been [Cm] dead almost [Ab] a year.
[Cm] He was good [Gm] at business, but [Ab] there was business left to [G] do.
[Ab] He never said he loved me.
Guess he thought [Bb]
I [Eb] knew.
[Eb]
[N]
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ The [Cm] greatest _ man [Ab] I never [Bb] knew _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] lived just down [Ab] the [Eb] hall. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Every day [Ab] we _ said [Bb] hello, _ _ [Eb] _ _ never [Cm] _
touched [Eb] at _ _ all. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ He was in his [Gm] paper, _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ I was in my [G] _ _ room. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ How was I to know he thought I _ _ hung [Bb] _ _
the [Eb] moon? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The [Cm] greatest man _ [Ab] I never [Bb] knew [Eb] _ _ _ _ came [Cm] home late every [Ab] night. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ He [Cm] never had too [Ab] much to [Bb] say.
_ _ [Eb] _ Too much [Cm] _
was on [Ab] his _ [Eb] _ _
mind.
_ [Cm] _ I _ never _ [Gm] really _ knew him.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Now it seems so [G] _ _ sad. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ Everything _ he gave to us took _ all _ [Bb] _
he _ [Eb] _ _ _ had. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ Then the days _ [Ab] turned into _ years [Eb] and the memories to [Bb] _
black [Eb] and white.
_ He _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ grew cold [Ab] like an old winter _ wind _ _ [Eb] blowing _ _ across _ my _ _ _ life.
[Bb] _ [Gm] The _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ greatest _ words [Ab] I _ [Bb] never heard [Eb] I _ _ [Cm] guess I'll never [Ab] hear.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The [Cm] man I thought _ [Ab] _ could never [Bb] _
die _ [Eb] has been [Cm] dead _ almost [Ab] _ a _ year.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ He was good [Gm] at _ business, _ _ but [Ab] there was business _ left to [G] do. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ He never _ said he loved me. _ _
_ Guess he _ thought [Bb] _ _
I _ [Eb] _ knew. _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ The [Cm] greatest _ man [Ab] I never [Bb] knew _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] lived just down [Ab] the [Eb] hall. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Every day [Ab] we _ said [Bb] hello, _ _ [Eb] _ _ never [Cm] _
touched [Eb] at _ _ all. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ He was in his [Gm] paper, _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ I was in my [G] _ _ room. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ How was I to know he thought I _ _ hung [Bb] _ _
the [Eb] moon? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The [Cm] greatest man _ [Ab] I never [Bb] knew [Eb] _ _ _ _ came [Cm] home late every [Ab] night. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ He [Cm] never had too [Ab] much to [Bb] say.
_ _ [Eb] _ Too much [Cm] _
was on [Ab] his _ [Eb] _ _
mind.
_ [Cm] _ I _ never _ [Gm] really _ knew him.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Now it seems so [G] _ _ sad. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ Everything _ he gave to us took _ all _ [Bb] _
he _ [Eb] _ _ _ had. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ Then the days _ [Ab] turned into _ years [Eb] and the memories to [Bb] _
black [Eb] and white.
_ He _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ grew cold [Ab] like an old winter _ wind _ _ [Eb] blowing _ _ across _ my _ _ _ life.
[Bb] _ [Gm] The _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ greatest _ words [Ab] I _ [Bb] never heard [Eb] I _ _ [Cm] guess I'll never [Ab] hear.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The [Cm] man I thought _ [Ab] _ could never [Bb] _
die _ [Eb] has been [Cm] dead _ almost [Ab] _ a _ year.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ He was good [Gm] at _ business, _ _ but [Ab] there was business _ left to [G] do. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ He never _ said he loved me. _ _
_ Guess he _ thought [Bb] _ _
I _ [Eb] _ knew. _ _
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