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Intro:
Am C F C Dm Am Dm G Am E F C Dm Em F G
HAmere he lies befCore me,
My frFiend for many yeCars,
He sDmaved me from the wAmater,
Now I'm drDmowning in my tGears,
GrAmief is but a pEoor word for Feverything I fCeel,
There can bDme nEmo grFeater lGove,
HAme was there to gCuide me through the fFollies of my Cage,
DmAlways there besAmide me, everythDming forgGave,
HAmeld me as a fEather, shFowing me the wCay,
There can bDme nEmo grFeater lGove,
NEmo fear did he have before the stForm,
The fEmate of others was his only thFought,
And thBbough it was the way to certain dFarkness,
To sGmave my life he gAave his ownBm,F#m  G  D  E  Bm  Em  A  Bm  F#m  G  D  
For my lEmife hF#me gaGve his oAwn,
And these wEmords F#mare wrGit in stAone, where he lDies,
"GrAeater lDove hath no man than thF#mis,Bm  
That a mGan lay down his lEmife for his frAiend,"
"GrAeater lDove hath no man than thF#mis,Bm  
That a mEman lay down his lAife for his frDiend,"A  D  F#m  Bm  Em  A  
"GrAeater lDove hath no man than thF#mis,Bm  
That a mGan lay down his lAife for his frDiend."

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Greater Love

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Intro:

Am C F C Dm Am Dm G Am E F C Dm Em F G

Am C

Here he lies before me,

F C

My friend for many years,

Dm Am

He saved me from the water,

Dm G

Now I'm drowning in my tears,

Am E F C

Grief is but a poor word for everything I feel,

Dm Em F G

There can be no greater love,

Am C F C

He was there to guide me through the follies of my age,

Dm Am Dm G

Always there beside me, everything forgave,

Am E F C

Held me as a father, showing me the way,

Dm Em F G

There can be no greater love,

Em F

No fear did he have before the storm,

Em F

The fate of others was his only thought,

Bb F

And though it was the way to certain darkness,

Gm A Bm F#m G D E Bm Em A Bm F#m G D

To save my life he gave his own,

Em F#m G A

For my life he gave his own,

Em F#m G A D

And these words are writ in stone, where he lies,

A D F#m Bm

"Greater love hath no man than this,

G Em A

That a man lay down his life for his friend,"

A D F#m Bm

"Greater love hath no man than this,

Em A D A D F#m Bm Em A

That a man lay down his life for his friend,"

A D F#m Bm

"Greater love hath no man than this,

G A D

That a man lay down his life for his friend."

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