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You All Loved Him Once

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[Intro]
D G A D
[Verse]
DYou all loved him once
GAnd not without cauDse
GHe fed you through the wiBmnter
EmHe led you through the foAg
BmYou hid behind his Abody to be
F#sheltered from the Gmob
DYou all loved him once
AAnd not without cauDse
[Verse]
DYou all loved him once
GWhen his glory was unmaDtched
GYour signal when to celeBmbrate 
EmWas the bugle of his lauAgh
BmOh, when it came time to Astand with him
F#You scattered with the Grats
DYou all loved him once
AThat time has pasDsed
[Verse]
DYou all loved him once
GWhen the future was opaDque
GHis reassuring visBmions 
EmWere the pillars of your faAith
BmThrough a thousand false hoArizons
F#He would always fly it stGraight
DYou all loved him once
AThat turned to hDate
[Verse]
DYou all loved him once
GAn uncommon love at tDhat
GWhat you saw as a pedBmestal
EmWas his elevated pAath
BmSo to satisfy the PhilistAines
F#You stabbed him in the bGack
DYou all loved him once
AImagine thDat
[Verse]
DYou all loved him once
GYes you ate out of his hDand
GHe mirrored your confBmusion
EmSo that you might undAerstand
BmThen your soul was an expAeriment
F#So he drew a diaGgram
DYou all loved him once
AIt ended bDad
[Verse]
DYou all loved him once
GAnd not without caDuse
GHe helped carry your baBmggage
EmWhen your strength was nearly goAne
BmAnd the more and more was put on Ahim
F#He tried his best to take it Gon
DYou all loved him once
ANot without caDuse
DYou all loved him once
ANow he is goDne
[Coda]
D G A D

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You All Loved Him Once

by Conor Oberst

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G A D

[Verse]

You all loved him once

G D

And not without cause

G Bm

He fed you through the winter

Em A

He led you through the fog

Bm A

You hid behind his body to be

F# G

sheltered from the mob

You all loved him once

A D

And not without cause

[Verse]

You all loved him once

G D

When his glory was unmatched

G Bm

Your signal when to celebrate

Em A

Was the bugle of his laugh

Bm A

Oh, when it came time to stand with him

F# G

You scattered with the rats

You all loved him once

A D

That time has passed

[Verse]

You all loved him once

G D

When the future was opaque

G Bm

His reassuring visions

Em A

Were the pillars of your faith

Bm A

Through a thousand false horizons

F# G

He would always fly it straight

You all loved him once

A D

That turned to hate

[Verse]

You all loved him once

G D

An uncommon love at that

G Bm

What you saw as a pedestal

Em A

Was his elevated path

Bm A

So to satisfy the Philistines

F# G

You stabbed him in the back

You all loved him once

A D

Imagine that

[Verse]

You all loved him once

G D

Yes you ate out of his hand

G Bm

He mirrored your confusion

Em A

So that you might understand

Bm A

Then your soul was an experiment

F# G

So he drew a diagram

You all loved him once

A D

It ended bad

[Verse]

You all loved him once

G D

And not without cause

G Bm

He helped carry your baggage

Em A

When your strength was nearly gone

Bm A

And the more and more was put on him

F# G

He tried his best to take it on

You all loved him once

A D

Not without cause

You all loved him once

A D

Now he is gone

[Coda]

D G A D

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