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An Idiot

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[Intro]
A6 D Ebdim
A6 D Ebdim
[Verse]
A6I have lived Da hundrEbdimed livesD  
A6and I have diDed a doEbdimzen timesD  
but the reapDer hasn’t A6caught mDb6e yetD  
though his Dscythe is A6often at Db6my neckD  
A6and I have leDarned a Ebdimtrick or Dtwo
A6though I’ve fDorgotteEbdimn quite a Dfew
and might hDave told A6a hundred Db6liesD  
A6twice as mDany haEbdimlf    aDs   Db6true
[Chorus]
DOh I have been E6an idiotA6  
Dmissing some key ingE6redientAbm  
and waitinDg as I A6fail Db6to risDe
Dnever gueA6ssing what it Db6meantD  
[Verse]
A6I lived adrifDt on luEbdimck and looDks
A6‘till hungry hDearts struck harEbdimd and tookD  
and made Dafraid of A6what I’d Db6doneD  
my skills Dwere nil, my A6friends Db6were noneD  
A6I could not tDrust my empty EbdimmindD  
these stA6olen holes oDf space anEbdimd timeD  
the faDces, newlA6y strange, Db6I’d findD  
Dnone of theA6m resembliDb6ng mineD  
[Chorus]
DOh I have been E6an idiotA6  
Dmissing some key ingE6redientAbm  
and waitDing as I A6fail Db6to risDe
Dnever askA6ing what Db6it meanDt
[Verse]
A6I barely careDd, and Ebdimrarely triDed
to fiA6nd some reasoDn I should EbdimfightD  
but in Dmy hand aA6nd at my siDb6deD  
you, mDy heart, A6my arm did Db6guideD  
for I A6had beeDn your long lEbdimost twinD  
A6closer thDan a seEbdimcond skinD  
and now DI am aA6lone aDb6gainD  
wiser tDhan I’A6ve nevDb6er beenD  
[Chorus]
Oh I haDve been E6an idiotA6  
missiDng some key ingE6redientAbm  
but now DI know A6how I will riDb6seD  
oh how Don earth cA6ould I forgetDb6?D  
knowing Dyou haA6s made me Db6wiseD  
now I aDm not aA6n idiotDb6!D  

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An Idiot

by PhemieC

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebdim

Db6

Abm

[Intro]

A6 D Ebdim

[Verse]

A6 D Ebdim D

I have lived a hundred lives

A6 D Ebdim D

and I have died a dozen times

D A6 Db6 D

but the reaper hasn’t caught me yet

D A6 Db6 D

though his scythe is often at my neck

A6 D Ebdim D

and I have learned a trick or two

A6 D Ebdim D

though I’ve forgotten quite a few

D A6 Db6 D

and might have told a hundred lies

A6 D Ebdim D Db6

twice as many half as true

[Chorus]

D E6 A6

Oh I have been an idiot

D E6 Abm

missing some key ingredient

D A6 Db6 D

and waiting as I fail to rise

D A6 Db6 D

never guessing what it meant

[Verse]

A6 D Ebdim D

I lived adrift on luck and looks

A6 D Ebdim D

‘till hungry hearts struck hard and took

D A6 Db6 D

and made afraid of what I’d done

D A6 Db6 D

my skills were nil, my friends were none

A6 D Ebdim D

I could not trust my empty mind

A6 D Ebdim D

these stolen holes of space and time

D A6 Db6 D

the faces, newly strange, I’d find

D A6 Db6 D

none of them resembling mine

[Chorus]

D E6 A6

Oh I have been an idiot

D E6 Abm

missing some key ingredient

D A6 Db6 D

and waiting as I fail to rise

D A6 Db6 D

never asking what it meant

[Verse]

A6 D Ebdim D

I barely cared, and rarely tried

A6 D Ebdim D

to find some reason I should fight

D A6 Db6 D

but in my hand and at my side

D A6 Db6 D

you, my heart, my arm did guide

A6 D Ebdim D

for I had been your long lost twin

A6 D Ebdim D

closer than a second skin

D A6 Db6 D

and now I am alone again

D A6 Db6 D

wiser than I’ve never been

[Chorus]

D E6 A6

Oh I have been an idiot

D E6 Abm

missing some key ingredient

D A6 Db6 D

but now I know how I will rise

D A6 Db6 D

oh how on earth could I forget?

D A6 Db6 D

knowing you has made me wise

D A6 Db6 D

now I am not an idiot!

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