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I Could Never Be That Man

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[Intro]
F   C   F   C   F C D  G
GI've got my reasons for hColding back,
FCan't give my trust too fGast
GI've pulled myself out of the wCreck too many times
FTo think that words can Glast
[Chorus]
DYou need someone to Ahelp you when you're down
CPick you like a Dpearl from the Gsand
DSomebody who's Adevoted to you
CRight beside you Dwhen you take a GstanD/F#dEm  
CI could never Dbe that Fman.C  F  C  F  C  D  G  
GYou have a special shrine Cin your room
FPictures of lovers on tGhe wall
GI loved to lie there and look iCnto their eyes,
FSo confident before you Glet them fall
[Chorus 2]
GWill you tell me please hCow to get them off their knees,
FTwirling 'round you fast aGs they can,
GHow did you know that it wCorried me so,
FNot the ones who fall, bGut the ones who stand
I could never be that man.
[Solo]
GI still remember that tCime in my life
FWhen I was sinking sGo low.
GYou stayed with me all through tChe night
FAnd sang me some songs Gyou know.
[Chorus 3]
DNow as time goes on, I Awonder what went wrong,
CDidn't I fit inDto your Glittle plan
DCouldn't I be the one you Alay your troubles on,
CWalk you to the Dedge and hold you GhanD/F#d,Em  
CPick you like a Dpearl from the GsanD/F#d,Em  
COpen every Ddoorway that I GcanD/F#,Em  
CI could never Dbe that GmanD/F#.Em  D  C  D  G  C  D  G  C  D  G  

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I Could Never Be That Man

by Blue Rodeo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

[Intro]

F C F C F C D G

G C

I've got my reasons for holding back,

F G

Can't give my trust too fast

G C

I've pulled myself out of the wreck too many times

F G

To think that words can last

[Chorus]

D A

You need someone to help you when you're down

C D G

Pick you like a pearl from the sand

D A

Somebody who's devoted to you

C D G D/F# Em

Right beside you when you take a stand

C D F C F C F C D G

I could never be that man.

G C

You have a special shrine in your room

F G

Pictures of lovers on the wall

G C

I loved to lie there and look into their eyes,

F G

So confident before you let them fall

[Chorus 2]

G C

Will you tell me please how to get them off their knees,

F G

Twirling 'round you fast as they can,

G C

How did you know that it worried me so,

F G

Not the ones who fall, but the ones who stand

I could never be that man.

[Solo]

G C

I still remember that time in my life

F G

When I was sinking so low.

G C

You stayed with me all through the night

F G

And sang me some songs you know.

[Chorus 3]

D A

Now as time goes on, I wonder what went wrong,

C D G

Didn't I fit into your little plan

D A

Couldn't I be the one you lay your troubles on,

C D G D/F# Em

Walk you to the edge and hold you hand,

C D G D/F# Em

Pick you like a pearl from the sand,

C D G D/F# Em

Open every doorway that I can,

C D G D/F# Em D C D G C D G C D G

I could never be that man.

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