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I’m A Troubled Man – Jimmy Nail
[Intro]
G  D  G D
BmAwwww AwwwwwC#mwwwBm  
[Verse]
DGirl, I Asing this sGong for yDouEm  
For the misDeries I've F#put you thrBmough
For the Cmoods I caGn't explain
For the suDnny days I've spF#oiled with Bmrain
CPlease forgive me    Gif you can
[Chorus]
Girl, you kDnow that I'm a F#troubled BmmanD  
GirlG, you kDnow that I'm a tAroubled mDan
[Instrumental Break]
G    D    C#m    D
[Verse]
DChild, I Asing this Gverse for DyouEm  
For Dthe duties I have fF#ailed to Bmdo
For the tCimes I Gwasn't there
Times like brDoken toys, beF#yond reBmpair
CPlease forgive me    Gif you can
[Chorus]
GChild, your dDaddy was a F#troubled mBmanD  
ChiGld, your dDaddy is a   Atroubled Dman
[Instrumental Break]
C   G   C   A   C   Bm   Em G A   C   G  Em D Em F G
[Verse]
GGod in HDeaven, hCear my pGlightA  
On my dBmarkness shed eEmternal light
FI am weak   Emand you are sCtrong
I can’t Gcount the times when   EmI’ve done wFrong
PFlease forgive me   Cif you cGan
[Chorus]
GLord you know that I’m a    Bmtroubled EmmanBm  C  
CLord you kGnow that I’m   Da troubled mGan
[Instrumental Break]
C G C A Em
[Outro]
CLord you Gknow that I’m   Bma troubled mDan

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Im A Troubled Man

by Jimmy Nail

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I’m A Troubled Man – Jimmy Nail

[Intro]

G D G D

Bm C#m Bm

Awwww Awwwwwwww

[Verse]

D A G D Em

Girl, I sing this song for you

D F# Bm

For the miseries I've put you through

C G

For the moods I can't explain

D F# Bm

For the sunny days I've spoiled with rain

C G

Please forgive me if you can

[Chorus]

D F# Bm D

Girl, you know that I'm a troubled man

G D A D

Girl, you know that I'm a troubled man

[Instrumental Break]

G D C#m D

[Verse]

D A G D Em

Child, I sing this verse for you

D F# Bm

For the duties I have failed to do

C G

For the times I wasn't there

D F# Bm

Times like broken toys, beyond repair

C G

Please forgive me if you can

[Chorus]

G D F# Bm D

Child, your daddy was a troubled man

G D A D

Child, your daddy is a troubled man

[Instrumental Break]

C G C A C Bm Em G A C G Em D Em F G

[Verse]

G D C G A

God in Heaven, hear my plight

Bm Em

On my darkness shed eternal light

F Em C

I am weak and you are strong

G Em F

I can’t count the times when I’ve done wrong

F C G

Please forgive me if you can

[Chorus]

G Bm Em Bm C

Lord you know that I’m a troubled man

C G D G

Lord you know that I’m a troubled man

[Instrumental Break]

C G C A Em

[Outro]

C G Bm D

Lord you know that I’m a troubled man

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