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He Wasnt There

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Year: 2008
G    F    C
NC	             		G  
He wasn't there when I needed him
FNo, hCe was never around
His rGeputation was preceding him
FAnd he waCs out on the town
It didn't Gmatter if he let me down
FI didn't caCre about the lies
Now all GI knew was that he loved me very much
FHe was mCy hero in disguise
BbI'm so pleFased I neCver gave up on him
BbOh well you wouldn't believe Fsome of the things that Che did
BbAnd everyone Fsaid you have to give him Csome timeD  
FAnd I'm glad tGhat I gave it to him cause Cnow everything's fine
NC		    G  
Now you see I never thought you’d be 
Fa constant Cperson in my life
And I Gdon't think that you would be if 
Fyou’d have stayed Cwith your ex wife
I know you wouldGn't but there is no need
FNo Cneed to apologise
Because I know Gyou'll always love me very much
FYou are my hero Cin disguise
BbI'm so pleFased I neCver gave up on him
BbOh well you wouldn't believe Fsome of the things that Che did
BbAnd everyone Fsaid you have to give him Csome timeD  
FAnd I'm glad tGhat I gave it to him cause Cnow everything's fine
NC				  G  
You might have thought you didn't teach me much
FBut you tCaught me right from wrong
And it Gwas when you didn't keep in touch
FWell it tauCght me to be strong
And jGust in case you ever thought I would
FI wouldn't change Cyou for the world
Because GI know you'll always love me very much
FI'll alwaCys be you're little girl
BbI'm so pleFased I neCver gave up on him
BbOh well you wouldn't believe Fsome of the things that Che did
BbAnd everyone Fsaid you have to give him Csome timeD  
FAnd I'm glad tGhat I gave it to him cause Cnow everything's fine

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He Wasnt There

by Lily Allen

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Year: 2008

G F C

He wasn't there when I needed him

F C

No, he was never around

His reputation was preceding him

F C

And he was out on the town

It didn't matter if he let me down

F C

I didn't care about the lies

Now all I knew was that he loved me very much

F C

He was my hero in disguise

Bb F C

I'm so pleased I never gave up on him

Bb F C

Oh well you wouldn't believe some of the things that he did

Bb F C D

And everyone said you have to give him some time

F G C

And I'm glad that I gave it to him cause now everything's fine

Now you see I never thought you’d be

F C

a constant person in my life

And I don't think that you would be if

F C

you’d have stayed with your ex wife

I know you wouldn't but there is no need

F C

No need to apologise

Because I know you'll always love me very much

F C

You are my hero in disguise

Bb F C

I'm so pleased I never gave up on him

Bb F C

Oh well you wouldn't believe some of the things that he did

Bb F C D

And everyone said you have to give him some time

F G C

And I'm glad that I gave it to him cause now everything's fine

You might have thought you didn't teach me much

F C

But you taught me right from wrong

And it was when you didn't keep in touch

F C

Well it taught me to be strong

And just in case you ever thought I would

F C

I wouldn't change you for the world

Because I know you'll always love me very much

F C

I'll always be you're little girl

Bb F C

I'm so pleased I never gave up on him

Bb F C

Oh well you wouldn't believe some of the things that he did

Bb F C D

And everyone said you have to give him some time

F G C

And I'm glad that I gave it to him cause now everything's fine

About He Wasnt There Chords by Lily Allen

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