The Man I Was

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[Verse 1]
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A cold and early dawn
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For a man gone so wrong
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Another lonely way of wasting time
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So late into the night

[Bridge 1]
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[Verse 2]
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It wasn't long ago I was counting my days
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With anger and boredom and fear and pain
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Back then I just wanted to even the score
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The pain doesn't translate the same anymore

[Chorus]
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I'm not going back again
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I'm not the man I was back then
       C           G
I will start again
                   Bb
I will start again
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I'm not going back my friend
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I'm not the man I was back then

[Verse 3]
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I couldn't slow it down I know I got mean
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I couldn't feel a thing, they couldn't touch me
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None of those young girls could understand
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How slowly killing oneself takes
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A toll on man

[Chorus]
                         C
I'm not going back again
                                Dm
I'm not the man I was back then
       C           G
I will start again
                   Bb
I will start again
                             C
I'm not going back my friend
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I'm not the man I was back then

[Verse 4]
  Bb       C     Dm
A cold and early dawn
      Bb  C       Dm    G
For a man gone so wrong
F                 C            Dm  G
Another lonely way of wasting time
Bb     C         Dm
So late into the night

[Bridge 2]
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[Chorus]
                         C
I'm not going back again
                                Bb
I'm not the man I was back then
                         C
I'm not going back again
                                Dm
I'm not the man I was back then
       C           G
I will start again
                   Dm
I will start again
                C          G
And i'm thinking for myself
                   Bb
I will start again
                             C
I'm not going back my friend
                      Dm        C  G        Dm    F Dm
I'm not the man I was back then