The One I Was Then

Bm
I've been on the road so long
    A
The straight-and-narrow I've been on
   Em
Is crooked as this smile that I fake
    Bm
And I need you like I need a drink
     A
Or a cigarette and some time to 
think
          Em
About the choices that you and me 
make
           G
And I feel lonely
           A
And I'm so sorry


[Verse 2]
    Bm
And I remember the morning of 
Christmas Day
      A
I was still drunk and you were so 
afraid
   Em
To end up with someone like me
    Bm
And then it all seemed to fall apart
     A
In a foreign land, ridin' in your 
car
       Em
As you sang, "I still don't know 
what love means"
              G
And man, that hurt me
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            A
Just like I hurt you


[Chorus]
    G
And I have done some thinking and 
changing
A         D
along the way
    G                              
And I wish that you could just see 
      A
who I am
D
today
  Bm                   A
I know I'm a damn good man
  G
I know you did the best you can
         A         D
With the one I was then


[Verse 3]
  Bm
I never wanted all of this
    A
But oil and water, they never mix
          Em
Until you light a match and turn it 
to a

flame
    Bm
And there won't be another time 
around
  A
I had my chance and I shot it down
       Em
Just a bird and rifle to blame
       G
Man, I hate that song
          A
I play it all night long


[Chorus]
    G                       
And I have been thinking and 
          A
changing along
    D
the way
    G                              
And I wish that you could just see 
      A
who I am
D
today
Bm                     A
I know I'm a damn good man
           G
I know you did the best you can
         A         D
With the one I was then


[Other]
         Bm                     A
And I've learned from my mistakes
         G
The next one won't be afraid
       A         D
Of the one I was then