Didn't I chords by Rod Stewart

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
C majorC C majorC A minorAm FF

Verse 1:
C majorC
There are times to remember
         G+G     A minorAm  FF
And times that I wish to forget
C majorC                 G+G      A minorAm  FF
Our time together was tinged with love and regret
DmDm     G+G
Oh, my girl
  A minorAm          G+G
My sweet, sweet little girl

Chorus:
C majorC
Didn't I try to tell ya that life was for living?
  FF
Oh, didn't I?
C majorC
And wasn't I the guy who said 'stay away from that tribe'?
  FF
Oh, wasn't I?
C majorC
And didn't I try to tell you 'that's stuffs gonna kill ya'?
  FF
Oh, didn't I?
C majorC
But you thought it was cool and I was just an old fool
  FF
Oh, look at ya


Verse 2:
     C majorC                G+G       A minorAm  FF
You left home for the city with Hollywood stars in your eyes
     C majorC                       G+G    A minorAm  FF
Now your mother, God bless her, cries herself to sleep every night
DmDm    G+G   A minorAm        G+G
Oh my girl, my sweet innocent girl


Chorus:
C majorC
Didn't I search the streets for the beggars, pimps and cheats?
  FF
Oh, didn't I?
C majorC
And didn't I try to guide you to a baptism of fire?
  FF
Oh, didn't I?
C majorC
And didn't I try to warn ya 'bout that folk in California?
  FF
Oh, didn't I?
C majorC
But you said 'daddy, please don't worry, I got friends out there who love me'
  FF
Now look at ya

Bridge:
          C majorC      DmDm    C majorC
Oh baby, come back home, we can work this out
   A minorAm     G+G
There is no blame
 C majorC    FF   C majorC   DmDm       C majorC    A minorAm    FF  G+G
I wanna hold you close and stroke your hair and share your pain


Chorus:
C majorC
Didn't I do the best for you, try to make you stay in school?
FF
Didn't I?
C majorC
Once I was your hero but I went from ten to zero
  FF
Oh, didn't I? Now listen
   C majorC
For a roll on the dice you nearly paid the ultimate price
FF
Oh, didn't ya?
   C majorC                         FF
Now I stand by your bedside, watching you fight for you life


Outro:
      C majorC
Where's the innocence? (Where's the innocence?)
      FF
Where's the future? (Where is the future?)
      C majorC
Where the beauty? (Ooo)
      FF
Where's the promise? (Where is the promise?)

     C majorC
There are times to remember
         G+G      A minorAm  FF
And times that I wish to forget