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Verse 1:
D G
I've heard it said
D G
That people come into our lives for a reason
D A
Bringing something we must learn
G
And we are led to those
F#m Bm
who help us most to grow
Bm7
If we let them
E A
And we help them in return
D G Gm Bm
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
Bb
But I know I'm who I am today
Gm C
Because I knew you...
Chorus 1:
D G
Like a comet pulled from orbit
Gm D
As it passes a sun
D G
Like a stream that meets a boulder
C A
Halfway through the wood
D Em F#m Bm
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
G D G D
But because I knew you
Em F#m G A D
I have been changed for good.
Verse 2:
G
It well may be
D
That we will never meet again
G
In this lifetime
D A
So let me say before we part
G
So much of me is made
F#m Bm
of what I learned from you
Bm7
You'll be with me
E A
Like a handprint on my heart
D G Gm Bm
And now whatever way our stories end
Bb
I know you have re-written mine
Gm C
By being my friend...
Chorus 2:
D G
Like a ship blown from its mooring
Gm D
By a wind off the sea
D G
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
C A
In a distant wood
D Em F#m Bm
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
G D
But because I knew you
G D
Because I knew you
Em F#m G A Gm
I have been changed for good.
Bridge:
C F
And just to clear the air
Gm
I ask forgiveness
C F
For the things I've done you blame me for
Am
But then, I guess we know
D G
There's blame to share
Am Bb C
And none of it seems to matter anymore
Chorus 1:
D G
Like a comet pulled from orbit
Gm D
As it passes a sun
D G
Like a stream that meets a boulder
C A
Halfway through the wood
D Em
Who can say if I've been
F#m Bm
Changed for the better?
G D
I do believe I have been
A Bm
Changed for the better
G D
And because I knew you...
G D
Because I knew you...
G D
Because I knew you...
G A D
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Last Updated: December 30, 2025