The One I Was Then chords by William Clark Green

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
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
            A
Just like I hurt you


Chorus:
    G
And I have done some thinking and changing
A         D
along the way
    G                                    A
And I wish that you could just see 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                                 A
And I have been thinking and changing along
    D
the way
    G                                    A
And I wish that you could just see 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


Outro:
         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