Intro
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Verse 1
When I die I hope to be
A better man than you thought I'd be
* Gm7/D during final repeat of verse 1
** omitted during verse 4 and both repeats of verse 1
Verse 2
It's been hard to make you see
What kind of man I'm tryin' to be
Verse 3
All I ask for you to try
To understand what it means to me
Bridge
It's not hard to understand why you
Get discouraged all the time
I keep tryin' not to worry, but I
Can't help feelin' lost in you
Love you
[Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus2 Bb7-9 <- implied by vocal harmonies]
And I need you
Verse 4
Time goes by and you'll find
That we'll achieve a love sublime
Instrumental break 1:
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[repeat verse 1]
Instrumental break 2:
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[repeat bridge]
Post-bridge:
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'Cause I love you and I want you
'Cause I got to, got to have you
'Cause I, 'cause I need you
[repeat verse 1]
Coda [repeat to fade]:
Be (the kind of man that you thought I'd)