Em Am C Am
Em Am C Am

[Verse 1]

      Em                        Am
I was there when you needed me most
       C                        Am
I was there when you wanted me least
           Em                        Am                 C  Am
I was your father, your son and your Holy Ghost and priest
             Em               Am
Through your failures and success
              C            Am
Through your losses and gains
Em                Am               C  Am
 I didn’t see much happiness or pain


[Chorus]

F           Em          Dm  Dm
 I couldn’t save your soul
  F              Em         Dm  Dm
I couldn’t even take you home
F           Em           Dm  Dm
 I couldn’t fill that hole
F      F  F  F
Alone

Em Am C Am
Em Am C Am


[Verse 2]

Em                  Am
  I saw you at your best
C                    Am
  I knew you at your worst
Em                   Am                    C    Am
  I couldn’t tell if you were blessed or cursed
          Em          Am
There’s a thin grey line
            C               Am
Between the black and the white
Em               Am             C   Am
 It’s evidently hard to find at night


[Chorus]


F          Em          Dm  Dm
 I couldn’t save your soul
  F              Em         Dm  Dm
I couldn’t even take you home
F          Em          Dm  Dm
 I couldn’t play that role
F      F  F  F
Alone


[Bridge]

G           G
  Now it’s too
G         G      F                     Em      Em
  Too late for words that should have been said
 Em
Long ago

Am C Am Em
Am C Am  (beat skip)


[Verse 3]

      Em                        Am
I was there when you needed me most
       C                        Am
I was there when you wanted me least
           Em                        Am                 C  Am
I was your father, your son and your Holy Ghost and priest


[Chorus]

F           Em          Dm  Dm
 I couldn’t save your soul
  F              Em         Dm  Dm
I couldn’t even take you home
F           Em           Dm  Dm
 I couldn’t fill that hole
F      F  F  F
Alone


[Outro]

F F F F
F F F F
F F F F