I Could Never Be That Man

Intro: x2 FCFCFCDG G C I've got my reasons for holding back, F G Can't give my trust too fast G C I've pulled myself out of the wreck too many times F G To think that words can last ***Chorus********* D A You need someone to help you when you're down C D G Pick you like a pearl from the sand D A Somebody who's devoted to you C D G DEm# Right beside you when you take a stand C D F G I could never be that man. ******************* G C You have a special shrine in your room F G Pictures of lovers on the wall G C I loved to lie there and look into their eyes, F G So confident before you let them fall ***Chorus 2*** G C Will you tell me please how to get them off their knees, F G Twirling 'round you fast as they can, G C How did you know that it worried me so, F G Not the ones who fall, but the ones who stand I could never be that man. ***SOLO G C I still remember that time in my life F G When I was sinking so low. G C You stayed with me all through the night F G And sang me some songs you know. ***Chorus 3*** D A Now as time goes on, I wonder what went wrong, C D G Didn't I fit into your little plan D A Couldn't I be the one you lay your troubles on, C D G D/Em Walk you to the edge and hold you hand, C D G D/Em Pick you like a pearl from the sand, C D G DEm# Open every doorway that I can, C D G DGm# I could never be that man.