Intro: DCCC/A DCC/B DCCC/A DCC/B Verse: G C There were kings and queens and could have beens Dadd9 C C/B C/A G G/G And pretenders to the throne Em I was a sweet contender then Am D Now my seeds they've all been sown G Bm I scorched the earth behind me Am D Dsus2 I could have made a better plan Cadd9 D G/G Yeah if I had been a better man Verse: C My promises were not to keep Dadd9 C C/B C/A G/G But thrown into the dirt Em There must be more I told myself Am D As I buttoned up my shirt G Bm Well I could paint myself in glory now Am D Dsus2 And be proud of who I am Cadd9 D G/G Yeah if I had been a better man Bridge: GGEm# D/F# Cadd4 Stumbling through deep suburbs of my mind G/B C/B Em7 Am AAmus4 As secrets of silence unwind Em D/F# Cadd4 I will sing you so long G/B C/B Amus2 Now only love D DsDs4 Only love makes me strong Verse: G C You charity I took as mine Dadd9 C C/B C/AG/G I claimed it as my own C I followed my ascending star C/B C/A D/F# To far away from home G Bm Well I was mesmerized by shiny things Am D Dsus2 Now in frozen time I stand Cadd9 D G/G Yeah if I had been a better man Verse: C Now I'm kneeling and I'm digging deep Dadd9 C C/B C/A G G/G Deep into the ground Em I'm searching for my soul to keep Am D Like a burried treasure found G Bm In dreams I speak in ancient tongues Am D Dsus2 Lost in wind and sand Cadd9 D G/G Yeah if only I had been a better man