Chris De Burgh

Greater Love

Chris De Burgh


Tom: Am

Intro:
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Here he lies before me,
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My friend for many years,
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He saved me from the water,
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Now I'm drowning in my tears,
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Grief is but a poor word for everything I feel,
           Dm Em  F      G
There can be no greater love,

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He was there to guide me through the follies of my age,
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Always there beside me, everything forgave,
 Am           E        F             C
Held me as a father, showing me the way,
           Dm Em  F      G
There can be no greater love,

 Em                              F
No fear did he have before the storm,
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The fate of others was his only thought,
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And though it was the way to certain darkness,
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To save my life he gave his own,

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For my life he gave his own,
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And these words are writ in stone, where he lies,

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"Greater love hath no man than this,
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That a man lay down his life for his friend,"

   A      D                      F#m Bm
"Greater love hath no man than this,
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That a man lay down his life for his friend,"

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"Greater love hath no man than this,
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That a man lay down his life for his friend."