Tono: G
Introducción: G
G
This is the story of a man
B
Who took for granted everything he had
Em
And how he let it all just slip away
C
Never to return again
G
Now twenty years have come and gone
Em
And still he wonders what he did so wrong
C
And how that he can win back her heart
D
And finally step outside of the dark
G
He buys fresh roses every day
G/F# Em
Her favorite flower so she used to say
C
And now the memories all that he has left
D
And I'm afraid he'll drink himself to death
G
This is the story of a man
B
Who took for granted everything he had
Em
And how he let it all just slip away
C
Never to return again
(Solo)
G
It's clear she's moved on long ago
Em
But he still clings on to a distant hope
C
That she'll come and make a happy home
D
For now it's him and the bottle all alone
G
Sometimes you'll see him in the yard
G/F# Em
A wounded man with a desperate heart
C
He keeps the hedges trimmed nice and neat
D
To keep them the way that the used to be
G
This is the story of a man
B
Who took for granted everything he had
Em
And how he let it all just slip away
C
Never to return again
(Solo)
G
A single dress hangs on its own
Em
The scent of perfume all he has to hold
C
A wasted life waiting on a dream
D
Hoping for things the way they used to be
G
This is the story of a man
B
Who took for granted everything he had
Em
And how he let it all just slip away
C
Never to return again
G