Chris de Burgh - Greater Love

chris de burgh – greater love
from his album : moonfleet & other stories ( 2010 )
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intro :
Am C F C Dm Am Dm G Am E F C Dm Em F G

Am C
here he lies before me ,
F C
my friend for many years ,
Dm Am
he saved me from the water ,
Dm G
now i’m drowning in my tears ,
Am E F C
grief is but a poor word for everything i feel ,
Dm Em F G
there can be no greater love ,

Am C F C
he was there to guide me through the follies of my age ,
Dm Am Dm G
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 ,
Em F
the fate of others was his only thought ,
A# F
and though it was the way to certain darkness ,
Gm A Bm F#m G D E Bm Em A Bm F#m G D
to save my life he gave his own ,

Em F#m G A
for my life he gave his own ,
Em F#m G A D
and these words are writ in stone , where he lies ,

A D F#m Bm
“greater love hath no man than this ,
G Em A
that a man lay down his life for his friend , ”

A D F#m Bm
“greater love hath no man than this ,
Em A D A D F#m Bm Em A
that a man lay down his life for his friend , ”

A D F#m Bm
“greater love hath no man than this ,
G A D
that a man lay down his life for his friend . ”