Return to the Kim Richey chords page

Printable version of this song Transpose this song up or down:
DIDN'T I (Kim Richey)
---------------------
[No capo.]
[Each chord is one measure, except pairs of chords joined with hyphens
 (e.g., C - E, Am - C) are one measure total.]
[C* is actually C (332010), then Cmaj7 (332000), then C again.]
[F* is, I think, F - F(#4) - F; that's x33211 - x33201 - x33211. Or, it might
 be Fmaj7 - Fmaj7(#4) - Fmaj7, which is the same thing without a finger on the
 high E string.  I think it definitely sounds more like Fmaj7 in the verse.]
[G* is G (320003) followed by Gsus4 (3x0013).]

C*  C*  F*  F*    C*  C*  F*  F*
[intro]

C*                     C*
  Now the deed is done, and the smoke has cleared
F*                   G*
  From the ashes some glimmer of the truth appears
C*                       C*
  And it's a bitter pill, a little hard to take
F*                         G*
  I'd be the first to claim my share of mistakes

C - E/B               Am      -      C        F             G*
 But the way things stood, I did the best I could, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
C - E/B          Am  -    C           F*        G*
 Try to make amends, to be a friend, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I

And now the window's closed, opportunity's fled
All that's left to do now is look back and shake our heads
And it breaks my heart, and it makes me mad
And I'll never know how so good went so bad

But the way things stood, I did the best I could, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
Try to make amends, to be a friend
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I

C            G
  And maybe time's the only way to find
C     -    E           F
  Some way back from this

C*  C*  F*  F*     C*  C*  F*  G*
[instrumental, with humming and such]

But the way things stood, I did the best I could, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
Try to make amends, to be a friend, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I

C*  C*  F*  F*     C*  C*  F*  C.
[outro]



- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/

Return to the Kim Richey chords page