Biography:
Damien Rice (born December 7, 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, to George and Maureen Rice and was raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. In March 1999 Damien moved to Tuscany, then travelled around Europe, busking the streets. He arrived back in Dublin a year later, with a clear head and full of ideas. Damien started playing and recording music with his first band, Juniper. After a few years he decided creatively it was not for him so he left the band (Newly named Bell X1) to start a solo career.
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Other songs:
- 9 Crimes
- Accidental Babies
- Amie
- Animals Were Gone
- Back To Beginning
- Cannonball
- Cheers Darlin
- Cheers Darlin'
- Coconut Skins
- Creep
- Delicate
- Elephant
- I Don't Want To Change You
- I Remember
- It Takes A Lot To Know A Man
- Lonelily
- Lonely Soldier
- On Children
- Professor La Fille Danse
- Rat Within The Grain
- Rootless Tree
- Silent Night
- Sleep Don't Weep
- The Blower's Daughter
- The Greatest Bastard
- The Rat Within The Grain
- Volcano
- The Blower’s Daughter
- Baby Sister
- Back To Her Man
- Beast And Beauty
- Bottom Shelf
- Camarillas
- Childish
- Cold Water
- Colour Me In
- Cross
- Desafinado
- Dogs
- Eskimo
- Face
- Fool If You Leave Me Now
- Front Door
- Grey Room
- Hypnosis
- I Dont Want To Change You
- Illusions
- Insane
- Is That It My Friend
- It Didnt Take You Long
- Long Long Way
- Look At Me
- Making Noise
- My Favourite Faded Fantasy
- No One Need Know
- Older Chests
- One
- Orchard
- Que Sera
- Rule No 2 Y
- Sand
- Sex Change
- Sleep Dont Weep
- Slow
- Steal A Mule
- Stoic
- The Blowers Daughter
- The Blowers Daughter Creep
- The Box
- The Connoisseur Of Great Excuse
- The Professor
- The Truth Is Not Enough
- Then Go
- Toffee Pop
- Trusty And True
- Under The Tongue
- Unplayed Piano
- Volcanoes
- Wake Up
- What If Im Wrong
- What The Night Is For
- When Doves Cry
- Wild And Free
- Woman Like A Man
- Wooden Horse
- You Shouldnt Be Here
- Your Ghost
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A simplified version with basic chords.
Written to match the style of how he plays it nowadays.
Chorded by Maestermind.
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D 000232
D/F# 200232
G 300232
A 000232
[Intro]
D D/F# G A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3------|
G|----2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|--0-----0-----0----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0----|
E|------------------2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3--------------------|
D D/F# G A
e|------------0---------------2---------------0----------------------|
B|------3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3-----3-2~3--|
G|----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2--------|
D|--0-----0-----0----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----0----------|
E|------------------2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3--------------------|
[Note: you are able to play all ( D - D/F# - G - A ) - parts of the song as shown above]
D D/F#
I made you laugh, I made you cry
G
I made you open up your eyes
A
Didn't I?
D D/F#
I helped you open out your wings,
G
your legs, and many other things
A
Didn't I?
Em F#m
Am I the greatest bastard that you know?
G
The only one who let you go?
A
The one you hurt so much you cannot bear?
D D/F#
Well we were good, when we were good
G A
When we were not misunderstood
D D/F#
You helped me love, you helped me live
G
You helped me learn how to forgive
A
Didn't you?
D D/F#
I wish that I could say the same
G
But when you left, you left the blame
A
Didn't you?
Em F#m
Am I the greatest bastard that you met?
G
The only one you can't forget?
A
Am I the one your truth's been waiting for?
D D/F#
Or am I just dreaming once again?
G A
Some dreams are better when they end
D D/F#
Some make it, mistake it
G A
Some force and some will fake it
Bm F#m G A
I never meant to let you down
D D/F#
Some fret it, forget it
G A
Some ruin and some regret it
Bm F#m G A
I never meant to let you down
D D/F#
We learn to wag and tuck our tails
G
We learn to win and then to fail
A
Didn't we?
D D/F#
We learn that lovers love to sing
G
And that losers love to cling
A
Didn't we?
Em F#m
Am I the greatest bastard that you know?
G
When will we learn to let this go?
A
We fought so much, we've broken all the charm
D D/F#
But letting go is not the same
G A
As pushing someone else away
Bm F#m
So please don't let on
G A
You don't know me
Bm F#m
Please don't let on
G A
I'm not here
Bm F#m
Please don't let on
G A
You don't love me
Bm F#m
'Cause I know you do
G A
I know
D D/F#
That some make it, mistake it
G A
Some force and some will fake it
Bm F#m G A
I never meant to let you down
D D/F#
Some fret it, forget it
G A
Some ruin and some regret it
Bm F#m G
I never meant to let you down
A
I never meant to let you
Em F#m G
I never meant to let you down
A
I never meant
D - D/F# - G - A
Bm - F#m - G - A
End the song with D.
Then the end is just a big "la la la" with the chording as shown above.
EDITED 8/8/2018; Changed Hm to Bm, added the second part of the intro
~Maestermind
Written to match the style of how he plays it nowadays.
Chorded by Maestermind.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D 000232
D/F# 200232
G 300232
A 000232
[Intro]
D D/F# G A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3------|
G|----2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--|
D|--0-----0-----0----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0----|
E|------------------2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3--------------------|
D D/F# G A
e|------------0---------------2---------------0----------------------|
B|------3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3-----3-2~3--|
G|----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2--------|
D|--0-----0-----0----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----0----------|
E|------------------2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3--------------------|
[Note: you are able to play all ( D - D/F# - G - A ) - parts of the song as shown above]
D D/F#
I made you laugh, I made you cry
G
I made you open up your eyes
A
Didn't I?
D D/F#
I helped you open out your wings,
G
your legs, and many other things
A
Didn't I?
Em F#m
Am I the greatest bastard that you know?
G
The only one who let you go?
A
The one you hurt so much you cannot bear?
D D/F#
Well we were good, when we were good
G A
When we were not misunderstood
D D/F#
You helped me love, you helped me live
G
You helped me learn how to forgive
A
Didn't you?
D D/F#
I wish that I could say the same
G
But when you left, you left the blame
A
Didn't you?
Em F#m
Am I the greatest bastard that you met?
G
The only one you can't forget?
A
Am I the one your truth's been waiting for?
D D/F#
Or am I just dreaming once again?
G A
Some dreams are better when they end
D D/F#
Some make it, mistake it
G A
Some force and some will fake it
Bm F#m G A
I never meant to let you down
D D/F#
Some fret it, forget it
G A
Some ruin and some regret it
Bm F#m G A
I never meant to let you down
D D/F#
We learn to wag and tuck our tails
G
We learn to win and then to fail
A
Didn't we?
D D/F#
We learn that lovers love to sing
G
And that losers love to cling
A
Didn't we?
Em F#m
Am I the greatest bastard that you know?
G
When will we learn to let this go?
A
We fought so much, we've broken all the charm
D D/F#
But letting go is not the same
G A
As pushing someone else away
Bm F#m
So please don't let on
G A
You don't know me
Bm F#m
Please don't let on
G A
I'm not here
Bm F#m
Please don't let on
G A
You don't love me
Bm F#m
'Cause I know you do
G A
I know
D D/F#
That some make it, mistake it
G A
Some force and some will fake it
Bm F#m G A
I never meant to let you down
D D/F#
Some fret it, forget it
G A
Some ruin and some regret it
Bm F#m G
I never meant to let you down
A
I never meant to let you
Em F#m G
I never meant to let you down
A
I never meant
D - D/F# - G - A
Bm - F#m - G - A
End the song with D.
Then the end is just a big "la la la" with the chording as shown above.
EDITED 8/8/2018; Changed Hm to Bm, added the second part of the intro
~Maestermind
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