[INTRO]
[Dbmaj9] [Fm7] [Ab/Eb] [Dbmaj7]
[VERSE 1]
[Dbmaj9]I could have been a better brother
[Fm7]I could have been a better son
[Ab/Eb]I'm sorry for the pain I caused you
[Dbmaj7]And all the worries that I gave you, mom
[VERSE 2]
[Dbmaj9]Every time there was a riot
[Fm7]I couldn't ever stay at home
[Ab/Eb]I had to run and join the fire
[Dbmaj7]You and dad said no, but I had to go
[PRE CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]You were still the best of mothers
[Ebadd9]And now I know the fear you felt for me
[Cm7]You told me to stay off the streets 'cause
[Fm7]You didn't like me out there selling weed
[CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]I don't regret the things I've done
[Ebadd9]They made me what I am, you see
[Cm7]I can't apologize forever
[Fm7]For everything that isn't me
[VERSE 3]
[Dbmaj9]I could have been a better brother
[Fm7]I could have been a better friend
[Ab/Eb]I hope you know how much I love you
[Dbmaj7]And if you don't, I really understand
[VERSE 4]
[Dbmaj9]I used to be so bloody selfish
[Fm7]I tried to make it to the top, you see
[Ab/Eb]The only thing I didn't get is
[Dbmaj7]You've always given me the help I need
[PRE CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]I should have been a better brother
[Ebadd9]It's easy now to see it clear
[Cm7]I'm sorry that I hurt you all and
[Fm7]I'm sorry that I caused you all so many tears
[CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]I could apologize forever
[Ebadd9]For everything I couldn't be
[Cm7]I can't apologize forever
[Fm7]For everything that isn't me
[VERSE 5]
[Dbmaj9]I could have been a better lover
[Fm7]I could have been a better man
[Ab/Eb]I'm sorry that I work so much and
[Dbmaj7]The fact that I never really have a plan
[VERSE 6]
[Dbmaj9]I'm sorry, oh, I'm so sorry
[Fm7]That it's so hard to say this word
[Ab/Eb]And even with all the things we've been through
[Dbmaj7]Sometimes I think that I will never learn
[PRE CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]I could have been a better lover
[Ebadd9]I could have been a better man
[Cm7]I'm gonna be a better father
[Fm7]Hell, I'm doing everything I can
[CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]And I will live with this forever
[Ebadd9]With everything I couldn't be
[Cm7]I can't apologize forever
[Fm7]For everything that isn't me
[OUTRO]
[Fm7]I could have been a better brother
[Ab/Eb]I could have been a better son
[Ab]I could have been a better lover
[Dbmaj9]But in the end, I'm your only one
[Dbmaj9] [Fm7] [Ab/Eb] [Dbmaj7]
[VERSE 1]
[Dbmaj9]I could have been a better brother
[Fm7]I could have been a better son
[Ab/Eb]I'm sorry for the pain I caused you
[Dbmaj7]And all the worries that I gave you, mom
[VERSE 2]
[Dbmaj9]Every time there was a riot
[Fm7]I couldn't ever stay at home
[Ab/Eb]I had to run and join the fire
[Dbmaj7]You and dad said no, but I had to go
[PRE CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]You were still the best of mothers
[Ebadd9]And now I know the fear you felt for me
[Cm7]You told me to stay off the streets 'cause
[Fm7]You didn't like me out there selling weed
[CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]I don't regret the things I've done
[Ebadd9]They made me what I am, you see
[Cm7]I can't apologize forever
[Fm7]For everything that isn't me
[VERSE 3]
[Dbmaj9]I could have been a better brother
[Fm7]I could have been a better friend
[Ab/Eb]I hope you know how much I love you
[Dbmaj7]And if you don't, I really understand
[VERSE 4]
[Dbmaj9]I used to be so bloody selfish
[Fm7]I tried to make it to the top, you see
[Ab/Eb]The only thing I didn't get is
[Dbmaj7]You've always given me the help I need
[PRE CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]I should have been a better brother
[Ebadd9]It's easy now to see it clear
[Cm7]I'm sorry that I hurt you all and
[Fm7]I'm sorry that I caused you all so many tears
[CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]I could apologize forever
[Ebadd9]For everything I couldn't be
[Cm7]I can't apologize forever
[Fm7]For everything that isn't me
[VERSE 5]
[Dbmaj9]I could have been a better lover
[Fm7]I could have been a better man
[Ab/Eb]I'm sorry that I work so much and
[Dbmaj7]The fact that I never really have a plan
[VERSE 6]
[Dbmaj9]I'm sorry, oh, I'm so sorry
[Fm7]That it's so hard to say this word
[Ab/Eb]And even with all the things we've been through
[Dbmaj7]Sometimes I think that I will never learn
[PRE CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]I could have been a better lover
[Ebadd9]I could have been a better man
[Cm7]I'm gonna be a better father
[Fm7]Hell, I'm doing everything I can
[CHORUS]
[Dbadd9]And I will live with this forever
[Ebadd9]With everything I couldn't be
[Cm7]I can't apologize forever
[Fm7]For everything that isn't me
[OUTRO]
[Fm7]I could have been a better brother
[Ab/Eb]I could have been a better son
[Ab]I could have been a better lover
[Dbmaj9]But in the end, I'm your only one
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