The Greatest Chords by Cat Power

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_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C]
Once [Am] I wanted to [Em] be the greatest,
_ [C]
No one left, [Am] but water [Em] forced on me.
And [F] then, in [Dm] the rush of the flood,
The [G] stars of mine shined deep to the belt me [C] down.
[Am] It was a big, tight armor,
[Em] _ _
There's no [C] trace [Am] of grace just in [Em] your honor. _
Lower me [C] down, [Am] the corporate sun,
[Em] They can watch, space in your sound for the [F] lay.
And [Dm] the dreads of my bed, I've been [G] sleeping, _
Lower [F] me down, head in [Dm] the end,
Secure [G] the ground _ for the later [C] parade.
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] Once I [Am] wanted to [Em] be the greatest,
_ [C] To feel [Am] so sad, [Em] little ride, _
_ [C] With [Am] rhymes that could explain [Em] any feeling.
Lower [F] me down, [Dm] head in the end,
[G] Secure the ground _ _ [F] for the later parade.
[Dm] And the dreads of my [G] bed, I've been sleeping,
Lower me down, head in the [C] end,
Secure the ground for the later parade.
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] Once [Am] I wanted to [Em] be the greatest,
_ [C] No one [Am] left, but water [Em] forced on me.
[F] And then, in [Dm] the rush of the [G] flood,
The stars of mine shined deep to [F] the belt me down.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _