Chords for Emerson Drive - moments

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_ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ I [E] was coming to [D] the end of a long, long walk when a man crawled out of a cardboard box
under [B] the E Street Bridge, followed [Abm] me on [E] to it.
[D] I went out halfway across with [E] that homeless [D] shadow, tagging along so [A] I dug for some change.
[E] Wouldn't need it anyway.
_ [D] He took it looking just a bit [Bm] ashamed.
_ [D] He said, you know I haven't always been this way.
[A] I've had my moments, days in the sun [D] moments.
I was second [A] to none [Bm]
moments when I knew I [A] did what [E] I thought I couldn't do.
Like that [A] plane ride coming home from the war [D] that summer.
My son was [A] born, [Bm] memories like a cold soul [A] warm, the cold wind [E] can't get through.
[D] Looking at me [E] now you might not [D] know it, but I've had my [A]
moments.
[B] I [E] stood there [D] trying to find my nerve, [E] wondered if [D] a single soul on earth [A] would care at all.
Miss me [E] when I'm gone.
That old man just [D] kept hanging around, [E] looking at me, [D] looking down.
I [A] think he recognized that [E] look in my eyes.
[D] Standing with him there I felt [Bm]
ashamed.
I [D] said, you know I haven't always been this way.
[A] I've had my moments, days in the sun [D]
moments.
I was second to none [Bm] moments when I knew I did what [A] I thought [E] I couldn't do.
[D] Like [A] the day I walked away from the wine [D] for a woman who became my wife.
And [Bm] loved that when it was right [E] could always see me through.
[D] Looking at me now you might not know it, but I've had my [A] [B] moments.
[Db] [A] I [Gbm] know somewhere [B] around a trash [E] can fire [D] tonight,
_ _ [Bm] that old man tells his story [E] one more time.
He says, [A] I've had my moments, days in the sun [D] moments.
I was second [A] to none [Bm] moments when I knew I did what [E] I thought I couldn't do.
[D] Like [A] that cool light on the East Street bridge when [D] a young man almost ended it.
I [Bm] was right there, wasn't scared a bit, and [E] I held the cold and true.
[D] Looking at me [Ab] now you might [D] not know it.
Oh, looking at [E] me now you might [D] not know it.
I've had my moments. _ _ _ _
I've had my moments.
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I've had [D] my moments. _ _ _ _
I've had my moments.
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