The Greatest Man I Never Knew intro: C Am F G7 C Am F GC Am F G7 C Am F+9 C Am F G7 The greatest man I never knew C Am F Lived just down the hall C Am F G7 And everyday we said hello C Am F G But never touched at all Am Em He was in his paper F Esus4 E I was in my room F G7 C How was I to know he thought I hung the moon C Am F G7 The greatest man I never knew C Am F Came home late every night C Am F G7 He never had too much to say C Am F G Too much was on his mind Am Em I never really knew him F Esus4 E Oh and now it seems so sad F G7 C Everything he gave to us took all he had Em F Then the days turned into years C G C Em And the memories to black and white Em F He grew cold like an old winter wind C Gsus4 G7 Blowing across my life C Am F G7 The greatest words I never heard C Am F I guess I'll never hear C Am F G7 The man I thought would never die C Am F G Has been dead almost a year Am Em oH, He was good in business F Esus4 E But there was business left to do F He never said he loved me F G C Guess he thought I knew