The Greatest Man I Never Knew

C Am C The greatest man I never knew Am C Lived just down the hall Am C And everyday we said hello F C F But never touched at all C F He was in his paper Am C I was in my room Am F G C How was I to know he thought I hung the moon C Am C The greatest man I never knew Am Came home late every night Am C He never had too much to say F C F Too much was on his mind C I never really knew him F Am C Oh and now it seems so sad Am F G C Em 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 Am G Blowing across my life C Am C The greatest words I never heard Am C I guess I'll never hear Am C The man I thought would never die F C F S'been dead almost a year C He was good in business F C Am C But there was business left to do Am He never said he loved me F G C Guess he thought I knew