You All Loved Him Once

D G A D D You all loved him once G D And not without cause G Bm He fed you through the winter Em A He led you through the fog Bm A You hid behind his body to be F# G sheltered from the mob D You all loved him once A D And not without cause D You all loved him once G D When his glory was unmatched G Bm Your signal when to celebrate Em A Was the bugle of his laugh Bm A Oh, when it came time to stand with him F# G You scattered with the rats D You all loved him once A D That time has passed D You all loved him once G D When the future was opaque G Bm His reassuring visions Em A Were the pillars of your faith Bm A Through a thousand false horizons F# G He would always fly it straight D You all loved him once A D That turned to hate D You all loved him once G D An uncommon love at that G Bm What you saw as a pedestal Em A Was his elevated path Bm A So to satisfy the Philistines F# G You stabbed him in the back D You all loved him once A D Imagine that D You all loved him once G D Yes you ate out of his hand G Bm He mirrored your confusion Em A So that you might understand Bm A Then your soul was an experiment F# G So he drew a diagram D You all loved him once A D It ended bad D You all loved him once G D And not without cause G Bm He helped carry your baggage Em A When your strength was nearly gone Bm A And the more and more was put on him F# G He tried his best to take it on D You all loved him once A D Not without cause D You all loved him once A D Now he is gone D G A D