Chords Used:
G G/F# Em D Am D7 C C/B
e|-3-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0---|
B|-0-----0-----0-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
G|-0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0---|
D|-0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----2---|
A|-2-----2-----2-----x-----0-----x-----3-----2---|
E|-3-----2-----0-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x---|
Intro: G G/F# Em D G G/F# Em D
G Am
It's cold here in the city, It always seems that way
D7 G G/F# Em D
And I've been thinking about you almost everyday
G Am
Thinking about the good times, Thinking about the rain
D7 G G/F# Em D
Thinking about how bad it feels alone again
C D G
I'm sorry for the way things are in China
C D G
I'm sorry things ain't what they used to be
C D G G/F# Em D C C/B Am
But more than anything else, I'm sorry for myself
D7 G G/F# Em D
'Cause you're not here with me
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_denver/im_sorry_crd_ver_2.html ]
G Am
Our friends ask all about you, I say you're doing fine
D7 G G/F# Em D
And I expect to hear from you almost any time
G Am
But they all know I'm crying, I can't sleep at night
D7 G G/F# Em D
They all know I'm dying down deep inside
C D G
I'm sorry for all the lies I told you
C D G
I'm sorry for the things I didn't say
C D G G/F# Em D C C/B Am
But more than anything else, I'm sorry for myself
D7 G G/F# Em D
I can't believe you went away
Instrumental: G Am D7 G G/F# Em D
C D G
I'm sorry if I took some things for granted
C D G
I'm sorry for the chains I put on you
C D G G/F# Em D C C/B Am
But more than anything else, I'm sorry for myself
D7 G G/F# Em D
For living without you
Outro: G Am D7 G G/F# Em D
G Am D7 G G/F# Em D G