{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2226759,"song":"Better Days","artist":"Dianne Reeves","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11470322-better-days-chords-by-dianne-reeves/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2226759?type=chord","rating":4.96878,"votes":22,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]   \r\n[ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]    [ch]Gm7[/ch]     [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nSilver gray hair neatly combed in place.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]   [ch]C7/E[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D/E[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nThere were four generations of love  on   her   face.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Fm7[/ch]     [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]            [ch]Dbdim7[/ch]      [ch]Cm9[/ch]\r\nShe   was so wise, no surprise passed her eyes.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Eb/F[/ch]   [ch]Ab6[/ch]\r\nShe'd seen it all.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]    [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]    [ch]Gm7[/ch]   [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\n I was a child, oh about three or four,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]      [ch]C7/E[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D/E[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nAll day I'd ask questions at night I'd  ask  more.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm7[/ch]    [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Dm7[/ch]            [ch]Dbdim7[/ch]     [ch]Cm9[/ch]\r\nBut whenever, she never, would ever,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Eb/F[/ch]   [ch]Ebdim/F[/ch]\r\nTurn me away.   No oh.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]            [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'd say   how can I be sure what is right or wrong?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]               [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]  [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd    why does what I want always take so long?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nPlease tell me where does God live[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]Db/Eb[/ch]   [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\nAnd why won't He talk to me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]\r\nI'd say, grandma what is love?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/Eb[/ch]  [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\n  Will I ever find out?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]               [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]  [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\nWhy are we so poor, what is life about?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]Db/Eb[/ch]     [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\n I     wanna know the answers before I fall off to sleep.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Db/Eb[/ch]   [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\nOooh oh.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]         [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]    [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]Gbm7[/ch] [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\n She sort of smiled as she tucked me in,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]         [ch]C7/E[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D/E[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nThen she pulled up that old rocking chair once  a - gain.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Fm7[/ch]   [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Dm7[/ch]            [ch]Dbdim7[/ch] [ch]Cm9[/ch]\r\nBut tonight she was slightly, remarkably,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]AbM7[/ch] [ch]Eb/F[/ch]  [ch]Ab6[/ch]\r\nDifferent somehow.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Gm7[/ch]     [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nSlowly she rocked, looking half asleep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]        [ch]C7/E[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]D/E[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nGrandma yawned as she streched then she star - ted   to    speak,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm7[/ch]     [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]        [ch]Dm7[/ch]            [ch]Dbdim7[/ch]   [ch]Cm9[/ch]\r\nWhat   she told me, would mould me, and holds me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Eb/F[/ch]   [ch]Ebdim7/F[/ch]\r\nTogether inside. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]                  [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nShe said all the things you ask you will know someday,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]                  [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch] [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\nBut    you have got to live   in   a patient way.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nGod    put us here by fate [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]Db/Eb[/ch]       [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\nAnd by fate that means better days.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]                [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nShe said, child we all moons in the dark of night,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]               [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]   [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\nAin't no morning gonna come 'til the time is right.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]Db/Eb[/ch]   [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\nCan't   get to better days lest you make it through the night.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Db/Eb[/ch]     [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\nYou gotta make it through the night, yes you do. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\n  You can't get to no better days,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fm11[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nUnless you make it through the night. [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\nOh, you will see those better days[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Cm7[/ch]  [ch]Fm7[/ch]        [ch]E/F#[/ch]   [ch]F#/E[/ch]    [ch]Db/Eb[/ch]   [ch]Eb/F[/ch]        [ch]Db/Eb[/ch]  [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\nBe pa - tient, be  pa  - tient, oh baby, be patient. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Gm7[/ch]  [ch]Gbm7[/ch]  [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nLater that year, at the turn of spring,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]      [ch]C7/E[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D/E[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nHeaven sent angels down and gave grandma  her  wings.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm7[/ch]       [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Dm7[/ch]          [ch]Dbdim7[/ch]  [ch]Cm9[/ch]\r\nNow she's flying, and sliding, and gliding,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Eb/F[/ch]    [ch]Ebdim7/F[/ch]\r\nIn better days.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]                   [ch]Ab/Bb[/ch]  [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd although I'm all grown up, I still get confused.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]                     [ch]Gb/Ab[/ch]  [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\n I     stumble through the dark, getting bumped and bruised,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nWhen the night gets in my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI could still hear my grandma say,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db/Eb[/ch]               [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\n     I can hear her say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db/Eb[/ch]  [ch]Eb/F[/ch]\r\n  I can hear her say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\n  You can't get to no better days,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fm11[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nUnless you make it through the night baby.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch] \r\nOh, you will see those better days,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Fm11[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nBut you gotta be patient child, do you hear me yeah, well,  well, well well well. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\n  You can't get to no better days,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fm11[/ch]                                    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nUnless you make it, you got to make it, you got to make it,  you got to make it through the night yeah.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\nOh grandma, oh grandma,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm11[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nDo you see me now lady oh oh oh...[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]\r\nShe used to sit me on her knee, she used to comb my hair. [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm11[/ch]\r\nShe used to tell me stories...(fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nBbmaj7 Ebmaj7  Abmaj7   \nBbmaj7 Ebmaj7  Eb/F\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]","chords":["Bbmaj7","Ebmaj7","Abmaj7","Eb/F","Gm7","Fm7","C7/E","D7","D/E","D/F#","Dm7","Dbdim7","Cm9","Ab6","Ebdim/F","Ab/Bb","Gb/Ab","Dbmaj7","Amaj7","B","Db/Eb","Ab/Eb","Gbm7","AbM7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Amaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,1,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,1,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}