{"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":344737,"song":"Better Days","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11554677-better-days-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/344737?type=chord","rating":4.90825,"votes":101,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell my soul checked out missin' as I sat listenin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nTo the hours and minutes tickin' away.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYeah, just sittin around waitin' for my life to begin[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhile it was all just slippin' away[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I'm tired of waitin' for tomorrow to come[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nFor the train to come rollin' 'round the bend[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI got a new suit of clothes and a pretty red rose[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA women I can call my friend[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese are Better Days, baby   Yeah, there's Better Days shinin' through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThese are Better Days, baby   Better Days with a girl like you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I took a piss at fortune's sweet kiss[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIt's like eatin' cavier in the dirt[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's a sad funny ending when you find yourself pretending[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo be a rich man in a poor man's shirt[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow my ass was draggin from a passin' gypsy wagon[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYour heart like a diamond shone[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTonight I'm layin' in your arms, carvin' lucky charms[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOut of these hard luck bones[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese are Better Days, baby   These are  better days it's true[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThese are Better Days, baby   Better Days are shining through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [Solo]\r\n [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne|-----------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----------7---------10-------------------------7---------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-2-4--7---7-9--9/11----9-7-9--9b(13)r9--9p7----7-7--------7-7-9-7--------7-7h9-7-------------|\r\nD|-2-5--7-9-------------------------------9p7-9------9------7-7-9-7--------7-7h9-7-------------|\r\nA|-----------------------------------------------------7-9----------7-5------------7-5---5--5--|\r\nE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------9-------------7-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNow a life of leisure, and a pirate's treasure   Don't make much for tragedy.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's a sad man, my friend, whose livin' in his own skin,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd can't stand the company.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nEvery fools got a reason to feel sorry for himself And turning his heart to stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTonight this fool's half way to heaven, and just a mile out of hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I feel like I'm comin' home![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese are Better Days, baby   Yeah, there's Better Days shinin' through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThese are Better Days, baby   Better Days with a girl like you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThese are Better Days, baby   These are  better days it's true[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThese are Better Days, baby   Better Days are shining through[/tab]\r\n\r\nFadeout\r\n\r\n\r\n| h  Hammer-on\r\n| p  Pull-off\r\n************************************","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD  D  D  D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\nFadeout\n\n\n| h  Hammer-on\n| p  Pull-off\n************************************","chords":["D","Bm","Em","G","A","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}