{"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":959744,"song":"A Better Son Daughter","artist":"Rilo Kiley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11618273-a-better-son-daughter-chords-by-rilo-kiley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/959744?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":138,"content":"This is how I play this song on my acoustic guitar. I put a CAPO on the 4th fret. \r\nIt suits my voice nicely, but don't be afraid to move it around to your liking :-)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes in the morning I am petrified and can't move[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAwake but cannot open my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the weight is crushing down on my lungs, I know I can't breathe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd hope someone will save me this time[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd your mother's still calling you insane and high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSwearing it's different this time[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you tell her to give in to the demons that possess her[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd that God never blessed her insides[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen you hang up the phone and feel badly for upsetting things[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd crawl back into bed to dream of a time[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen your heart was open wide and you loved things just because[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike the sick and the dying[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd sometimes when you're on you're really fucking on[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd your friends they sing along and they love you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the lows are so extreme that the good seems fucking cheap[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it teases you for weeks in its absence[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                  \r\nBut you'll fight and you'll make it through[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll fake it if you have to[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll show up for work with a smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll be be better and you'll be smarter[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd more grown up and a better daughter[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOr son and a real good friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll be awake, you'll be alert[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll be positive though it hurts[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll laugh and embrace all your friends[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll be a real good listener[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll be honest, you'll be brave[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll be handsome, you'll be beautiful[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou'll be happy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour ship may be coming in[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou're weak but not giving in[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch] \r\nTo the cries and the wails of the valley below[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour ship may be coming in[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou're weak but not giving in[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll fight it, you'll go out fighting all of them[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] x2\r\n(Fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"This is how I play this song on my acoustic guitar. I put a CAPO on the 4th fret. \nIt suits my voice nicely, but don't be afraid to move it around to your liking :-)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG C G C G D x2","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}