Better Days

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Bruce Springsteen 1992 *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Days_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)
Capo II
C
C
Well my soul checked out missing as I sat listening
Am
To the hours and minutes ticking away
Dm
Yeah just sitting around waiting for my life to begin
F
While it was all just slipping away
C
I'm tired of waiting for tomorrow to come
Am
Or that train to come roaring round the bend
Dm
I got a new suit of clothes a pretty red rose
F
And a woman I can call my friend
F C
These are better days baby
F
Yeah there's better days shining through
C
These are better days baby
Dm F C
Better days with a girl like you
C
Well I took a piss at fortunes sweet kiss
Am
It's like eating caviar and dirt
Dm
It's sad funny ending to find yourself pretending
F
A rich man in a poor mans shirt
C
Now my ass was dragging when from a passing gypsy wagon
Am
Your heart like a diamond shone
Dm
Tonight I'm laying in your arms carving lucky charms
F
Out of these hard luck bones
F C
These are better days baby
F
These are better days it's true
C
These are better days
D F C
There's better days shining through
C
Now a life of leisure and a pirates treasure
Am
Don't make much for tragedy
Dm
But it's a sad man my friend who's living in his own skin
F
And can't stand the company
C
Every fools got a reason for feeling sorry for himself
Am
And turning his heart to stone
Dm
Tonight this fools halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell
F
And I feel like I'm coming home
F C
These are better days baby
F
These are better days it's true
C
These are better days
D F C
There's better days shining through
F C
These are better days baby
F
Yeah there's better days shining through
C
These are better days baby
Dm F C
Better days with a girl like you
F C
These are better days baby
F
These are better days it's true
C
These are better days
D F C
There's better days shining through
F C
These are better days baby
F
These are better days it's true
C
These are better days
D F C
There's better days shining through . . .
* Alternate:
open
F G
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C D
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D E
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Am Bm
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Dm Em
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Better Days chords
Bruce Springsteen  1992  *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Days_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)
Capo II
C
* Alternate:
open
F  = G  
C  = D
D  = E
Am = Bm
Dm = Em  
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Better Days Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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