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Based on Gimpy's Chords, just thoiught i'd change a couple and add in the rest of the words.
[Verses]
GAnd so she wakes up 
iBmn time to break down
EmShe left a note up on the dresserC  
and she's right Don time
GYou dBmon't know anythEming
Cright or wroGngBm  C  D  
GI said I knBmow
Cand she said Dso
GI wanna paniBmc
Cbut I've had it so DI go
GYou don't Bmowe anything Emto anyoneC  G  Bm  C  D  
CBut don't take yoGur life
C'cause it's all Gthat you've got
EmYou'd better off just ofBf and leaving
if yCou don't think they Dwill stop
GAnd qhen you wakBme up
              Em       C(D)
everything is gonna be fine
GI guarantee that you wakBme in a better place
Emin a better timeC  D  
GSo you're tired Bmof living
Emfeel like you might give Cin
well donG'tBm  Em  C  
               C(D)                 (double time)        G      Bm     Em   C(repeat for instrumental)
it's not your time!
GLookiBmng thrEmough Cthe paper today looking for a specific page
GDon't Bmwanna Emfind Cher full name followed by dates
GbecauBmse wheEmn i lCeft her alone she made a sound, like a moan
G"You'Bmre knoEmwn by Ceveryone for everything you've done"
Fuck buying flowers for graves
I'd rather buy you a one way non-stop
to anywhere find anyone do anything forget and start
 again, love She said she won't go
(half time - as at beginning)
It hurts too much to staGnd by you've got to stop Bmand draw a -
Emline, CEveryone here has to chDoose a -
 side tonight, the moment of truth is haunting you
Don't forget your family regardless what you choose to do
You can't decide and they're all screaming "why won't you?"
I'll start the engine but I can't take this ride for you
I'll draw your bath and I'll load your gun
But I hope so bad that you're bathe and hunt
(double time)
GAnnie's tired of forgetting aboBmut today C  
and always planning foDr
 GtomorrowBm, Tomorrow aCnd she says, D  
"The saddest day I came across was
when I learned that life goes on
 without me" Without me and she says, "If 
everyone has someone else,
then I ain't got nobody's love to 
save me" )Save me, and she says 
"I think I'll pass away tonight, cause it seems I'll never get it right,
 it's just me" (just reality)
And when you wake up
everything is gonna be fine
Guarantee that you wake in a better place
in a better time
So you're tired of living
feel like you might give in
well don't
It's not your time
Annie says she wouldn't mind
if they never find a cure for all her problems (her problems)
Proplems and she says, as long as she has someone near to make it clear
she does not need to solve them (solve them)
Solve them and she says, "oh, this loneliness is killing me,
it's filling me with anger and resentment (resentment)
Resentment and she says, "I'm turning into someone that I never thought I'd have to be again"
And when you wake up
everything is gonna be fine
Guarantee that you wake up in a better place
in a better time
So you're tired of living
you feel like you might give in
well don't
It's not your time
Annie's tired of forgetting about today
and always planning for tomorrow
Tommorow and she says, "The saddest day i came across was
when I learned that life goes on without me"
Without me and she says, "If everyone has someone else,
then I ain't got nobody's love to save me"
Save me and she says, "I think I'll pass away tonight,
'cause it seems I'll never get it right, it's just me" Annie says!
when you wake up
everything is going to be fine
I guarantee that you wake in a better place
in a better time
So you're tired of living
and feel like you might give in
well don't
It's not your time
And even if it was so
Oh I wouldn't let you go
you could run run run run but I will follow close
Someday you will say "that's it, that's all"
but I'll be waiting there with open arms to break your fall
I know that you think that you're on your own
but just know that I'm here
and I'll lead you home
if you let me
She said "forget me"
but I can't

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A Better Place A Better Time

by Streetlight Manifesto

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Based on Gimpy's Chords, just thoiught i'd change a couple and add in the rest of the words.

[Verses]

And so she wakes up

in time to break down

Em C

She left a note up on the dresser

and she's right on time

G Bm Em

You don't know anything

C G Bm C D

right or wrong

G Bm

I said I know

C D

and she said so

G Bm

I wanna panic

C D

but I've had it so I go

G Bm Em C G Bm C D

You don't owe anything to anyone

C G

But don't take your life

C G

'cause it's all that you've got

Em B

You'd better off just off and leaving

C D

if you don't think they will stop

G Bm

And qhen you wake up

Em C D

()

everything is gonna be fine

G Bm

I guarantee that you wake in a better place

Em C D

in a better time

G Bm

So you're tired of living

Em C

feel like you might give in

G Bm Em C

well don't

C D G Bm Em C

() (double time) (repeat for instrumental)

it's not your time!

G Bm Em C

Looking through the paper today looking for a specific page

G Bm Em C

Don't wanna find her full name followed by dates

G Bm Em C

because when i left her alone she made a sound, like a moan

G Bm Em C

"You're known by everyone for everything you've done"

Fuck buying flowers for graves

I'd rather buy you a one way non-stop

to anywhere find anyone do anything forget and start

again, love She said she won't go

(half time - as at beginning)

G Bm

It hurts too much to stand by you've got to stop and draw a -

Em C D

line, Everyone here has to choose a -

side tonight, the moment of truth is haunting you

Don't forget your family regardless what you choose to do

You can't decide and they're all screaming "why won't you?"

I'll start the engine but I can't take this ride for you

I'll draw your bath and I'll load your gun

But I hope so bad that you're bathe and hunt

(double time)

G Bm C

Annie's tired of forgetting about today

and always planning for

G Bm C D

tomorrow, Tomorrow and she says,

"The saddest day I came across was

when I learned that life goes on

without me" Without me and she says, "If

everyone has someone else,

then I ain't got nobody's love to

save me" )Save me, and she says

"I think I'll pass away tonight, cause it seems I'll never get it right,

it's just me" (just reality)

And when you wake up

everything is gonna be fine

Guarantee that you wake in a better place

in a better time

So you're tired of living

feel like you might give in

well don't

It's not your time

Annie says she wouldn't mind

if they never find a cure for all her problems (her problems)

Proplems and she says, as long as she has someone near to make it clear

she does not need to solve them (solve them)

Solve them and she says, "oh, this loneliness is killing me,

it's filling me with anger and resentment (resentment)

Resentment and she says, "I'm turning into someone that I never thought I'd have to be again"

And when you wake up

everything is gonna be fine

Guarantee that you wake up in a better place

in a better time

So you're tired of living

you feel like you might give in

well don't

It's not your time

Annie's tired of forgetting about today

and always planning for tomorrow

Tommorow and she says, "The saddest day i came across was

when I learned that life goes on without me"

Without me and she says, "If everyone has someone else,

then I ain't got nobody's love to save me"

Save me and she says, "I think I'll pass away tonight,

'cause it seems I'll never get it right, it's just me" Annie says!

when you wake up

everything is going to be fine

I guarantee that you wake in a better place

in a better time

So you're tired of living

and feel like you might give in

well don't

It's not your time

And even if it was so

Oh I wouldn't let you go

you could run run run run but I will follow close

Someday you will say "that's it, that's all"

but I'll be waiting there with open arms to break your fall

I know that you think that you're on your own

but just know that I'm here

and I'll lead you home

if you let me

She said "forget me"

but I can't

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