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A Better Man

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The Sam Bush band plays it capo 2
Keb' Mo' plays it with no capo
This song has 3 different progressions 
Verses  C   C   D   D   C   C   D  D  
Prechorus  F   C   F   C   F   C   G  G  
Chorus  C   F   C   F   C   F   G  C  
CSittin' here in my problem
DWhat am I gonna do now?
CAm I gonna make it? 
DSomeway, somehow
FMaybe I'm not supposed to Cknow
FMaybe I'm supposed to Ccry
And if Fnobody ever knows Cthe way I feel
That will be all riGght, that will be okGay
'Cause I'm gonna maCke this world a betFter place
I'm gonna keep thCat smile up on my fFace
I'm gonna teCach myself how to uFnderstand
I'm gonna maGke myself a better manC  
CClimbin' out the window
DClimbin' up the wall
CIs anybody gonna save me
DOr are they gonna let me fall?
FI don't really want to knoCw
I'll jFust hold on the best I canC  
And if I Ffall down, I'll jCust get back up
It'll bGe alright, it'll be okay
'Cause I'm gonna maCke this world a betFter place
I'm gonna keep thCat smile up on my fFace
I'm gonna teCach myself how to uFnderstand
I'm gonna maGke myself a better manC  
FMaybe I'm not supposed to knoCw
FMaybe I'm supposed to cCry
FAnd if nobody ever knows the way CI feel
That will be all rigGht, that will be okGay
'Cause I'm gonna maCke this world a betFter place
I'm gonna keep thCat smile up on my fFace
I'm gonna teCach myself how to uFnderstand
I'm gonna maGke myself a better manC  
 Yeah I'm gonna makCe this world a bettFer place
I'm gonna keep thCat smile up on my fFace
I'm gonna teCach myself how to uFnderstand
I'm gonna maGke myself a better manC  
CGonna make myself
DBetter man
CGonna make myself
DA better man

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A Better Man

by Sam Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

The Sam Bush band plays it capo 2

Keb' Mo' plays it with no capo

This song has 3 different progressions

C C D D C C D D

Verses

F C F C F C G G

Prechorus

C F C F C F G C

Chorus

Sittin' here in my problem

What am I gonna do now?

Am I gonna make it?

Someway, somehow

F C

Maybe I'm not supposed to know

F C

Maybe I'm supposed to cry

F C

And if nobody ever knows the way I feel

G G

That will be all right, that will be okay

C F

'Cause I'm gonna make this world a better place

C F

I'm gonna keep that smile up on my face

C F

I'm gonna teach myself how to understand

G C

I'm gonna make myself a better man

Climbin' out the window

Climbin' up the wall

Is anybody gonna save me

Or are they gonna let me fall?

F C

I don't really want to know

F C

I'll just hold on the best I can

F C

And if I fall down, I'll just get back up

It'll be alright, it'll be okay

C F

'Cause I'm gonna make this world a better place

C F

I'm gonna keep that smile up on my face

C F

I'm gonna teach myself how to understand

G C

I'm gonna make myself a better man

F C

Maybe I'm not supposed to know

F C

Maybe I'm supposed to cry

F C

And if nobody ever knows the way I feel

G G

That will be all right, that will be okay

C F

'Cause I'm gonna make this world a better place

C F

I'm gonna keep that smile up on my face

C F

I'm gonna teach myself how to understand

G C

I'm gonna make myself a better man

C F

Yeah I'm gonna make this world a better place

C F

I'm gonna keep that smile up on my face

C F

I'm gonna teach myself how to understand

G C

I'm gonna make myself a better man

Gonna make myself

Better man

Gonna make myself

A better man

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