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Dan Fogelberg - Better Change
I can Gsee you in the distance 
And you're Cheading for a Gfall 
Sinking deeper by the minute 
You're aCbout to lose it Gall 
CHORUS:
You better Emchange, before the C/Gsun G6goes Gdown 
You better Emleave, before you are the C/Glast G6in Gtown 
You better Emraise your fortresses, or C/Gtear G6them Am7down 
Tear them EmdownC/G  G6  G  
Tear them Emdown C/G  G6  G  
Well, there's an angel on your shoulders
And a Cdevil at your Gfeet 
And that door you see before you 
Could be Cpoison, tasting Gsweet 
CHORUS:
You better Emchange, before the C/Gsun G6goes Gdown 
You better Emleave, before you are the C/Glast G6in Gtown 
You better Emraise your fortresses, or C/Gtear G6them Am7down 
Tear them EmdownC/G  G6  G  
Tear them Emdown C/G  G6  G  
INTERLUDE: 
EmOoooh, Gooh ooh ooh ooh
EmOoooh, Gdum dee Cdo Gdah
EmOoooh, Gooh ooh ooh ooh
EmOoooh, Gdum dee Cdo Gdah
Dum dee Emdo, dah dah dah Ddah Dsus2  D  
I can Gsee you in the distance 
And you're Cheading for a Gfall 
Sinking deeper by the minute 
You're aCbout to lose it Gall  
CHORUS:
You better Emchange, before the C/Gsun G6goes Gdown 
You better Emleave, before you are the C/Glast G6in Gtown 
You better Emraise your fortresses, or C/Gtear G6them Am7down 
Tear them EmdownC/G  G6  G  
You gotta tear them EmdownC/G  G6  G  
Tear them Emdown C/G  G6  G  
You better tear them Emdown
C/GTear G6them Gdown

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Better Change

by Dan Fogelberg

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C/G

Am7

Dsus2

Dan Fogelberg - Better Change

I can see you in the distance

C G

And you're heading for a fall

Sinking deeper by the minute

C G

You're about to lose it all

CHORUS:

Em C/G G6 G

You better change, before the sun goes down

Em C/G G6 G

You better leave, before you are the last in town

Em C/G G6 Am7

You better raise your fortresses, or tear them down

Em C/G G6 G

Tear them down

Em C/G G6 G

Tear them down

Well, there's an angel on your shoulders

C G

And a devil at your feet

And that door you see before you

C G

Could be poison, tasting sweet

CHORUS:

Em C/G G6 G

You better change, before the sun goes down

Em C/G G6 G

You better leave, before you are the last in town

Em C/G G6 Am7

You better raise your fortresses, or tear them down

Em C/G G6 G

Tear them down

Em C/G G6 G

Tear them down

INTERLUDE:

Em G

Ooooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Em G C G

Ooooh, dum dee do dah

Em G

Ooooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Em G C G

Ooooh, dum dee do dah

Em D Dsus2 D

Dum dee do, dah dah dah dah

I can see you in the distance

C G

And you're heading for a fall

Sinking deeper by the minute

C G

You're about to lose it all

CHORUS:

Em C/G G6 G

You better change, before the sun goes down

Em C/G G6 G

You better leave, before you are the last in town

Em C/G G6 Am7

You better raise your fortresses, or tear them down

Em C/G G6 G

Tear them down

Em C/G G6 G

You gotta tear them down

Em C/G G6 G

Tear them down

You better tear them down

C/G G6 G

Tear them down

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