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A Better Way
Brian Bartholow
Words by: Jay Skipworth
Music by: Brian Bartholow
Capo: 2nd Fret
[Verse One]
GIt wasn't anything great
DWasn't remarkable at all
CWasn't the kind of memory you'd Gever write down
The drifting sideways breeze
DAnd the miles under our feet
CMade it something special, something GmoreD/F#  
Em7You were quiet, I was Cadd9loud
Em7Between the calm and the fury we Dfound
[Chorus]
GA better way to be
DRise above and move along
CSomething more than just "you & Gme"
GHard to explain
DIt’s like the colors of a song
CBut I knew,  Clike I’d never known before
[Verse Two]
GSunsets on the beach
DShadows fall upon your face
CJust a simple touch of your Ghand
Another moment lost to time
DFeel the sand drift in the waves
CA reason to let go and just be GfreeD/F#  
Em7You were there, I was Cadd9there
Em7And in those quiet little places we Dfound
[Chorus]
GA better way to be
DRise above and move along
CSomething more than just "you & me"G  
GHard to explain
DIt’s like the colors of a song
CBut I knew,  like I’d Cnever known before

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A Better Way

by Brian Bartholow

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

Cadd9

A Better Way

Brian Bartholow

Words by: Jay Skipworth

Music by: Brian Bartholow

Capo: 2nd Fret

[Verse One]

It wasn't anything great

Wasn't remarkable at all

C G

Wasn't the kind of memory you'd ever write down

The drifting sideways breeze

And the miles under our feet

C G D/F#

Made it something special, something more

Em7 Cadd9

You were quiet, I was loud

Em7 D

Between the calm and the fury we found

[Chorus]

A better way to be

Rise above and move along

C G

Something more than just "you & me"

Hard to explain

It’s like the colors of a song

C C

But I knew, like I’d never known before

[Verse Two]

Sunsets on the beach

Shadows fall upon your face

C G

Just a simple touch of your hand

Another moment lost to time

Feel the sand drift in the waves

C G D/F#

A reason to let go and just be free

Em7 Cadd9

You were there, I was there

Em7 D

And in those quiet little places we found

[Chorus]

A better way to be

Rise above and move along

C G

Something more than just "you & me"

Hard to explain

It’s like the colors of a song

C C

But I knew, like I’d never known before

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