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One Better Day

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One Beter Day
Madness
Sax intro
Em
[Verse 1]
EmArlington house, address: no fixed abode
An Cold man in a three-piece suit Emsits in the road
AmHe stares across the Fwater, he Amsees right through the Flock
But  Amon and up like Foutstretched hands
AmHis mumbled words, his Ffumbled words, mock
Sax
Em
[Verse 2]
EmFurther down, a photo booth, a million plastic bags
CAnd an old woman filling out a  Emmillion baggage tags
But Amwhen she gets thrown Fout,      Amthree bags at a Ftime
She Amspies the old chap Fin the road to Amshare her bags with
FShe has bags of time
[Middle]
SuAm9rrounded     by his Bmpast, Am9on a short white Bmline
Am9He sits while cars  pass Bmeither side, Am9takes  his  Bmtime
DmTrying to Amremember Dmone  better Amday
DmA while aFgo   when people Gstopped to hear him say
CWalking  round you Fsometimes Chear the Fsunshine
CBeating down in Ftime with the Crhythm of your Fshoes
Sax I
Em
[Verse]
EmNow she has walked enough through rainy town
CShe rests her bag against his Emand sits down
She's Dmtrying to Amremember Dmone better Amday
DmA  while aFgo when people Gstopped to hear her say
[Chorus]
CWalking   round you Fsometimes Chear the Fsunshine
CBeating down in tFime with the Crhythm of your Fshoes
CWalking  round you Fsometimes Chear the Fsunshine
CBeating down in Ftime with the Crhythm of your Fshoes
EbThe   feeling of Farriving Ebwhen you've nothing Gleft to lose
[Chorus]
CWalking   round you Fsometimes Chear the Fsunshine
CBeating down in Ftime with the Crhythm of your Fshoes
CWalking  round you Fsometimes Chear the Fsunshine
CBeating down in Ftime with the Crhythm of your Fshoes
EbThe  feeling of Farriving Ebwhen you've nothing Gleft to lose

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One Better Day

by Madness

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Am9

One Beter Day

Madness

Sax intro

[Verse 1]

Arlington house, address: no fixed abode

C Em

An old man in a three-piece suit sits in the road

Am F Am F

He stares across the water, he sees right through the lock

Am F

But on and up like outstretched hands

Am F

His mumbled words, his fumbled words, mock

Sax

[Verse 2]

Further down, a photo booth, a million plastic bags

C Em

And an old woman filling out a million baggage tags

Am F Am F

But when she gets thrown out, three bags at a time

Am F Am

She spies the old chap in the road to share her bags with

She has bags of time

[Middle]

Am9 Bm Am9 Bm

Surrounded by his past, on a short white line

Am9 Bm Am9 Bm

He sits while cars pass either side, takes his time

Dm Am Dm Am

Trying to remember one better day

Dm F G

A while ago when people stopped to hear him say

C F C F

Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine

C F C F

Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes

Sax I

[Verse]

Now she has walked enough through rainy town

C Em

She rests her bag against his and sits down

Dm Am Dm Am

She's trying to remember one better day

Dm F G

A while ago when people stopped to hear her say

[Chorus]

C F C F

Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine

C F C F

Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes

C F C F

Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine

C F C F

Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes

Eb F Eb G

The feeling of arriving when you've nothing left to lose

[Chorus]

C F C F

Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine

C F C F

Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes

C F C F

Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine

C F C F

Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes

Eb F Eb G

The feeling of arriving when you've nothing left to lose

About One Better Day Chords by Madness

Learn how to play One Better Day by Madness with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “One Better Day chords”, “One Better Day guitar chords”, or “Madness One Better Day chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy One Better Day chords and for experienced players who want accurate One Better Day lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, C, Am, F, Am9, Bm.

FAQ — One Better Day by Madness

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What key is "One Better Day" in?

The chords for "One Better Day" show the original chord names (including Em, C, Am, F, Am9, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.