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Bright Star - What Could Be Better

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[Intro]
C G G7 C F G
JIMMY RAY:
CWhat could be Gbetter
Than Bbholding you Fclose to Cme like Gthis?
ALICE:
CI'll be in Gtrouble if BbI stay out Flate aCgain
JIMMY RAY:
AmTen more E7minutes Amin my E7arms
AmWon't do Dsusan---Dy GsusharmG  
ALICE:
CWhat could be Gbetter
Than Bbholding you Fclose to Cme?G  
CI can't imGagine imBbproving this Fmoment at Call
JIMMY RAY:
AmIf I E7asked you Amfor a E7kiss
ALICE:
AmHow could DsusI    Dre-Gsussist?G  
[Break]
C G G7 C F G
BOTH:
CIf Gyou Bbsaid Fthis was Cheaven
CI Gwould Bbnot disaGgree
COMPANY:
CWhat could be Gbetter
Than Bbholding you Fclose to Cme like Gthis?
ALICE:
CI dreamed of Git every Bbday
Since I Fturned sixCteen
BOTH:
Am/ELightning E7strike me Am/Eif I'm E7lying
AmYou're all D7susthat   D7I  GsusneedG  
ALICE, JIMMY RAY, and COMPANY:
CLet Gme Bbstay Fhere forCever
CI Gdon't Bbwant Fto go Ghome
COMPANY:
DWhat could be Abetter
Than Cholding you Gclose to Dme like Athis?
DWhen there is Amusic and Cdancing
And Gstars up Dabove
BOTH:
BmLightning F#/C#strike me Bm/Dif    I'm F#/C#lying
BmYou're the E7one E7I  Alove
[Outro]
Bm F#/C# Bm/D F#/E Bm/F# E Dm/F A

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Bright Star - What Could Be Better

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

Gsus

Am/E

D7sus

F#/C#

Bm/D

F#/E

Bm/F#

Dm/F

[Intro]

C G G7 C F G

JIMMY RAY:

C G

What could be better

Bb F C G

Than holding you close to me like this?

ALICE:

C G Bb F C

I'll be in trouble if I stay out late again

JIMMY RAY:

Am E7 Am E7

Ten more minutes in my arms

Am Dsus D Gsus G

Won't do an---y harm

ALICE:

C G

What could be better

Bb F C G

Than holding you close to me?

C G Bb F C

I can't imagine improving this moment at all

JIMMY RAY:

Am E7 Am E7

If I asked you for a kiss

ALICE:

Am Dsus D Gsus G

How could I re-sist?

[Break]

C G G7 C F G

BOTH:

C G Bb F C

If you said this was heaven

C G Bb G

I would not disagree

COMPANY:

C G

What could be better

Bb F C G

Than holding you close to me like this?

ALICE:

C G Bb

I dreamed of it every day

F C

Since I turned sixteen

BOTH:

Am/E E7 Am/E E7

Lightning strike me if I'm lying

Am D7sus D7 Gsus G

You're all that I need

ALICE, JIMMY RAY, and COMPANY:

C G Bb F C

Let me stay here forever

C G Bb F G

I don't want to go home

COMPANY:

D A

What could be better

C G D A

Than holding you close to me like this?

D A C

When there is music and dancing

G D

And stars up above

BOTH:

Bm F#/C# Bm/D F#/C#

Lightning strike me if I'm lying

Bm E7 E7 A

You're the one I love

[Outro]

Bm F#/C# Bm/D F#/E Bm/F# E Dm/F A

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The chords for "Bright Star - What Could Be Better" show the original chord names (including C, G, G7, F, Bb, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.