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The Better Life

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Jon & Roy - The Better Life
Capo on 1st
[Intro]
  G    G/F#    Em   Dx2
[Chorus]:
GI'm heading G/F#for the oEmther side
Where the lDight is always rGight
GWhere we don't have aG/F#ll these hEmeavy plights
And the loDving overriGdes
And tho' I'm told this G/F#time will nEmever come
I Dwant it anyhGow
I'm going tG/F#owards the bEmetter life
And I'm reDady for it nGowG/F#  
[Verse 1]:
EmPent up like wDater in a dGamG/F#  
EmAngry like heDavy metal soGngsG/F#  
EmMessed up like aDll this news of gunGsG/F#  
EmThat like to get dDrawn
[Chorus]:
GI'm heading G/F#for the oEmther side
Where the lDight is always rGight
GWhere we don't have aG/F#ll these hEmeavy plights
And the loDving overriGdes
And tho' I'm told this G/F#time will nEmever come
I Dwant it anyhGow
I'm going tG/F#owards the bEmetter life
And I'm reDady for it nGowG/F#  
[Verse 2]:
EmSeeing the pDroblems here at hGandG/F#  
EmCaught up with uDseless news and pGostsG/F#  
EmHelpless and fDeeling like a gGhostG/F#  
EmWearing nice cDlothes
[Bridge]
AmIn these moDdern times
Gwhere we're disconnecAmted from
Ourselves aDnd this land
GAnd we're always on the Amrun
Can we tDurn about and nGotice what we aAmre?
Living beings in the sC/GtarsAm  C/G  G  
[Chorus]
GI'm heading G/F#for the oEmther side
Where the lDight is always rGight
GWhere we don't have aG/F#ll these hEmeavy plights
And the loDving overriGdes
And tho' I'm told this G/F#time will nEmever come
I Dwant it anyhGow
I'm going tG/F#owards the bEmetter life
And I'm reDady for it nGowG/F#  
[Outro]
G  G/F#  Em D

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The Better Life

by Jon and Roy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

C/G

Jon & Roy - The Better Life

Capo on 1st

[Intro]

G G/F# Em D

[Chorus]:

G G/F# Em

I'm heading for the other side

D G

Where the light is always right

G G/F# Em

Where we don't have all these heavy plights

D G

And the loving overrides

G/F# Em

And tho' I'm told this time will never come

D G

I want it anyhow

G/F# Em

I'm going towards the better life

D G G/F#

And I'm ready for it now

[Verse 1]:

Em D G G/F#

Pent up like water in a dam

Em D G G/F#

Angry like heavy metal songs

Em D G G/F#

Messed up like all this news of guns

Em D

That like to get drawn

[Chorus]:

G G/F# Em

I'm heading for the other side

D G

Where the light is always right

G G/F# Em

Where we don't have all these heavy plights

D G

And the loving overrides

G/F# Em

And tho' I'm told this time will never come

D G

I want it anyhow

G/F# Em

I'm going towards the better life

D G G/F#

And I'm ready for it now

[Verse 2]:

Em D G G/F#

Seeing the problems here at hand

Em D G G/F#

Caught up with useless news and posts

Em D G G/F#

Helpless and feeling like a ghost

Em D

Wearing nice clothes

[Bridge]

Am D

In these modern times

G Am

where we're disconnected from

Ourselves and this land

G Am

And we're always on the run

D G Am

Can we turn about and notice what we are?

C/G Am C/G G

Living beings in the stars

[Chorus]

G G/F# Em

I'm heading for the other side

D G

Where the light is always right

G G/F# Em

Where we don't have all these heavy plights

D G

And the loving overrides

G/F# Em

And tho' I'm told this time will never come

D G

I want it anyhow

G/F# Em

I'm going towards the better life

D G G/F#

And I'm ready for it now

[Outro]

G G/F# Em D

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