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A Better Way

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[Intro]
C D G D
[Verse]
GWe spent the night in a Chobo town like a Gpair of runCaways
We Glit a fire and Csang the songs we Dlearned from Dyesterday
GSettled down and Cbuilt a house with Gour own sweatin' Chands
What Ghappened next I'll Cnever know or Dnever Dunderstand
GFinished with my Cworking day and Gheaded straight for Chome
I Glooked inside the Cbedroom dooDr and yoDu were not GaloGne
[Chorus]
GWell I hope you find a bCetter way to gGet through my front dCoor
The Groads you take don't Clet you see I don't Dlove you anyDmore
And Gif you find a Cbroken heart someGwhere along the Cway
GDon't you dare Cpick it up it'll Dmend itself somGeday
[Solo]
D G C G C G C D
D G C G C G C D
G   D   Bm
[Chorus]
GWell I hope you find a bCetter way to gGet through my front dCoor
The Groads you take don't Clet you see I don't Dlove you Danymore
And Gif you find a Cbroken heart someGwhere along the Cway
GDon't you dare Cpick it up it'll Dmend Ditself somedayG  
GYou thought my life was Cover now well Ghoney you thought Cwrong
I Gfound myself someCone to love who'll Dlove me alDl night long
GAll the things you Cleft behind I Gthrew them all Caway
You Gnever cared Cenough about the Dthings I had to GsayBm  
[Chorus]
GWell I hope you find a bCetter way to gGet through my front dCoor
The Groads you take don't Clet you see I don't Dlove you anymDore
And Gif you find a Cbroken heart someGwhere along the Cway
GDon't you dare Cpick it up it'll Dmend itself somGeday
[repeat chorus]
G C D

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A Better Way

by The Mavericks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C D G D

[Verse]

G C G C

We spent the night in a hobo town like a pair of runaways

G C D D

We lit a fire and sang the songs we learned from yesterday

G C G C

Settled down and built a house with our own sweatin' hands

G C D D

What happened next I'll never know or never understand

G C G C

Finished with my working day and headed straight for home

G C D D G G

I looked inside the bedroom door and you were not alone

[Chorus]

G C G C

Well I hope you find a better way to get through my front door

G C D D

The roads you take don't let you see I don't love you anymore

G C G C

And if you find a broken heart somewhere along the way

G C D G

Don't you dare pick it up it'll mend itself someday

[Solo]

D G C G C G C D

G D Bm

[Chorus]

G C G C

Well I hope you find a better way to get through my front door

G C D D

The roads you take don't let you see I don't love you anymore

G C G C

And if you find a broken heart somewhere along the way

G C D D G

Don't you dare pick it up it'll mend itself someday

G C G C

You thought my life was over now well honey you thought wrong

G C D D

I found myself someone to love who'll love me all night long

G C G C

All the things you left behind I threw them all away

G C D G Bm

You never cared enough about the things I had to say

[Chorus]

G C G C

Well I hope you find a better way to get through my front door

G C D D

The roads you take don't let you see I don't love you anymore

G C G C

And if you find a broken heart somewhere along the way

G C D G

Don't you dare pick it up it'll mend itself someday

[repeat chorus]

G C D

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