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A Better Man

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A Better Man by Thunder
Standard Tuning
Capo: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
|  G|  D/F#|  Em|  Em|  F|  C| C/Am  Am   G|
[Verse 1]
GOnce in a whD/F#ile, I drift in tEmime
                F                     CC/Am      Am  G  
To a place in my memory that it still hurts to find
GI was taking on the D/F#world with a see thrEmough smile
FBut dying on the Cinside all the AmwhileC  
                F                     CC/Am  Am  G  
I was dying on the inside all the while
[Verse 2]
GLike a martyr that D/F#don't want sympEmathy
                F                    CC/Am    Am  G  
I locked away my feelings and threw away the key
GIt was gonna take a D/F#miracle to pierce my Empride
FAnd you were the Ctower of strength that AmtriedC  
                            F                    CC/Am  Am  G  
When your loving washed right over me like the tide
[Chorus]
D/F#And now I believe in love, D/F#I believe in love, 
You're the Creason why I cFanC  C/A#  Am7  
G'Cos when I look at Fmyself in the Cmirror, Am7  
I see a better maGn, C9  D  
DA better C9manD  
[Bridge]
CYes it's hard finding words that can sC/A#ay how I feel aGbout youF  
CI don't care if it sounds like Fanother old clDiche
DBut I can't stand the thought Dsus2of living my life withDout you 
             F    CC/Am  Am  G  
For even a day
[Solo]
|  G|  D/F#|  Em|  Em|  F|  C| C/Am  Am   G| x2
[Chorus]
D/F#And now I believe in love, D/F#I believe in love, 
You're the Creason why I cFanC  C/A#  Am7  
G'Cos when I look at Fmyself in the Cmirror, Am7  
Oh baby Gwhen I look at Fmyself in the Cmirror
When I'm Glookin' at Fmyself in the CmirrorAm7  
I see a better maGnC9  D  

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A Better Man

by Thunder

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

C/A#

Am7

Dsus2

A Better Man by Thunder

Standard Tuning

Capo: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G D/F# Em Em F C Am G

| | | | | | | C/Am |

[Verse 1]

G D/F# Em

Once in a while, I drift in time

F C Am G

C/Am

To a place in my memory that it still hurts to find

G D/F# Em

I was taking on the world with a see through smile

F C Am C

But dying on the inside all the while

F C Am G

C/Am

I was dying on the inside all the while

[Verse 2]

G D/F# Em

Like a martyr that don't want sympathy

F C Am G

C/Am

I locked away my feelings and threw away the key

G D/F# Em

It was gonna take a miracle to pierce my pride

F C Am C

And you were the tower of strength that tried

F C Am G

C/Am

When your loving washed right over me like the tide

[Chorus]

D/F# D/F#

And now I believe in love, I believe in love,

C F C C/A# Am7

You're the reason why I can

G F C Am7

'Cos when I look at myself in the mirror,

G C9 D

I see a better man,

D C9 D

A better man

[Bridge]

C C/A# G F

Yes it's hard finding words that can say how I feel about you

C F D

I don't care if it sounds like another old cliche

D Dsus2 D

But I can't stand the thought of living my life without you

F C Am G

C/Am

For even a day

[Solo]

G D/F# Em Em F C Am G

| | | | | | | C/Am | x2

[Chorus]

D/F# D/F#

And now I believe in love, I believe in love,

C F C C/A# Am7

You're the reason why I can

G F C Am7

'Cos when I look at myself in the mirror,

G F C

Oh baby when I look at myself in the mirror

G F C Am7

When I'm lookin' at myself in the mirror

G C9 D

I see a better man

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