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Only A Wave (Better Days)
Capo 1
[Chords]
    Am002210
     G320033
     Fx33211
     C032010
  Csus033010
[Intro]
Am G C Csus C Csus
Am G C Csus C Csus
[Verse 1]
I know I'm nAmever gonna mGake the sFame mistCakeAm  G  C  
It's the Amone thing I knGow as I lFie awCakeAm  G  C  
I sAmaw you as the sGun but you're Fonly a dCay
I sAmaw you as the Gocean but you're Fonly a wCave
Mmh, Ammmh, Gmmh, Cmmh
[Verse 2]
Well, I Amasked for it Gall, you gFave it to mCeAm  G  C  
But what you gAmave was brGoken and FI couldn't sCeeAm  G  C  
EAmveryone saGid FI was blCind, but I
kAmept digging dGeeper to sFee what I'd fCind,
and I fouAmnd, Gmmh, Fmmh, Cmmh
AmMmh, Gmmh, CmmhG  
[Chorus]
I know there mCust be bFetter dGays
Right arAmound the cFornerG  
Maybe the lCife I'm mFeant to lGive's
Out in AmCalifFornia, somedCayF  C  
[Verse 3]
Now the nAmights are lGong and FI can't slCeepAm  G  C  
And I can hAmear the pGeople out thFere in the strCeetAm  G  C  
They sAmee me in the wGindow as thFey walk bCy
SeparAmated by the glGass as they're lFiving their lCives
And they sAmay, Gmmh, Fmmh, Cmmh
AmMmh, Gmmh, CmmhG  
[Chorus]
I know there mCust be bFetter dGays
Right arAmound the cFornerG  
Maybe the lCife I'm mFeant to lGive's
Out in AmCalifFornia, somedCayF, somedCayF  C  
[Verse 4]
When the mAmoon shines brGight in the skFies abCoveAm  G  C  
We're just kAmids and pGoets loFoking for lCoveAm  G  C  
And nAmone of us'll knGow till the Fend is nCear
If we gAmot what we wGanted when the clFouds have clCeared
Mmh, mmh, Ammmh, Gmmh, Fmmh, Cmmh
AmMmh, Gmmh, CmmhG  
[Chorus]
I know there mCust be bFetter dGays
Right arAmound the cFornerG  
Maybe the lCife I'm mFeant to lGive's
Out in AmCalifFornia, somedCayF, somedCayF  
somedCayF  C  
[Outro]
   AmMmh, Gmmh, Fmmh, Cmmh
Am G C

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Only A Wave - Better Days

by Joshua Radin

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus

Only A Wave (Better Days)

Capo 1

[Chords]

002210

320033

x33211

032010

Csus

033010

[Intro]

Am G C Csus C Csus

[Verse 1]

Am G F C Am G C

I know I'm never gonna make the same mistake

Am G F C Am G C

It's the one thing I know as I lie awake

Am G F C

I saw you as the sun but you're only a day

Am G F C

I saw you as the ocean but you're only a wave

Am G C

Mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh

[Verse 2]

Am G F C Am G C

Well, I asked for it all, you gave it to me

Am G F C Am G C

But what you gave was broken and I couldn't see

Am G F C

Everyone said I was blind, but I

Am G F C

kept digging deeper to see what I'd find,

Am G F C

and I found, mmh, mmh, mmh

Am G C G

Mmh, mmh, mmh

[Chorus]

C F G

I know there must be better days

Am F G

Right around the corner

C F G

Maybe the life I'm meant to live's

Am F C F C

Out in California, someday

[Verse 3]

Am G F C Am G C

Now the nights are long and I can't sleep

Am G F C Am G C

And I can hear the people out there in the street

Am G F C

They see me in the window as they walk by

Am G F C

Separated by the glass as they're living their lives

Am G F C

And they say, mmh, mmh, mmh

Am G C G

Mmh, mmh, mmh

[Chorus]

C F G

I know there must be better days

Am F G

Right around the corner

C F G

Maybe the life I'm meant to live's

Am F C F C F C

Out in California, someday, someday

[Verse 4]

Am G F C Am G C

When the moon shines bright in the skies above

Am G F C Am G C

We're just kids and poets looking for love

Am G F C

And none of us'll know till the end is near

Am G F C

If we got what we wanted when the clouds have cleared

Am G F C

Mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh

Am G C G

Mmh, mmh, mmh

[Chorus]

C F G

I know there must be better days

Am F G

Right around the corner

C F G

Maybe the life I'm meant to live's

Am F C F C F

Out in California, someday, someday

C F C

someday

[Outro]

Am G F C

Mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh

Am G C

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