Better days
1. Well, my soul
checked out missin' as I sat listenin'
Am
to the hours and
minutes tickin' away.
Dm
Yeah, just sittin around waitin' for my
life to begin,
F
while it was all
just slippin' away.
C
Well, I'm tired of waitin' for tomorrow to
come,
Am
for the train to
come rollin' 'round the bend.
Dm
I got a new suit of clothes and a pretty
red rose,
F
a women I can call
my friend.
These are better days,
baby, yeah,
F
there's better days shinin' through.
C
These are better days,
baby,
Dm G C
better days with a girl like you.
2. Well, I took a piss
at fortune's sweet kiss,
Am
it's like eatin'
cavier in the dirt.
Dm
It's a sad, funny ending when you find
yourself pretending
F
to be a rich man
in a poor man's shirt.
Now my ass was draggin from a passin' gypsy
wagon,
Am
your heart like a
diamond shown.
Dm
tryin' to lay it
in your arms, count the lucky charms,
F
get out of these
hard luck bones.
+ CHORUS
+ F - Am
- Dm - F - C
C
3. Now, a life of
leisure, and a pirate's treasure,
Am
don't make much
for tragedy.
Dm
It's a sad man, my friend, whose livin' in
his own skin,
F
and can't stand
the company.
C
Every fool's got a reason to feel sorry for
himself.
Am
and turning his
heart to stone,
Dm
drag this fool
half way to heaven, just a mile on to hell,
F
and I feel like
I'm comin' home! + CHORUS (2x)