A Better Place, a Better Time Chords by Streetlight Manifesto

[Start]

[Intro]
G B C G B C G B
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C D G C G
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[Verse]
                Em               G   
So she wakes up In time to break down
           B7            Em     
She left a note upon the dresser
                   G   
And she's right on time
B7             C        D          G     C
You don't know anything ■ right or wrong ■
D G          B    Em     
■ ■ I said I know and she
C    G          B7                                      C    D           G      C D7 C    
Said so I wanna panic but I've had it so I go You don't know anything to anyone ■ ■  ■ But
                G    C                                Em                     
don't take your life ■ Cause it's all that you've got ■  You'll be better off
B                                C    
Just stopping and leaving if you don't
                G7       G       
Think they will stop And when you


[Chorus]
D       Em                    C    D G          
Wake up Everything's gonna be fine ■ I guarantee


[Inst]

[Verse]
                                   D               Em   Em C         D        G          D   
That you'll wake in a better place and in a better time ■  So you're tired of living You feel
     D         Em           C     D G D Em C G Bm Em C G Em C G Em C G             Em   C
like you might give in Well don't ■ ■ ■ ■  ■ ■ ■  ■  ■ ■ ■  ■ ■ ■  ■ It's not your time ■
G                         Em                                                              
Looking through the paper today Looking for a specific page Don't wanna find her full name
            G                 B        C                              G           B7      
Followed by days Cause when I left her alone She made it sound like a moan You're known by
C                              G         B7      C                D         G       C          
everyone for everything you've done Find flowers crave I'd rather buy you a one way Now stop Do
G             Gb7       Em                  D7    G                       C        D         
anywhere find anyone Do anything Forget and start again Look She said she won't go And that's
    G                D                     Em          C                             G   
too much to stand by You've gotta stop and draw a line Everyone here has to choose a side
           D                           Em                           C                   D     
Denied The moment of truth is haunting you Don't forget your family regardless what you choose
      G                    D                               Em                             
to do You can't decide And they're all screaming why won't you I'll start the engine but I
                D        G                                D                 Em     C D G     
can't take this ride for you I'll draw your bath and I'll load your gun But I hope ■ ■ so bad
            C         G                    C                                  G        Em      
that you'll bathe and hunt And start again about today and I was planning for tomorrow Tomorrow
    G            Bm7                  C             
and he said That day I came across is when I learned
D G C D G C G Em
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                  G          C          D             G                    C                
That life goes on without me Without me and I said If everyone has someone else Well I ain't
D                  G          C              D      G                      Em                
got nobody so I've been saved ■ Saved me and I said I think I'll pass away tonight Just seems
                        G           
I'll never get it right It's just me


[Inst]
C D Em Bm C D Em C
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D Em C Em C D
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[Chorus]
              G             D           Em                     C    G          D               
Just me and I said And when you wake up Everything is gonna be fine Guaranteed as you wake in a
             Em          C    G          D7         D        
better place In a better time So you try to live it Feel like
Em  C             G    D     Em C    G                                    C                   
You might give it Well don't ■  It's not your time That you wouldn't mind If you never find it
                G       C           
You're too over Problem Problems and


[Verse]
D               G  
He said Long as she


[Inst]
            Em                    G                   C                                 G      
Has someone near to make it clear She doesn't need to solve them Solve them and he said For his
                         C                              G          C                     
loneliness is filling me It's filling me with anger and resentment Resentment and he said
        G                   Em            G                    C                Em           
Turning into someone that I never thought I could be again And when you wake up Everything is
         C    D          Em             C              D           Em   C      D      Em     
gonna be fine Guaranteed as you wake in a better place In a better time So you try to live it
C                   D                  G D Em       C                        G               
Feel like you might give it Well don't ■ ■ It's not your time When I started forgetting about
D                Em           E7       C D        G                  D                     Em  
today and always planning for tomorrow ■ Tomorrow and he said That's the day I came across When
         
I learned


[Chorus]
C G D Em C D G Bm
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[Solo]
C G Bm Em C G Bm Em
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C G Bm Em C G C D
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[Chorus]
G B C G C
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D                 G          C7         D7            G            Gb7     Em               
That life goes on without me Without me and I said If everyone had someone else Well I ain't
    D             G         
got nobody's love to save me
C          D     G                            C                                             
To save me and I said Think of there's no way tonight Cause it seems I'll never get it right
G         B7      C    D        D7   D G     D                Em                     C    G
It's just me It's just me and I said ■ ■ And when you wake up Everything is gonna be fine ■
D                  
Guaranteed that you


[Verse]
                 G                 C    G               Em                               G 
Wake in a better place In a better time ■ So you try to live it Feel like you might give it
           D Em C        G                             D                  
Well don't ■ ■  It's not your time Even if it was so I wouldn't let you go
Em              C                                G              
You can run run run run But I would follow close Some day you'll
           D             Em                                          C          Em         
say That's it That's all But I'll be waiting there with open arms to bring your fall I know
                                                     C                               G      
that you think that you're on your own But just know that I'm here and I'll lead you home If
           D        Em        D       G  
you let me She said forget me ■ But I can


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