Better Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][G][C][Am][C][G][C][G]
[Am][C][G][C][Am][C][G][C][G]

[Verse 1]
[Am]I
know my [C]enemy and I [G]can't forget his [C]name,[Am]
Distant memor[C]ies of a [G]man that just couldn't [C]change,
[G][Am]
[C]And though I've tried to [G]set aside,
I still carry [C]them today
[Am]When I look into the m[C]irror
I can [G]still see his [C]face,
[G]Oh Lord[Am]

[Verse 2]
Don't want to be like my [C]father,
[G]I deserved a better man,
A bigger man to [Am]help me down my road
I cried a tear for my [C]mother,
[G]She deserved a better man,
A stronger [D]man,
[F]To embrace her soul
Ruined by a [G]weaker man,
A [D]shallow man,
[F]The one who broke our home
[Am][C][G][C][Am][C][G]
[C][G]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Though I was a young boy I[C] can
[G]still remember [C]everything,
[Am]All the booze led to fights an[C]d abuse
And I [G]lived through it every [C]day[G]
[Am]And though I try,
[C]To hea[G]l inside,
My heart is just a vault for [C]pain,
[Am]I tried to snuff the[C] candle,
But I've been [G]burnt by the flame,
[C]It's too[G] lat[Am]e

[Verse 4]
Don't want to be like my [C]father,
I deserved a [G]better man,
A bigger man to [Am]help me down my road
I cried a tear for of my [C]mother,
She deserved a [G]better man,
A [F#m]stronger man,
[F]To embrace her soul
Ruined by a [G]weaker man,
A shal[F#m]low man,
The [F]one who broke our home
[G][C][Am][G][Dm]
[Am]

[Verse 5]
[G]Saw him twenty years lat[C]er in a store
buy[Am]in' a jug o[G]f wine
He said "hey there boy I'm
[Dm]living [D]nearby[Am][G]
We could catch [C]up with a joint and
share a [Am]bottle or [G]two"
I said "I'm sorry dad, don't wanna [Dm]end up being you,
[Am]no"

[Verse 6]
Don't want to be like my [C]father,
[G]no[Am]
I cried a tear for my [C]mother,
[G]She deserved a better man,
A [D]stronger [F#m]man,
[F]To embrace her soul
Ruined by a [G]weaker man,
A [F#m]shal low man,
[D]The one[F] who broke our home

[Outro 1]
[Am][C][G][Am]