From A Better Place Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Since [Em]Ju
ly 81, you were always on the run
You [D]said, only a fool [Dm]hits
the [D]same town [A]twice
[Em]Pretty good with jokes,
but that was all a hoax
You [D]said, ain't no money in being [A]nice
[G]I was alw[Em]ays two drinks behind
Way out of my mind
You stood [D]right there at the
edge and you never [A]fell
[Em]You said a lightweight like me
Don't need no sympathy
[D]And that suited me [A]well
[Em]Hey, you [D]better check
[A]your mail[G][Em]
[D]Uncheck the county [Em]jail[A][D]
[Em]You can [D]always find [A]my trace[G][Em]
From a [D]better [A]place[Em][D][Em][Am][A]
[Am]Well[Em], I bought all that outlaw stuff,
but I never could keep up
[D]You said [Dm]there ain't no harm [A]in tryin'
I always [Em]ended up a fool when
you were actin' cool
You said [D]it was better
[Dm]than slowly dy[D]in'[A]
Well, [Em]I never understood why
it made you feel so good
[D]Just to have me [A]around
Seems I [Em]always took the fall
You weren't, weren't around at all
[D]You were already in [Dm]the [D]next town[A]
[Em]Hey, you bette[D]r check your mail[A][Em]
Or check the county [A]jail[Em]
You can always find [A]my trace[Em][G][Em]
From a [D]better [G]place[A][C][Em]
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I heard you got a wife
Some kids
And your life
[Dm]You got a mortgage and a l[D]oan
[A]And now [Em]you preach against success
And all that wretched mess
That held [Dm]you so far down [D]be f[A]ore
[E]I know it m[Em]akes a lovely story
But surviv[E]ors [Em]bore me
[Dm]It's like the whole [D]thing was [Em]just [A]a lie
[Em]I'm gonna take these matches
And burn your house to ashes
[D]And [Am]lift your [Dm]le gend to[D] t[A]he sky[Em]
[G]Hey, [Em]you better check your mail[A][G]
[Em]Or check[D] the county jail[A][Em]
You can always buy my [A]trees[G]
[Em]From a bette[D]r plac[A]e
[Em]Hey, you [D]better check your [A]mail[G][Em]
Or [D]check the county [Em]jail[A][Em]
You can [D]always buy my [A]trees[G]
[Em]From a bette[D]r place

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
My [Em]mum, my mum

[Outro 1]
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