Subject: Springsteen - Better Days

F#-minor A CHORUS 1: These are Better Days, baby A E Yeah, there's Better Days shinin' through E A These are Better Days, baby A E Better Days with a girl like you f#-minor A E Well I took a piss at fortune's sweet kiss E It's like eatin' cavier in the dirt E c#-minor It's a sad funny ending when you find yourself pretending f#-minor To be a rich man in a poor man's shirt f#-minor A Now my ass was draggin from a passin' gypsy wagon E Your heart like a diamond shown E c#-minor Tryin' to lay it in your arms, count the lucky charms f#-minor Get out of these hard luck bones CHORUS 2 These are Better Days, baby A E Yeah, there's Better Days shinin' through E A These are Better Days, baby A E Better Days are shining through A B E <Instrumental bridge>: A c#-minor F#-minor A E Now a life of leisure, and a pirate's treasure E Don't make much for tragedy. E c#-minor It's a sad man, my friend, whose livin' in his own skin, f#-minor And can't stand the company. f#-minor A Every fools got a reason to feel sorry for himself E And turning his heart to stone E c#-minor Drag this fool half way to heaven, just a mile on to hell f#-minor And I feel like I'm comin' home! F#-minor A CHORUS 1 CHORUS 2 etc... Corrections welcome! Lyrics transcribed by: Roger Carasso carasso@inference.com Chords (and minor lyric changes) transcribed by: Suzy Shaw suzshaw@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu