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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
 
A D
A D
A D
A D
 
[Verse]
 
A D A
Well, oohhhh, I'm seventeen
D A
And I live round here
D A
And it's not so bad
D A D A
And oohhhh, me sister's left
D A
So I'm just at home
D A
With me mum and dad
D A
Well he's not me dad
D A
But I call him dad
 
[Chorus]
 
D A
But oohhhh, I'm really looking forward
Gb7 Bm7 E7
To when I won't be here
A D A
When I flyyyy, fly away
D A
To a better day
D A
That's my idea
D A
That's me best idea
D A
It's a great idea
 
[Verse]
 
D A D A
And oohhhh, I have these mates
D A
And they're really great
D A
They're really prime
D A D A
And oohhhh, about once a week
D A
We all go out
D A
We have a brilliant time
D A
We get out of our heads
D A
We have a brilliant time
 
[Verse]
 
D A
I teeeell them, they're all coming with me
Gb7 B7 E7
The day I break away
A D A
Cos I feel, in my heart
D A
That will be the start
D A
Of a better day
D A
A better day
 
[Bridge]
 
Bm7 Esus4
God, these houses are so small
Dbm7 Gbm
Neighbours rowing through the wall
Bm7 Bm Db E7
Will it never change at aaaallllll?
 
[Verse]
 
A D A
Oohhhh, well I had this lad
D A
And it were really sad
D A
It were such a shame
D A D A
Cos oohhhh, he crashed his car
D A
And he looked okay
D A
But he weren't the same
D A
He looked the same
D A
But he weren't the same
 
[Chorus]
 
D A
But oohhhh, if he'd have taught me driving
Gb7 B7 E7
I'd just drive clean away
A D A
Cos oh, if I had a car
D A
I could get so far
D A
Towards a better day
D A
A better day
 
[Verse]
 
D A D A
And oohhhh, I had this job
D A
And it weren't much cop
D A
So I packed it in
D A D A
And oohhhh, me mam went mad
D A
Said, "What've you done?"
D A
I said I've packed it in
D A
I just walked out
D A
I packed it in
 
[Chorus]
 
D A
Cos oohhhh, somewhere round the corner
Gb7 B7 E7
And headed straight my way
A D A
I can seeee so clear
D A
That I won't be here
D A
I'll have a better day
D A
A better day
 
[Bridge]
 
Bm7 Esus4
No-one round me seems to mind
Dbm7 Gbm
Given up, they're like resigned
Bm7 Bm Db E7
Me, I'll leave it all behiiiiiiiiiind
 
[Verse]
 
A D A
Oh, but they say at school
D A
And like on the news
D A
It's all a con
D A D A
Cos look at me, I have these dreams
D A
And they won't come true
D A
Like they said, dream on
D A
Me mam says that:
D A
"Dream on Andrea
D A
Dream on Andrea"
 
[Chorus]
 
D A
But oohhhh, something set me thinking
Gb7 B7 E7
This thing my gran would say
A D A
"We'll win, it'll all begin
D A
When a ship comes in
D A
We'll have a better day
D A
A better day"
 
[Bridge]
 
A Gbm7 E D Dbm Bm A
How much longer can I..hold
Dsus2 A Gbm7 E D Dbm Bm A
These...dreams of mine, they're turning cold
Dsus2 A Gbm7 E D Dbm Bm A
Just a little bit longer till I see my way
Dsus2 A Gbm7 E D Dbm Bm A
And I'm running so faaaaast towards my be..tter day
 
[Chorus]
 
D A
And oohhhh, something set me thinking
Gb7 B7 E7
This thing that she would say
A D A
"We'll win, it'll all begin
D A
When a ship comes in
D A
We'll have a better day
D A
A better day"
 
[Verse]
 
A E A
Well, I'm seventeen
E A
And I live round here
E A E
And it's not so bad
A E A
And me sister's left
E A
So I'm just at home
E A
With me mum and dad
 
[Outro]
 
D A
And oohhhh, something set me thinking
Gb7 B7 E7
This thing that she would say
A D A
"We'll win, it'll all begin
E A
When a ship comes in
E A
We'll have a better day
E A
A better day"

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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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