The Better Life Chords
by Jon And Roy
The Better Life by Jon And Roy is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, G/F#, Em, D, Am and C/G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
G G/F# Em D (x2)
G G/F# Em
I'm heading for the other side
D G
Where the light is always right
G G/F# Em
Where we don't have all these heavy plights
D G
And the loving overrides
G/F# Em
And tho' I'm told this time will never come
D G
I want it anyhow
G/F# Em
I'm going towards the better life
D G G/F#
And I'm ready for it now
verse 1:
Em D G G/F#
Pent up like water in a dam
Em D G G/F#
Angry like heavy metal songs
Em D G G/F#
Messed up like all this news of guns
Em D
That like to get drawn
G G/F# Em
I'm heading for the other side
D G
Where the light is always right
G G/F# Em
Where we don't have all these heavy plights
D G
And the loving overrides
G/F# Em
And tho' I'm told this time will never come
D G
I want it anyhow
G/F# Em
I'm going towards the better life
D G G/F#
And I'm ready for it now
verse 2:
Em D G G/F#
Seeing the problems here at hand
Em D G G/F#
Caught up with useless news and posts
Em D G G/F#
Helpless and feeling like a ghost
Em D
Wearing nice clothes
Bridge
Am D
In these modern times
G Am
where we're disconnected from
D
Ourselves and this land
G Am
And we're always on the run
D G Am
Can we turn about and notice what we are?
C/G Am C/G G
Living beings in the stars
G G/F# Em
I'm heading for the other side
D G
Where the light is always right
G G/F# Em
Where we don't have all these heavy plights
D G
And the loving overrides
G/F# Em
And tho' I'm told this time will never come
D G
I want it anyhow
G/F# Em
I'm going towards the better life
D G G/F#
And I'm ready for it now
Outro
G G/F# Em D