----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BETTER DAYS - The Goo Goo Dolls ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: DDADAD (half a note higher than the tuning for "black ballon") d|---0----0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| D|---0----0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| A|---0----0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| D|---0----x----x----x-------------------------------------------------------| A|---0----5----7----9-------------------------------------------------------| D|---0----5----7----9-------------------------------------------------------| INTRO (this is a guitar arrangement for it, and sounds an octave lower than the original made in piano. John doesn't play this) : d|---0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------------| D|---0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------------| A|---5-4-0---5-4-0---5-4-0---0---------------------------------------------| D|---0-------0-------x-------7-5-4-----------------------------------------| A|---0-------5-------7-------0---------------------------------------------| D|---0-------5-------7-------0---------------------------------------------| Verse : And you ask me what I want this year And I try to make this kind and clear Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days ‘Cause I don’t need boxes wrapped in strings And designer love and empty things Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days Chorus : So take these words and sing out loud ‘Cause everyone is forgiven now ‘Cause tonight’s the night the world begins again Verse: And in some place simple where we could live And something only you can give And that’s faith and trust and peace while we’re alive And the one poor child who saved this world And there’s ten million more who probably could If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them Chorus : So take these words and sing out loud ‘Cause everyone is forgiven now ‘Cause tonight’s the night the world begins again Solo (another guitar arrangement for this part) : d|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------| A|--4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5------4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------| A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(x2)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(x2)------------------------------| d|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------| Bridge : I wish everyone was loved tonight And some might stop this endless fight Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days Chorus : So take these words and sing out loud ‘Cause everyone is forgiven now ‘Cause tonight’s the night the world begins again ‘Cause tonight’s the night the world begins again | / slide up | \ slide down | hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================