Better Year chords by Sam Barber

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

Bm   A   B     Bm   A   B


Verse 1:
        Bm             A         B
If it's late and you hear me calling tonight
      Bm            A                  B
but I ain't right there and you're wondering why
Bm             A            B
I've made my way to the severed seas
          Bm          A
where the sun burns hot
        B                Bm   A   B
and the wind does sing

Verse 2:
Bm      A          B
Days away from where I left
        Bm            A           B
there's heaven sent eyes in a pickup bed
Bm           A           B
I'm trying harder to get on back
        Bm             A
but the tides moving in
          B                  Bm   A   B
and god’s pushing the raft


Verse 3:
Bm           A            B
C#  thousand miles have worn my feet
        Bm       A            B
and the body I hold ain't gettin sleep
Bm           A              B
your sweet touch moving closer to me
        Bm             A
well it ain't what I got
         B            Bm   A   B
but it's what I need


Chorus:
     A       Bm
Hold on my dear
        E                           B
because I'm fighting like hell to face my fears
    A                   Bm                      E
someday I'll tame the fires that brought me here
          A
And it'll burn like hell
       Bm                     E
but it might as well be the last time you're in tears
                 Bm            A    B      Bm    A    B
I'm betting on a better year


Verse 4:
Bm       A          B
I'm so far into so many things Lord
  Bm         A          B
I pray someday I'll earn my wings
Bm          A          B
I've seen hell and been through greed
         Bm             A          B             Bm   A   B
That's a part of me I hope you Do not meet


Verse 5:
Bm         A           B
Waste my breath on things I hate
        Bm        A                B
like an ongoing trap that I'll never escape
Bm               A            B
But I hope the words that I Do sing
        Bm        A            B              Bm   A   B
leave a mark on you like a wedding ring


Chorus:
     A       Bm
Hold on my dear
        E                           B
because I'm fighting like hell to face my fears
    A                   Bm                      E
someday I'll tame the fires that brought me here
          A
And it'll burn like hell
       Bm                     E
but it might as well be the last time you're in tears
                 Bm            A    B
I'm betting on a better year
                 Bm        A   B
I'm betting on a better year


Outro:
    Bm       A        B
You know I dug my grave
      Bm        A                    B
I was buried alive with my dying faith
           A                   B
Your heart beats where I lay
    Bm               A                     B     Bm   A   B
and through you it seems I've found my way
               A            B
My dear you'll see one day
Bm                 A     B
all I've done is for heaven's sake