Always Better - Bridges of Madison County Chords
Tempo:
106.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
G
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [C]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bbm] [Fm]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
You could have driven into someone [Am] else's driveway.
You [C] could have tried to find the bridge [F] another day.
I [G] could have gone off to the [Am] fair, or [G] locked the door, or [Am] washed my hair.
[C] And in a way, that would be [G] better.
[C] We [G] could have chosen to ignore [C] [Am] what we were feeling.
[E] We [G] could have prayed to make [C] the wanting [F] go [Em] [F] away.
[G] But [Am] what we did is [C] that we [G] learned [C]
is [F] always better.
[C] [F]
[C]
I could have gone with you and left behind [Am] the cornfields.
[C] I could have seen a world [F] I'd never known.
I [G] could have tied my dreams [Am] to yours and [Em] slept beside you [Am] on the moors.
And [F] who can say that might [C] be better?
I could have not [G] been where my children [Am] turned for answers.
And never [G] seen what they've become now [F] that [C] they've [F] grown.
[G] But [Am] what I did is [C] that I learned is [F] always better.
[C] It [Gm] is hard, it [Eb] is insane to [Bb] place one love [F] on the world.
But [Am] what a choice and what a [D]
gift.
[F] [G] A blessing
[C]
[Am] like this existed.
But then [C] you kissed me and you left [F] and then I [C] knew.
[F] And [Am] what is true is not [C] real love.
[F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] [Dm] [C] [F]
[Gm]
It is always [F]
better.
[C]
You are just one second spinning by in one split second.
You [Am]
[C] have [F]
[C] just one [Am]
second [C] and a million miles
[Cm] [Fm] [G]
[C] [Ab] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
to go.
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bbm] [Fm]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
You could have driven into someone [Am] else's driveway.
You [C] could have tried to find the bridge [F] another day.
I [G] could have gone off to the [Am] fair, or [G] locked the door, or [Am] washed my hair.
[C] And in a way, that would be [G] better.
[C] We [G] could have chosen to ignore [C] [Am] what we were feeling.
[E] We [G] could have prayed to make [C] the wanting [F] go [Em] [F] away.
[G] But [Am] what we did is [C] that we [G] learned [C]
is [F] always better.
[C] [F]
[C]
I could have gone with you and left behind [Am] the cornfields.
[C] I could have seen a world [F] I'd never known.
I [G] could have tied my dreams [Am] to yours and [Em] slept beside you [Am] on the moors.
And [F] who can say that might [C] be better?
I could have not [G] been where my children [Am] turned for answers.
And never [G] seen what they've become now [F] that [C] they've [F] grown.
[G] But [Am] what I did is [C] that I learned is [F] always better.
[C] It [Gm] is hard, it [Eb] is insane to [Bb] place one love [F] on the world.
But [Am] what a choice and what a [D]
gift.
[F] [G] A blessing
[C]
[Am] like this existed.
But then [C] you kissed me and you left [F] and then I [C] knew.
[F] And [Am] what is true is not [C] real love.
[F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] [Dm] [C] [F]
[Gm]
It is always [F]
better.
[C]
You are just one second spinning by in one split second.
You [Am]
[C] have [F]
[C] just one [Am]
second [C] and a million miles
[Cm] [Fm] [G]
[C] [Ab] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
to go.
Key:
C
F
Am
G
Fm
C
F
Am
[Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ You could have driven into someone [Am] else's driveway.
You [C] could have tried to find the bridge [F] another day.
I [G] could have gone off to the [Am] fair, or [G] locked the door, or [Am] washed my hair.
[C] And in a way, that would be [G] better.
_ [C] _ _ _ We [G] could have chosen to ignore [C] [Am] what we were feeling.
[E] We [G] could have prayed to make [C] the wanting [F] go [Em] _ [F] away.
[G] But [Am] what we did is [C] that we [G] learned _ _ _ [C] _
_ is [F] always _ better.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I could have gone with you and left behind [Am] the _ cornfields.
[C] I could have seen a world _ [F] I'd never known.
I [G] could have tied my dreams [Am] to yours and [Em] slept beside you [Am] on the moors.
And [F] who can say that might [C] be better?
_ _ _ _ I could have not [G] been where my children [Am] turned for answers.
And never [G] seen what they've become now [F] that [C] they've [F] grown.
[G] But [Am] what I did is [C] that I learned _ _ _ _ _ is [F] always _ better.
[C] _ _ _ _ It [Gm] is hard, it [Eb] is insane _ to [Bb] place one love _ _ [F] on the world.
But [Am] what a _ choice and what a [D] _
gift.
_ [F] _ [G] A blessing _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] like this existed.
But then [C] you kissed me and you left [F] and then I [C] knew. _ _
[F] _ _ And [Am] what is true is not [C] real _ love.
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ It is always _ _ [F] _
better.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ just one second _ _ _ _ _ spinning _ by _ _ in one split _ second.
_ You [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] have [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ just one [Am]
second _ _ [C] and a _ _ million miles _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ to go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ You could have driven into someone [Am] else's driveway.
You [C] could have tried to find the bridge [F] another day.
I [G] could have gone off to the [Am] fair, or [G] locked the door, or [Am] washed my hair.
[C] And in a way, that would be [G] better.
_ [C] _ _ _ We [G] could have chosen to ignore [C] [Am] what we were feeling.
[E] We [G] could have prayed to make [C] the wanting [F] go [Em] _ [F] away.
[G] But [Am] what we did is [C] that we [G] learned _ _ _ [C] _
_ is [F] always _ better.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I could have gone with you and left behind [Am] the _ cornfields.
[C] I could have seen a world _ [F] I'd never known.
I [G] could have tied my dreams [Am] to yours and [Em] slept beside you [Am] on the moors.
And [F] who can say that might [C] be better?
_ _ _ _ I could have not [G] been where my children [Am] turned for answers.
And never [G] seen what they've become now [F] that [C] they've [F] grown.
[G] But [Am] what I did is [C] that I learned _ _ _ _ _ is [F] always _ better.
[C] _ _ _ _ It [Gm] is hard, it [Eb] is insane _ to [Bb] place one love _ _ [F] on the world.
But [Am] what a _ choice and what a [D] _
gift.
_ [F] _ [G] A blessing _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] like this existed.
But then [C] you kissed me and you left [F] and then I [C] knew. _ _
[F] _ _ And [Am] what is true is not [C] real _ love.
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ It is always _ _ [F] _
better.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ just one second _ _ _ _ _ spinning _ by _ _ in one split _ second.
_ You [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] have [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ just one [Am]
second _ _ [C] and a _ _ million miles _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ to go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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