B.B. King & Dr. John: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere Chords
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Fm
Db
Eb
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Ab] [Fm]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
Sometimes [Ab] I wonder just what I'm praying for.
I win [Db] a battle, [Dbm] but I always lose the [Gb] war.
I [Abm] just keep right [Fm] on stumbling, [Db] being this old man laying out [Eb] there.
But [Ab] I know, yes, I [Fm] know,
[Bbm] there must [Ab] be a better way.
[Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
Flying [Ab] high, some joker flips my wings, [Gb] [Ab]
just [Db] because [Ab]
[Db] he gets a kick out of doing [Dbm] those
kind of things.
[Gb] I keep falling in [Ab] space, [Fm]
just [Bbm] hanging in midair.
[Eb] But [Ab] I know, [Fm] yes, I know, there [Db] must be a better [Eb] world [Ab] somewhere.
I'm going to [Db] miss you.
[Ab]
[Dbm] Everybody I know
[Abm] only love themselves.
[Dbm] Every woman I love [Ab]
loves somebody else.
[Dbm] Every woman fights [B] to break my heart.
Every [Bb] love affair is over before it [Eb] gets a chance to start.
[Ab]
[Db]
[Dbm]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Dbm]
Everybody [Abm] I [Dbm] know
[Ab] only love themselves.
Every [Dbm] woman that I love [Ab]
loves somebody else.
Every [Dbm] woman
[Gb] got [B]
a license to break my heart.
[Bb] Every [Cm] love affair is [Bb] over [Ebm] before it gets a chance to [Eb] start.
[Abm]
[Ab]
Maybe in a year after, set it [Db] free.
[Dbm] [Gb]
[Abm] Meanwhile, [Ab] I'm stuck right [Fm] here.
[Db] Lord knows it [Eb] just ain't fair.
But I [Ab] know, [Fm]
yes, I know, [Bbm]
there [Eb] must be a better world [Ab] somewhere.
[Fm]
[Db]
[Eb] [Ab] I know, I know, I [Fm] know,
[Bb] there's still got to [Eb] be a better world [Fm] [Abm] somewhere.
[Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] Yeah, I know, you know, [Fm] they know.
[Bbm]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
Sometimes [Ab] I wonder just what I'm praying for.
I win [Db] a battle, [Dbm] but I always lose the [Gb] war.
I [Abm] just keep right [Fm] on stumbling, [Db] being this old man laying out [Eb] there.
But [Ab] I know, yes, I [Fm] know,
[Bbm] there must [Ab] be a better way.
[Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
Flying [Ab] high, some joker flips my wings, [Gb] [Ab]
just [Db] because [Ab]
[Db] he gets a kick out of doing [Dbm] those
kind of things.
[Gb] I keep falling in [Ab] space, [Fm]
just [Bbm] hanging in midair.
[Eb] But [Ab] I know, [Fm] yes, I know, there [Db] must be a better [Eb] world [Ab] somewhere.
I'm going to [Db] miss you.
[Ab]
[Dbm] Everybody I know
[Abm] only love themselves.
[Dbm] Every woman I love [Ab]
loves somebody else.
[Dbm] Every woman fights [B] to break my heart.
Every [Bb] love affair is over before it [Eb] gets a chance to start.
[Ab]
[Db]
[Dbm]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Dbm]
Everybody [Abm] I [Dbm] know
[Ab] only love themselves.
Every [Dbm] woman that I love [Ab]
loves somebody else.
Every [Dbm] woman
[Gb] got [B]
a license to break my heart.
[Bb] Every [Cm] love affair is [Bb] over [Ebm] before it gets a chance to [Eb] start.
[Abm]
[Ab]
Maybe in a year after, set it [Db] free.
[Dbm] [Gb]
[Abm] Meanwhile, [Ab] I'm stuck right [Fm] here.
[Db] Lord knows it [Eb] just ain't fair.
But I [Ab] know, [Fm]
yes, I know, [Bbm]
there [Eb] must be a better world [Ab] somewhere.
[Fm]
[Db]
[Eb] [Ab] I know, I know, I [Fm] know,
[Bb] there's still got to [Eb] be a better world [Fm] [Abm] somewhere.
[Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] Yeah, I know, you know, [Fm] they know.
[Bbm]
Key:
Ab
Fm
Db
Eb
Dbm
Ab
Fm
Db
[N] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Sometimes [Ab] I wonder _ _ just _ _ _ _ what _ I'm praying for.
_ I win [Db] a battle, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] but I _ always lose the [Gb] war.
_ _ I [Abm] just keep right [Fm] on _ _ stumbling, _ [Db] being this old man laying out [Eb] there.
_ _ But [Ab] I know, _ yes, I [Fm] know, _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ there must [Ab] be a better _ way. _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Flying [Ab] high, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ some joker flips my wings, [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _
just [Db] _ because [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] he gets a kick out of doing [Dbm] those
kind of things.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ I keep falling in _ [Ab] space, _ [Fm] _
_ _ just [Bbm] hanging in _ midair.
_ [Eb] _ But _ [Ab] I know, _ _ [Fm] yes, I know, _ _ _ there [Db] must be a better [Eb] world _ [Ab] somewhere. _ _ _
I'm going to _ [Db] miss you. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ Everybody I know _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ only love themselves. _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ Every woman I _ love _ _ [Ab] _ _
loves somebody _ else. _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ Every woman _ fights _ [B] _ _ to break my heart.
_ _ Every [Bb] love affair is over _ _ before it [Eb] gets a _ chance to start.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
Everybody [Abm] I [Dbm] know _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ only _ love themselves.
_ _ _ _ Every [Dbm] woman that I love _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
loves somebody _ else. _
_ _ _ Every [Dbm] woman _
_ [Gb] got _ _ [B] _ _
a license to break my heart. _ _
[Bb] _ Every [Cm] love affair is [Bb] over _ _ _ [Ebm] before it gets a chance to [Eb] start.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Maybe in a year after, _ _ set it [Db] free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] Meanwhile, [Ab] I'm stuck right [Fm] _ here.
_ [Db] Lord _ _ knows it [Eb] just ain't _ fair.
But I [Ab] know, _ _ _ _ [Fm]
yes, I know, _ [Bbm] _ _ _
there [Eb] must be a better world _ [Ab] somewhere.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] I know, I know, I _ [Fm] know, _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ there's still got to [Eb] be a better world [Fm] _ [Abm] somewhere. _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] Yeah, I know, you know, [Fm] they know.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Sometimes [Ab] I wonder _ _ just _ _ _ _ what _ I'm praying for.
_ I win [Db] a battle, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] but I _ always lose the [Gb] war.
_ _ I [Abm] just keep right [Fm] on _ _ stumbling, _ [Db] being this old man laying out [Eb] there.
_ _ But [Ab] I know, _ yes, I [Fm] know, _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ there must [Ab] be a better _ way. _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Flying [Ab] high, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ some joker flips my wings, [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _
just [Db] _ because [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] he gets a kick out of doing [Dbm] those
kind of things.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ I keep falling in _ [Ab] space, _ [Fm] _
_ _ just [Bbm] hanging in _ midair.
_ [Eb] _ But _ [Ab] I know, _ _ [Fm] yes, I know, _ _ _ there [Db] must be a better [Eb] world _ [Ab] somewhere. _ _ _
I'm going to _ [Db] miss you. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ Everybody I know _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ only love themselves. _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ Every woman I _ love _ _ [Ab] _ _
loves somebody _ else. _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ Every woman _ fights _ [B] _ _ to break my heart.
_ _ Every [Bb] love affair is over _ _ before it [Eb] gets a _ chance to start.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
Everybody [Abm] I [Dbm] know _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ only _ love themselves.
_ _ _ _ Every [Dbm] woman that I love _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
loves somebody _ else. _
_ _ _ Every [Dbm] woman _
_ [Gb] got _ _ [B] _ _
a license to break my heart. _ _
[Bb] _ Every [Cm] love affair is [Bb] over _ _ _ [Ebm] before it gets a chance to [Eb] start.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Maybe in a year after, _ _ set it [Db] free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] Meanwhile, [Ab] I'm stuck right [Fm] _ here.
_ [Db] Lord _ _ knows it [Eb] just ain't _ fair.
But I [Ab] know, _ _ _ _ [Fm]
yes, I know, _ [Bbm] _ _ _
there [Eb] must be a better world _ [Ab] somewhere.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] I know, I know, I _ [Fm] know, _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ there's still got to [Eb] be a better world [Fm] _ [Abm] somewhere. _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] Yeah, I know, you know, [Fm] they know.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _