There Must Be A Better Way Chords by Barefoot Jerry

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[C] _ _ Paycheck came [F] this evening, _ _
[Dm] _ [E] it's Friday [Am] afternoon.
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[Eb] This _ [C] bottle ought to last until at [Am] least [D] tomorrow _ [Dm] noon.
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[C] _ _ The children [F] watch and wonder _ _ [Dm] as [E] he sips his life [Am] away. _ _ _
[F] _ I'm here to ask [C] you people, _ [E] ain't [Dm] there a better?
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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ Mother is [F] a member of _ [Dm] _ [E] the local [Bm] PTA.
_ [Am] _ [C] _ [Gbm] _ Plays bridge and drinks [C] martinis with the girls on [D] Saturday.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ A little nip [F] for breakfast, _ _ [Dm] _ [E] it's mama [Am] on her [E] way.
[A] _ [Am] _ [F] _ I'm here to tell [C] you people, _ [Em] there must [G] be a better [C] way.
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[C] _ _ They rush home [F] every Sunday, _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] right after Sunday [D] school.
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[Eb] _ Just enough [C] to teach [Am] the kids about [D] the golden [Dm] age.
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[C] _ _ As they rush [F] home to the bottle, _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] you can hear [Am] the children _ [C] say,
[F] Oh Lord, Lord [C] _ _ won't you show [F] me a better?
[G] [Em] Got [F] to be a better, [G]
[Em] there must [Dm] be a [G] better [C] way.
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