Chords for R.I.P.D. [Soundtrack] - 23 - The Better Man

[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Why [F] has [G] time been [F] given to [C] us?
[G] Say things we don't understand. _
[C] _ [F] Words like [G] daggers [F] stab our heart.
[C]
[G] Boys, gotta be [E] the better man. _ _
[G] _ Evil, they can [C] break your heart.
Boys, [F] like [C] the ragged [G] coyote [D] can.
[G] _ _
[C] _ [F] Guns and [C] songs they [F] cannot save.
Us, [G] _ gotta be the [C] better man. _
A man [Am] can [Gm] earn his [F] share of [C] peace.
Halt, [G] or sleep out on the burning sand. _
[C] Stand [Dm] and rise [F] above the [C] rest of us.
[G] And leave [E] behind the dragged down man. _ _
[G] Gotta let it [C] roll right off you.
[F] Let [C] it [F] fall [G] into the [D] [G] dust. _
[C] Grace [F] is raining down upon [C] us.
[G] Gotta [E] be the better man. _
[G] _ People, they can [C] break your heart.
[F] Boys, like no [D] coyote ever can.
[G] _ _
[C] _ Guns and songs they [F] cannot save.
[G] Us, [Dm] gotta be [C] the better man. _
Why [F] has time been given to [C] us?
[G] Say things we don't understand. _ _
[C] _ [Dm] Words like daggers [Am] stab our heart.
[C]
[G] Boys, [Dm] gotta be [E] the better man. _
[G] _ Evil, they can [C] break your heart. _
[F] Boys, like no [C] ragged [G] [D] coyote can.
[G] _
[C] _ [Am] Guns and [Dm] songs [F] they cannot save.
[G] Us, gotta be the better [C] man. _ _
[Em] The world sure can [Dm] be an ugly [Am] place, can it?
[F] All day [G] long, people looking to tear [Dm] you down.
Hit [C] you while you're hurting.
Grind your good name and your record-breaking [Am] accomplishments right into the dirt.
[F] You'd be surprised [G] at where it comes from, too.
[Dm] Maybe [C] even from a friend.
Or someone you thought could be, someday, a friend.
[Am] If not for their own [F] weird hang-ups.
[G] It's hard.
But when those [C] coyotes are gnashing at your backside.
When you feel those dirty [F] yellow teeth [Am] sinking in.
[F] Don't you lay down, Oz.
[G] [Dm] You stand tall, [G] shine [C] like the beacon of hope and forgiveness that you are.
[F] You gotta [Am] work to be the one [F] who is better than.
[G]
You [Dm] gotta be [C] the better man. _ _ _
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