A Better Life chords by Thom Chacon

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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We left our home
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looking for a better life
Crossed the sea heading
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for the liberty lines
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They shelled our town
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and we lost our lives
So we left our home
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looking for a better life
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We found good jobs over in Holdenbrook
But there's trouble down there
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cause of the way we look.
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Folks  around here
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they don't like all kind
and that's the price you pay
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looking for a better life.
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From the shores of Carolina
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to the San Francisco
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Oh, babe, we give our souls, live and die
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for the hopes and dreams
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and the promise of a better life.
For the hopes and dreams
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and the promise of a better life.

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
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I don't talk like you
and you don't pray like me
But we both work hard
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for the American dream
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I'll buy you a beer
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and we can talk shotguns
Which part of the world
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your family came from
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From the shores of Ellis Island
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To the San Diego Bay
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We give our souls, live and die
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For the hopes and dreams
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And the promise of a better life
For the hopes and dreams
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And the promise of a better life
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