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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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D

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Bm
Bm
2

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Verse 1
Bm
Bm
2

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Well he's waiting at the bus stop,
D
D

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seven years old

Breathing on his collar in the freezing cold
Bm
Bm
2

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And he doesn't know a thing
D
D

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about minimum wage

But his mother's gone early

and she gets in late
Verse 2
Bm
Bm
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And by the time he's

18 he's got nobody else
D
D

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But god knows college

won't pay for itself
Bm
Bm
2

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So he traded in scraping for a uniform.
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And I'm starting to see what

he's fighting for
G
G

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Standing on the front line
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
Em

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Bm
Bm
2

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Em

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G
G

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Now he's waiting on a land mine
Verse 3
D
D

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G
G

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Em
Em

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And maybe there's a better way
D
D

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G
G

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Maybe there's a better way
Em
Em

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Verse 4

Bm
Bm
2

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Mona Lisa moved up and she
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D

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moved away

From the people she knew,

now she works all day
Bm
Bm
2

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For a walk- in closet and a master bed
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D

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She swore that she'd

never be poor again
Verse 5
Bm
Bm
2

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And she can't stop shopping,

she's so damn bored
D
D

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And I'm starting to see what

we're fighting for
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G

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Standing on the front line
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Living in a gold mine
Verse 6
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D

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G
G

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Em
Em

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And maybe there's a better way
D
D

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G
G

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Em
Em

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Maybe there's a better way
F
F

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G
G

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Em
Em

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Verse 7
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D

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G
G

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D
D

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I did some diving on the street today
Em
Em

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I put my head against a window pane
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D

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G

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I did some thinking about the way it is
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I did some thinking about

the way we live and,
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Bm
2

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A
A

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I wanna talk about Jesus Christ
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I wanna talk about living a lie
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Bm
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A
A

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I wanna talk about the Pentagon
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G

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It doesn't matter what side your on, well
Em
Em

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I'm only really trying to figure it out
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G

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But you can't hear me
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cause you talk so loud
Verse 8
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D

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G

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Em
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And maybe there's a better way
D
D

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G
G

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Em
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Verse 9
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Em
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Maybe there's a better way

Then sending them off to die
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D
D

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Maybe there's a better way

Then drinking alone tonight
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D
D

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Verse 10
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Maybe there's a better way
D
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Then sending them off to die

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Em
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D
D

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Then drinking alone tonight
F
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Em
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D
D

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Maybe there's a bet
F
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D

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Em
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D
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ter way
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

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Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • Em

  • F

  • A

Capo: No capo

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of A Better Way by The Alternate Routes is D major.

The primary chords used in A Better Way are D, Bm, G, Em, F, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Bm, G, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of A Better Way is approximately 115 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of A Better Way using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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