Noah Gundersen - Better Days

Capo: 4th fret

[Intro]
C G/B F C/E G Am F
(x2)

[Verse 1]
C G/B
I was dancing with some kids
F
In this house where I lived
G Am F
A couple lifetimes, maybe more
C G/B
We had the music up loud
F
By that old leather couch
C/E G Am F
Where I lost my best friend a couple years before
C G/B
And on the front porch steps
F
I smoked a million cigarettes
G Am F
With every woman I loved and left
C G/B
The loudest house on the block
F
The neighbors never called the cops
C/E G Am F
But I don’t wanna test ’em anymore

[Interlude]
C G/B F C/E G Am F

[Verse 2]
C G/B
I was down on the beach
F C/E
Just out of reach
G Am F
Of a freaked out kid learning to swim
C G/B
He was doing his best
F
He was holding his breath
C/E G Am F C/E F
As the water rose past his chest

[Chorus]
C G
Sometimes I feel like I’m caught in a riptide
Am G F
That’s pulling me out to a watery grave
C G
Sometimes I feel like I’ve seen enough
Am G F
It’s all too much, I feel like giving up on better days

[Interlude]
C G/B F C/E G Am F

[Verse 3]
C G/B
There was this guy that I knew
F
We met when I was 22
C/E G Am F
In San Diego when I was on tour
C
He was a real good dude
G/B F
Everyone was drawn to
C/E G Am F
Like the ocean to the moon
C G/B
I got the news that he died
F C/E
That he took his own life
G Am F
And left a beautiful wife and baby boy
C G/B
I may never understand
F
The full measure of a man
C/E G Am F
But this is what I’d tell him if he was here

[Chorus 2]
C G
Sometimes it feels like you’re caught in a riptide
Am G F
That’s pulling you out to a watery grave
C G
Sometimes it feels like you’ve seen enough
Am G F
It’s all too much, you feel like giving up

[Chorus 3]
C G
Sometimes it feels like I’m stretched too thin
Am G F
How does anyone win in this race that we’re in?
C G
Sometimes the going gets pretty rough
Am G F C G Am G F
But I’m hangin’ tough, I’m not giving up on better days
C G Am G F
I’m not giving up

[Outro]
C G/B F C/E G Am F
(x2)