• Song:

    A Better Son Daughter Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Rilo Kiley

This is how I play this song on my acoustic guitar. I put a CAPO on the 4th fret.
It suits my voice nicely, but don't be afraid to move it around to your liking :-)




G (320003@1)                           C (x32010@1)           GSometimes (320003@1)in the morning i am petrified and can't move
C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)     DAwake (xx0232@1)but cannot open my eyes
        G (320003@1)                           C (x32010@1)                  GAnd (320003@1)the weight is crushing down on my lungs i know i can't breath
    C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)          DAnd (xx0232@1)hope someone will help me this time
     G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)        GYour (320003@1)mother's still calling you insane and high
C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)            DSwearing (xx0232@1)it's different this time
        G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)         GAnd (320003@1)you tell her to give in to the demons that possess her
         C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)that god ever blessed her insides
         G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)       GThen (320003@1)you hang up the phone and feel badly for upsetting things
    C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)          DAnd (xx0232@1)crawl back into bed to dream of a time
          G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)               CWhen (x32010@1)your heart was open wide and you loved things just because
         G (320003@1)          DLike (xx0232@1)the sick and the dying

    G (320003@1)                            C (x32010@1)             GAnd (320003@1)sometimes when you're on you're really fucking on
         C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)your friends they sing along and they love you
        G (320003@1)                          C (x32010@1)                GBut (320003@1)the lows are so extreme that the good seems fucking cheap
       C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)          DAnd (xx0232@1)it teases you for weeks in its absense
           G (320003@1)                
But you'll fight and you'll make it through
       C (x32010@1)            GYou'll (320003@1)fake it if you have to
           C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)you'll show up for work with a smile
                 GAnd (320003@1)you'll be be better you'll be smarter
           C (x32010@1)             GMore (320003@1)grown up and a better daughter
   C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)       DOr (xx0232@1)son and a real good friend
              GAnd (320003@1)you'll be awake and you'll be alert
          C (x32010@1)                GYou'll (320003@1)be positive though it hurts
           C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)             DAnd (xx0232@1)you'll laugh and embrace all your friends
                GAnd (320003@1)you'll be a real good listener
          C (x32010@1)              GYou'll (320003@1)be honest you'll be brave
          C (x32010@1)                GYou'll (320003@1)be handsome you'll be beautiful
          DYou'll (xx0232@1)be happy


G,C,G,C,G,D X2

     GYour (320003@1)ship may be coming in
       C (x32010@1)                 GYou're (320003@1)weak but not giving in
       C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)To the cries and the wails of the valley below
     GYour (320003@1)ship may be coming in
       C (x32010@1)                 GYou're (320003@1)weak but not giving in
           C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)          DAnd (xx0232@1)you'll fight it you'll go out fighting all of them

G,C,G,C,G,D X2 ((FADE OUT))

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