Brighter Day Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
I would like to thank Vanna (vanna@gmx.net) for posting the initial chords
and tab. This is a simplified version for us beginers who are still at the
strumming chords phase.
Album: Pure and Simple
Writers: J. Jett / D. Child
Chords Used:
C : [EADGBE]x32010
Am: x02210
F : xx3211
G : 320003
Fm: xx3564
Bb: 113331
As song progresses, Barre Chords are used - use your own discretion!
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[C]I watch my generation [Am]die
[C]I watch the heads of nations [Am]lie
[F]I watch the homeless on the [Fm]streets
[C]I stand here helpless just [G]lookin' at my feet
[C]I watch the children run [Am]away
[C]The bullets fly where they would [Am]play
[F]I watch a junkie fade [Fm]away
[C]I ain't got an answer but I [G]sure got things to say
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joan_jett/brighter_day_crd.html )
Hey [C]Hey, I gotta find a [Am]way
Cause the road is [C]dark gotta light my [Am]way
Gotta fight the [F]fear in my [Fm]heart
Oh, I [C]pray I live to [G]see a brighter [F]day, hey [C]hey
[C]I watch the old folks sit [Am]alone
[C]They talk to ghosts they used to [Am]know
[F]Where are the wise men of the [Fm]tribe
[C]Where are the midwives and the [G]newborn's cry, yeah
[C]I wish that I could I'd turn back [Am]time
[C]Way back before there was corporate [Am]crime
[F]We'd fight the wind to plant our [Fm]seed
[C]When the earth was stronger than the human [G]greed
[C]I'm not tryin' to tell ya what's [Em]right or wrong
[Bb] I'm not trying to be [F]clever
[Fm]You gotta hope things get [C]better
Even when they never...hey, hey, hey, hey
[C]Hey, I gotta find a [Am]way
Cause the road is [C]dark gotta light my [Am]way
Gotta fight the [F]fear in my [Fm]heart
Oh, I [C]pray I live to [G]see A Brighter [C]Day
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