| D | A | |
| Darlin' after you left I got that p | romotion |
| D | |
| They transferred me out to La Joya right on the o | cean |
| And now I'm makin' more money than I can spend |
| G | |
| I've got a h | ouse on the beach and a bunch of new friends |
| Em | |
| Oh, y | ou oughta hear what they say |
| A | |
| Tellin' | me that I've got it made, But |
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| G | |
| I've been b | etter |
| D | |
| Yeah, I miss those times when we were still t | ogether |
| A | |
| Right now lookin' back I don't think the past has e | ver been so clear |
| G | |
| And I realize sittin' here as I write this l | etter |
| A | D | |
| Oh | , I've been b | etter. |
| D | A | |
| I've been seein' a girl that I met out in Sp | ring Valley |
| D | |
| She's havin' the time of her life, least that's what she tells | me |
| She say it's love and to tell you the truth |
| G | |
| I've tried my best to feel that way too |
| Em | A | |
| Oh, but | I always realize when I | look into her eyes, that |
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| A | D | |
| Oh, I've been b | etter. |