A Better Son / Daughter

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UKULELE CHORDS

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B                             E             B
Sometimes in the morning i am petrified and can't move
E                B       Gb
Awake but cannot open my eyes
        B                             E                    B
And the weight is crushing down on my lungs i know i can't breath
    E                 B            Gb
And hope someone will save me this time
     B                          E          B
Your mother's still calling you insane and high
E             B              Gb
Swearing it's different this time
        B                          E           B
And you tell her to give in to the demons that possess her
         E        B           Gb
And that god ever blessed her insides
         B                          E         B
Then you hang up the phone and feel badly for upsetting things
    E               B            Gb
And crawl back into bed to dream of a time
          B              E            B                 E
When your heart was open wide and you loved things just because
         B            Gb
Like the sick and the dying


    B                              E               B
And sometimes when you're on you're really xxxxing on
         E                 B              Gb
And your friends they sing along and they love you
        B                            E                  B
But the lows are so extreme that the good seems xxxxing cheap
       E              B            Gb
And it teases you for weeks in its absense
           B
But you'll fight and you'll make it through
       E              B
You'll fake it if you have to
           E           B           Gb
And you'll show up for work with a smile
                 B
And you'll be be better you'll be smarter
           E               B
More grown up and a better daughter
   E         B         Gb
Or son and a real good friend
              B
And you'll be awake and you'll be alert
          E                  B
You'll be positive though it hurts
           E          B               Gb
And you'll laugh and embrace all your friends
                B
And you'll be a real good listener
          E                B
You'll be honest you'll be brave
          E                  B
You'll be handsome you'll be beautiful
          Gb
You'll be happy

Interlude -x2-: B E B E B Gb 

     B
Your ship may be coming in
       E                   B
You're weak but not giving in
       E             B            Gb
To the cries and the wails of the valley below
     B
Your ship may be coming in
       E                   B
You're weak but not giving in
           E                  B            Gb
And you'll fight it you'll go out fighting all of them

Outro -x2-: B E B E B Gb
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Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band which formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California. The band consisted of Jenny Lewis (vocals, guitar), Blake Sennett (vocals, guitar), Pierre de Reeder (bass, keyboards) and Jason Boesel (drums).

Lewis and Sennett are former child actors and were introduced to each other by Tara Subkoff, a mutual friend, in 1993. In 2001, original drummer Dave Rock left the band and was replaced by Boesel.

They began their career on Barsuk Records, releasing Take Offs And Landings in 2001.

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