Better Days by The Jayhawks From Smile (Gary Louris) Chords transcribed by Warren Owen ( wozza@altcountrytab.com ) From the AltCountryTab.com website which rather surprisingly can be found at www.altcountrytab.com Intro D# Bb [F]Took a walk down [Dm]Paramount [Bb]I've seen better [F]days [F]Left behind a friend of [Dm]mine [Bb]I've seen better [F]days [F]Passed by a [Am]statue of [Bb]Saint Augustine in [C]prayer [F]Said for one, the only one [Bb]I turned my back on [F]her [F]The elevator [Dm]rose to the [Bb]eleventh floor [F] (I've seen better days) [F]Her trenchcoat hangs [Dm]inside her door[Bb] [F] (I've seen better days) [F]A leaky window [Am]welcomed rain And [Dm]left me standing [C]here [F]A black haired girl who taught me truth [Bb]I turned my back on [F]her [F]Too late for [Dm]hope, but a [Bb]dream re[C]membered Lay me [F]down, [Dm]down [Bb]oohhh [C]oohhh [Dm]Too late for [Am]hope, but a [Bb]dream re[G]membered [Bb]Bet[G]ter [Dm]days [D# Bb] [F]Made love in the To[Dm]ronto rain [Bb]I've seen better [F]days [F]From Hamilton I took the [Dm]train [Bb]I've seen better [F]days [F]"What you regret" you [Am]softly said [Bb]"Are things you never [C]do" [F]I regret I didn't turn [Bb]And run back home to [F]you [F]Too late for [Dm]hope, but a [Bb]dream re[C]membered Lay me [F]down, [Dm]down [Bb]oohhh [C]oohhh [Dm]Too late for [Am]hope, but a [Bb]dream re[G]membered [Bb]Bet[G]ter [Dm]days [Bb]Bet[G]ter [Dm]days [D# Bb] [F]Now I stand in [Dm]sympathy [Bb F] [F]Not for her [Dm]but for me [Bb F] [F]I could have turned, I could have [Am]stayed But [Bb]I just walked [C]away [F]I could have done a lot of things [Bb]In my better [F]day [F]Too late for [Dm]hope, but a [Bb]dream re[C]membered Lay me [F]down, [Dm]down [Bb]oohhh [C]oohhh [Dm]Too late for [Am]hope, but a [Bb]dream re[G]membered [Bb]Bet[G]ter [Dm]days [Bb]Bet[G]ter [Dm]days [Bb]Bet[G]ter [Dm]days [Bb]Bet[G]ter [Dm]days [Bb]Bet[G]ter [Dm]days [D# Bb F]