A Better Son/Daughter — Rilo Kiley
Chords and lyrics for A Better Son/Daughter by Rilo Kiley (key of G).
Verse 1
fret.
It suits my voice nicely, but don't be afraid to move it around to your
liking :-)
[G]Sometimes in the morning I am [C]petrified and [G]can't move
[C]Awake but cannot [G]open my [D]eyes
And the [G]weight is crushing down on my [C]lungs, I know I can't [G]breathe
And [C]hope someone will [G]save me this [D]time
And your [G]mother's still calling you [C]insane and [G]high
[C]Swearing it's [G]different this [D]time
And you [G]tell her to give in to the [C]demons that [G]possess her
And that [C]God never [G]blessed her [D]insides
Then you [G]hang up the phone and feel [C]badly for [G]upsetting things
And [C]crawl back into [G]bed to dream [D]of a time
When your [G]heart was open [C]wide and you [G]loved things just [C]because
Like the [G]sick and the [D]dying
And [G]sometimes when you're on you're[C] really fucking [G]on
And your [C]friends they sing [G]along and they [D]love you
But the [G]lows are so extreme that the [C]good seems fucking [G]cheap
And it [C]teases you for [G]weeks in its [D]absence
But you'll [G]fight and you'll make it through
You'll [C]fake it if you [G]have to
And you'll [C]show up for [G]work with a [D]smile
And you'll be be [G]better and you'll be smarter
And more grown [C]up and a better [G]daughter
Or [C]son and a [G]real good [D]friend
And you'll be [G]awake, you'll be alert
You'll be [C]positive though it [G]hurts
And you'll [C]laugh and [G]embrace all your [D]friends
And you'll be a [G]real good listener
You'll be [C]honest, you'll be [G]brave
You'll be [C]handsome, you'll be [G]beautiful
You'll be [D]happy
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
Your [G]ship may be coming in
You're [C]weak but not giving [G]in
To the [C]cries and the [G]wails of the [D]valley below
Your [G]ship may be coming in
You're [C]weak but not giving [G]in
And you'll [C]fight it, you'll go [G]out fighting [D]all of them
[G][C][G](Fade [C][G]out)[D]
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