Dianne Reeves - Better days

^Bbmaj7Silver gray ^Ebmaj7hair neatly ^Abmaj7combed in ^Gm7place. ^Fm7 There were ^Ebmaj7four gene^C7/Erations of lo^D7ve o^D/En h^D/F#er f^Gm7ace. She^Fm7 was s^Ebmaj7o wise, no s^Dm7urprise passed ^Dbdim7her eyes. ^Cm9 She'd seen it^Abmaj7 all. ^{Eb/F Ab6 Bbmaj7} I was a c^Ebmaj7hild, oh about t^Abmaj7hree or fo^Gm7ur, ^Fm7 All ^Ebmaj7day I'd ask ^C7/Equestions at n^D7ight ^D/EI'd ^D/F#ask ^Gm7more. ^Fm7But whe^Ebmaj7never, she ^Dm7never, would ev^Dbdim7er, ^Cm9 Turn me ^Abmaj7away. N^Eb/Fo oh. ^Ebdim/F

I'd say^Ab/Bb how can I be s^Ab/Bbure wha^Ebmaj7t is right or wrong? ^Ebmaj7And ^Gb/Abwhy does what I want^Gb/Ab always^Dbmaj7 take so long? ^Dbmaj7Please ^Amaj7tell me where does God live And w^Bhy won't He talk to m^Db/Ebe? ^Eb/F I'd say,^Ab/Bb grandma what is love? ^Ab/Eb Will ^Ebmaj7I ever find ^Ebmaj7out? ^Gb/AbWhy are we so poor, ^Gb/Abwhat is^Dbmaj7 life about? ^Dbmaj7 I w^Amaj7anna know the answers^B before I fall ^Db/Eboff to sle^Eb/Fep. Oooh^Db/Eb oh. ^Eb/F

^Bbmaj7 She sort of ^Ebmaj7smiled as she t^Abmaj7ucked me i^Gm7n, ^{Gbm7 Fm7} Then she ^Ebmaj7pulled up that ^C7/Eold rocking c^D7hair ^D/Eonce ^D/F# a - g^Gm7ain. B^Fm7ut ton^Ebmaj7ight she ^Dm7was slightly, r^Dbdim7emarkab^Cm9ly, Different som^AbM7ehow.^{Eb/F Ab6} S^Bbmaj7lowly she r^Ebmaj7ocked, lookin^Abmaj7g half a^Gm7sleep, ^Fm7 Grandma ^Ebmaj7yawned as she ^C7/Estreched then she s^D7tar - ^D/Eted ^D/F# to s^Gm7peak, What^Fm7 she t^Ebmaj7old me, would ^Dm7mould me, and h^Dbdim7olds me, ^Cm9 Together i^Abmaj7nside. ^{Eb/F Ebdim7/F}

She said a^Ab/Bbll the things you ask y^Ab/Bbou will^Ebmaj7 know someday, ^Ebmaj7But ^Gb/Abyou have got to live ^Gb/Abin a^Dbmaj7 patient way. ^Dbmaj7God ^Amaj7put us here by fate And by f^Bate that means b^Db/Ebetter days. ^Eb/F She said,^Ab/Bb child we all moons i^Ab/Bbn the d^Ebmaj7ark of night, ^Ebmaj7Ain't no ^Gb/Abmorning gonna come '^Gb/Abtil the ^Dbmaj7time is right. ^Dbmaj7Can't ^Amaj7get to better days lest you ^Bmake it through the ^Db/Ebnight. ^Eb/F You gotta make it through the ^Db/Ebnight, yes^Eb/F you do.

^Dbmaj7 You can't get to no better days, Unless you ^Fm11make it through the nig^Fht.^{F G Ab Bb C Eb F Ddim7} O^Dbmaj7h, you will see those better days Be ^Cm7pa - ^Fm7tient, be ^E/F#pa - t^F#/Eient, oh^Db/Eb baby, b^Eb/Fe patient. ^{Db/Eb Eb/F}

^Bbmaj7Later that ^Ebmaj7year, at the ^Abmaj7turn of s^Gm7pring^Gbm7, ^Fm7 Heaven ^Ebmaj7sent angels ^C7/Edown and gave ^D7gran^D/Edma ^D/F#her ^Gm7wings. ^Fm7Now she's ^Ebmaj7flying, and ^Dm7sliding, and ^Dbdim7gliding,^Cm9 In bette^Abmaj7r days. ^{Eb/F Ebdim7/F}

And al^Ab/Bbthough I'm all grown up,^Ab/Bb I stil^Ebmaj7l get confused. ^Ebmaj7 I s^Gb/Abtumble through the dark, g^Gb/Abetting ^Dbmaj7bumped and bruised, ^Dbmaj7When the ^Amaj7night gets in my way, I could still h^Bear my grandma say, ^Db/Eb I can hear her ^Eb/Fsay ^Db/Eb I can^Eb/F hear her say

^Dbmaj7 You can't get to no better days, Unless you ^Fm11make it through the night baby.^{F F G Ab Bb C Eb F Ddim7} O^Dbmaj7h, you will see those better days, But you gotta be ^Fm11patient child, do you hear me yeah, w^Fell^F, ^G w^Abell, ^Bbwel^Cl ^Ebwel^Fl w^Ddim7ell. ^Dbmaj7 You can't get to no better days, Unless you ^Fm11make it, you got to make it, you got to ^Fmak^Fe ^Git^Ab, yo^Bbu g^Cot^Eb to^F ma^Ddim7ke it through the night yeah. O^Dbmaj7h grandma, oh grandma, Do you ^Fm11see me now lady oh oh oh..^F. ^{F G Ab Bb C Eb F Ddim7} She used to^Dbmaj7 sit me on her knee, she used to comb my hair. She used to ^Fm11tell me stories...(fade out)