Song: Sounds Better in the Song Band: Drive By Truckers Album: Decoration Day Tuning: Normal, tuned down 1 full step Capo: None NOTES: Written by Mike Cooley. He normally tunes down 1 full step, Travis picking this one. He makes quite a few variations on his picking during the interludes when playing solo, sometimes sliding up to bar chord versions of G and A. On Decoration Day, Patterson and Jason add this decoration. The Travis picking for each chord is as follows: Bm | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | (Repeated 2x) ===+==================================+ e |----------------------------------| B |------3-----2-----2h3-------2-----| G |------4---------4-------4-------4-| D |--------------4-------4-------4---| A |--2---------------2---------------| E |----------2---------------2-------| G | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | ===+==================================+ e |----------------------------------| B |------3-----0-----0h3-------0-----| G |------0---------0-------0-------0-| D |--------------0-------0-------0---| A |------2---------------------------| E |--3-------3-------3-------3-------| A | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | ===+==================================+ e |----------------------------------| B |------2-----0-----0h2-------0-----| G |------2---------2-------2-------0-| D |--------------2-------2-------0-- | A |--0---------------0---------------| E |----------0---------------0-------| INTRO: Bm Bm G A Bm Bm VERSE 1:

When I ^Gsaw her standing there With her ^Abright eyes and shining hair She was ^Bmlooking back at me ^Bm ^GSome are meant to sing ^ASome are meant to talk And some aren't ^Bmmeant to say a thing ^Bm When she ^Gopened up her mouth And that ^Asweet voice came out I lost ^Bmtrack of my own name ^Bm

Now she's found ^Gherself and I lost mine And I'm ^Ajust another guy Who can't ^Bmgive her anything ^Bm

INTERLUDE: G A Bm Bm VERSE 2:

Well the ^Gdrifter he holds on To his ^Ayouth Just like it was ^Bmmoney in the bank ^Bm And &^Gquot;Lord knows I can't change" Sounds ^Abetter in the song Than it ^Bmdoes with hell to pay ^Bm I might as ^Gwell of slipped that ring On her ^Afinger from a window Of a ^Bmvan as it drove away ^Bm Now she's found hers^Gelf and I lost mine And I'm ^Ajust another guy Who can't ^Bmgive her anything ^Bm

INTERLUDE: G A Bm Bm VERSE 3:

^GDreams are given to you When you're ^Ayoung enough to dream them Before they can ^Bmdo you any harm ^Bm ^GThey don't start to hurt Until you ^Atry to hold on to them After ^Bmseeing how they really are ^Bm She ^Gused to dream them with me Every ^Asingle crazy one Until they ^Bmstarted hurting her too now she's ^Bmgot some of her own And ^Goutgrowing me Might be the ^Abest thing for her she's ever ^BmDone ^Bm

INTERLUDE: G A Bm Bm VERSE 4:

A ^Glight that shines as bright As ^Ahers can't be kept In the ^Bmshadows for too long ^Bm A ^Gheart that wants to live And a ^Asoul that wants to give Can't just ^Bmsit at home alone ^Bm Lord she's ^Ggave me everything And never ^Awanted anything I couldn't ^Bmgive just what was inside of ^Bmme And now she's found ^Gherself and I lost mine And I'm ^Ajust another guy Who can't ^Bmgive her anything ^Bm And now she's found ^Gherself and I lost mine And I'm ^Ajust another guy Who can't ^Bmgive her anything ^Bm

INTERLUDE: G A Bm Bm --crookedpath

Drive-By Truckers - Sounds better in the song