Brighter Day Chords & Tabs
Joan Jett Chords & Tabs
|
Version: 1 |
Type: Chords |
0 ratings |
|
comments
|
I would like to thank Vanna (vanna@gmx.net) for posting the initial chords
and tab. This is a simplified version for us beginers who are still at the
strumming chords phase.
Album: Pure and Simple
Writers: J. Jett / D. Child
Chords Used:
EADGBE
C : x32010
Am: x02210
F : xx3211
G : 320003
Fm: xx3564
Bb: 113331
As song progresses, Barre Chords are used - use your own discretion!
0.0
\_/
C {2x}
C Am
I watch my generation die
C Am
I watch the heads of nations lie
F Fm
I watch the homeless on the streets
C G
I stand here helpless just lookin' at my feet
C Am
I watch the children run away
C Am
The bullets fly where they would play
F Fm
I watch a junkie fade away
C G
I ain't got an answer but I sure got things to say
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joan_jett/brighter_day_crd.html ]
{CHORUS-1:}
C Am
Hey Hey, I gotta find a way
C Am
Cause the road is dark gotta light my way
F Fm
Gotta fight the fear in my heart
C G F C
Oh, I pray I live to see a brighter day, hey hey
C Am
I watch the old folks sit alone
C Am
They talk to ghosts they used to know
F Fm
Where are the wise men of the tribe
C G
Where are the midwives and the newborn's cry, yeah
C Am
I wish that I could I'd turn back time
C Am
Way back before there was corporate crime
F Fm
We'd fight the wind to plant our seed
C G
When the earth was stronger than the human greed
{Chorus-1}
C Em
I'm not tryin' to tell ya what's right or wrong
Bb F
I'm not trying to be clever
Fm C
You gotta hope things get better
G {no chord}
Even when they never...hey, hey, hey, hey
{CHORUS–2:}
C Am
Hey, I gotta find a way
C Am
Cause the road is dark gotta light my way
F Fm
Gotta fight the fear in my heart
C G C
Oh, I pray I live to see A Brighter Day
{Chorus-1}
{Chorus-2 (no vocals/Chords only) during Outro Solo} {x4}