One Beter Day
Madness
Sax intro
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[Verse 1]
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Arlington house, address: no fixed abode
C Em
An old man in a three-piece suit sits in the road
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He stares across the water, he sees right through the lock
Am F
But on and up like outstretched hands
Am F
His mumbled words, his fumbled words, mock
Sax
Em
[Verse 2]
Em
Further down, a photo booth, a million plastic bags
C Em
And an old woman filling out a million baggage tags
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But when she gets thrown out, three bags at a time
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She spies the old chap in the road to share her bags with
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She has bags of time
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Surrounded by his past, on a short white line
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He sits while cars pass either side, takes his time
Dm Am Dm Am
Trying to remember one better day
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A while ago when people stopped to hear him say
C F C F
Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine
C F C F
Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes
Sax I
Em
[Verse]
Em
Now she has walked enough through rainy town
C Em
She rests her bag against his and sits down
Dm Am Dm Am
She's trying to remember one better day
Dm F G
A while ago when people stopped to hear her say
[Chorus]
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Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine
C F C F
Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes
C F C F
Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine
C F C F
Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes
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The feeling of arriving when you've nothing left to lose
[Chorus]
C F C F
Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine
C F C F
Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes
C F C F
Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine
C F C F
Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes
Eb F Eb G
The feeling of arriving when you've nothing left to lose
