A Better Love Next Time
Written by Johnny Christopher & Bobby Wood
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Album: 5:01 Blues
(No Capo)
Rubato
G F#m Em D
Got a call to night, sayin' we could still be friends
Em D/F# G G# A
What a way to say good bye, what a way to end
G F#m Em D
They say the darkest hour is just before dawn
Bm Em A
So I'll just hold my head up and try to sing my song
[Chorus]
D F#
A better love next time, just don't let me lose my mind
Am D G Em A Bm A/C#
All I need's a real friend to pick me up a gain
A D F#
I gotta shake these memories, if there's another chance for me
Am D G D/F# Em
I'll be lookin' for a sign, won't someone help me find
A D D D/E D/F# A/D
A better love next time
Bm F#m
I could sit around and hurt for ever over you
C G G/F# G/E G/D
But in my heart I know you're really gone
Bm F#m
There must be a reason for the pain I'm goin' through
C G G/F# G/E G/D A
Telling me I'm not where I be long
[Chorus]
D F#
A better love next time, just don't let me lose my mind
Am D G Em A Bm A/C#
All I need's a real friend to pick me up a gain
A D F#
I gotta shake these memories, if there's another chance for me
Am D G D/F# Em
I'll be lookin' for a sign, won't someone help me find
A D
A better love next time
A D G F#m Em
Just as soon as I am strong, I'll be movin' on
A D C Bm G F#m Em A D
To a better love next time