A Better Love Next Time
Written by Johnny Christopher & Bobby Wood
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Album: 5:01 Blues (2008)

(No Capo)

(Rubato)
(G)Got a call to-(F#m)night, (Em)sayin' we could still be (D)friends
What a (Em)way to say good-(D/F#)bye, (G)what a way (G#) to (A)end
They (G)say the darkest (F#m)hour is (Em)just before (D)dawn
So (Bm)I'll just hold my head up and (Em)try to sing my song (A)

(Chorus)
A better love (D)next time, just don't let me (F#)lose my mind
(Am)All I (D)need's a (G)real friend (Em) to pick me up a-(A)gain (Bm) (A/C#)
I (A)gotta shake these (D)memories, if there's another (F#)chance for me
I'll be (Am)lookin' (D)for a (G)sign, won't (D/F#)someone help me (Em)find
A (A)better love (D)next time |(D)(D/E)(D/F#)(A/D)|

(Bm)I could sit around and hurt for-(F#m)ever over you
But (C)in my heart I know you're really (G)gone (G/F#)(G/E)(G/D)
(Bm)There must be a reason for the (F#m)pain I'm goin' through
(C)Telling me I'm not where I be-(G)long (G/F#)(G/E)(G/D)|(A) ---

(Chorus)
A better love (D)next time, just don't let me (F#)lose my mind
(Am)All I (D)need's a (G)real friend (Em) to pick me up a-(A)gain (Bm) (A/C#)
I (A)gotta shake these (D)memories, if there's another (F#)chance for me
I'll be (Am)lookin' (D)for a (G)sign, won't (D/F#)someone help me (Em)find
A (A)better love (D)next time

(Tag)
(A) Just as (D)soon as I am (G)strong, (F#m)I'll be movin' (Em)on
To a (A)better love (D)next time |(C)(Bm)|(G)(F#m)(Em)(A)|(D) -----