1 Verse:CMomma, you'll be so proud of meDmLook how far we've comeFNever once did you not believeYou knew it all along
2 Verse:CDaddy, you made a man of meDmI am my father's sonFThe right, the wrongs, the in-between'sFmHelp me know for sure
Pre Chorus:AmThings do get betterG/HCAnd they lied, they lied, they liedAmDmWhen they said it don'tEmAmThings do get betterG/HCAnd they lied, they lied, they liedAmDmWhen they said it won'tDm(b5)God in Heaven knows(2nd time - Now we know for sure)
Chorus:CWhere there's dark, there's lightDmWhere there's wrong, there's rightFFmOoh I, I know that things get betterCFor the lows, there's highsDmFor the blind, there's sightFFmOoh I, I know that things get better
3 Verse:CBrother, brother can you believeDmBack when we were youngFThis was only but a dreamNow, we've just begun
4 Verse:CBoy, I wish papa could seeDmThe person I've becomeFI'm standing on the family treeI hope he hears this song
Pre Chorus:AmThings do get betterG/HCAnd they lied, they lied, they liedAmDmWhen they said it don'tEmAmThings do get betterG/HCAnd they lied, they lied, they liedAmDmWhen they said it won'tDm(b5)God in Heaven knowsNow we know for sure
Chorus:CWhere there's dark, there's lightDmWhere there's wrong, there's rightFFmOoh I, I know that things get betterCFor the lows, there's highsDmFor the blind, there's sightFFmOoh I, I know that things get better
Momma, you'll be so proud of me Dm
Look how far we've come F
Never once did you not believe You knew it all along
2 Verse: CHelp me know for sure
Pre Chorus: AmThings do get better G
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