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"A Better Tomorrow" Words and Music by: Kristen Kowalski.
Title: A Better Tomorrow
Intro: Am, G, F, Em, F
Verse 1:
Am G F
Another bad luck draw of a card
Another bad luck draw of a card
Em F
From a bad luck game
Am G F
I always thought life wasn’t hard
Em F
And it stays the same
Am G F
But I put my rose-colored glasses down
Em F
For the first time
Am G F
And I look out my window in fear
Em F
For the first time
Dm F C Bb
And I wonder how we found a way to end up here
Chorus:
F G Am
Why are the soldiers giving up the fight?
Why are the soldiers giving up the fight?
C Bb
Is the end just that close?
Is the end just that close?
F G Am
Why isn’t justice being served right?
Why isn’t justice being served right?
C Bb
To the ones who need it most?
F G Am C
We’re giving up our voices to the ones who make wrong choices
Bb C
Think of how shameful this is
Bb C
To know how different it’d be
F G Am
If we stood together today
F G Am, G, F, Em, F
A better tomorrow would come
Verse 2:
Am G F
I see our masks thrown in the trash
I see our masks thrown in the trash
Em. F
And it makes me sad
Am G F
The good people face backlash
Em F
And it makes me mad
Am G F
And we’ve turned a blind eye to the poor
Em F
Cause of ignorance
Am G F
And our brothers face prejudice
Em F
From our arrogance
Dm F C Bb
And I wonder how we found a way to end up here
Chorus:
F G Am
Why are the soldiers giving up the fight?
Why are the soldiers giving up the fight?
C Bb
Is the end just that close?
Is the end just that close?
F G Am
Why isn’t justice being served right?
Why isn’t justice being served right?
C Bb
To the ones who need it most?
F G Am C
We’re giving up our voices to the ones who make wrong choices
Bb C
Think of how shameful this is
Bb C
To know how different it’d be
F G Am
If we stood together today
F G Bb, C
A better tomorrow would come
Bridge:
Bb C F G
Have we forgotten the one above
Bb C F G
Who taught us how to live and love?
Bb C F G
Think of the tears in his eyes
Bb C F G
And how we never stop to ask why
Chorus:
F G Am
Why are the soldiers giving up the fight?
Why are the soldiers giving up the fight?
C Bb
Is the end just that close?
Is the end just that close?
F G Am
Why isn’t justice being served right?
Why isn’t justice being served right?
C Bb
To the ones who need it most?
F G Am C
We’re giving up our voices to the ones who make wrong choices
Bb C
Think of how shameful this is
Bb C
To know how different it’d be
F G Am
If we stood together today
F G Am
A better tomorrow would come
"Fool's Gold" Words and Music by Kristen Kowalski.
Fool’s Gold:
Intro: G#m, E, B, F# (x2)
Verse 1:
G#m, E B F#
8:20am is when the school bell rings
G#m E B F#
Maddie makes her way down the senior halls
G#m E
She’s eighteen now, bright future ahead
B F#
And they say she’s the prettiest girl in school
G#m E
A real nice girl, so they’ve said
B F#
Then she started hanging out with the wrong crowd
Pre-chorus:
C#m E B F#
Now she’s got everybody shaking their heads thinking:
Chorus:
Now she’s got everybody shaking their heads thinking:
Chorus:
G#m E
Oh girl, don’t you know?
B F#
That they’re only hanging out with you for show?
That they’re only hanging out with you for show?
G#m E
I hope you will see
B F#
That they are nothing but a bunch of no good phonies
C#m E B D#
Just be careful what you may find in the sand
C#m E B D#. G#m, E, B, F#
Cause what’s glittering might be fool’s gold after all
Verse 2:
G#m E B F#
2:30 pm is when the late bell rings
2:30 pm is when the late bell rings
G#m E B F#
Maddie and her friends are hiding in the bathroom stalls
G#m E
She just skipped class, yet again
B F#
But her luck has ran out this time they got caught
G#m E
She’s not the same she was back then
B F#
Now she might not even get to graduate
Pre-chorus:
C#m E B F#
Now she’s got everybody shaking their heads thinking:
Chorus:
Now she’s got everybody shaking their heads thinking:
Chorus:
G#m E
Oh girl, don’t you know?
B F#
That they were only hanging out with you for show?
That they were only hanging out with you for show?
G#m E
I hope now you see
B F#
That they are nothing but a bunch of no good phonies
C#m E B D#
Just be careful what you may find in the sand
C#m E B D#.
Cause what’s glittering might be fool’s gold after all
Verse 3:
G#m E B F#
10 years are down the road from those days now
10 years are down the road from those days now
G#m E B F#
Maddie’s sitting at her desk waiting for her next patient
G#m E
She’s a counselor, and a smart one too
B F#
Now she tells her stories to the ones like her
G#m E
She meets a girl who’s shy and new
B F#
And shares a story Maddie knows all too well
Pre-chorus:
C#m E B F#
Now it’s finally Maddie’s turn to shake her head and say:
Now it’s finally Maddie’s turn to shake her head and say:
Chorus:
G#m E
Oh girl, don’t you know?
B F#
That they’re only hanging out with you for show?
That they’re only hanging out with you for show?
G#m E
I hope you will see
B F#
That they are nothing but a bunch of no good phonies
C#m E B D#
Just be careful what you may find in the sand
C#m E B D#. G#m, E, B, F#
Cause what’s glittering might be fool’s gold after all
"The Great Unknown" Words and Music by Kristen Kowalski.
The Great Unknown:
Intro: Db, Ab, Bbm, Gb (x2)
Verse 1:
Verse 1:
Db Ab
The minute’s ticking by
Bbm Gb
I wish that I could hold on but
Db Ab
It’s time to say goodbye
Bbm Gb
And say hello to the new
Pre-chorus:
Bbm
So, don’t stop me now
Ab
Don’t stop me now
Db Gb
It’s hard enough to leave where I’ve been
Bbm
But I can’t turn back now
Ab
Won’t turn back now
Db Gb Ab
Cause this is where my journey begins
Chorus:
Chorus:
Db Ab
I’m going to look to the future
Bbm Gb
Leave behind the ones that brought me down
Db Ab
Pack my bags, jump in my car
Bbm Gb
Drive away from my only hometown
Bbm Ab
I may not know where I am going
Bbm Gb
But this old life was getting boring
Bbm Ab
Spread my wings now I am soaring
Gb Ab
Into the great unknown
Instrumental: Dbsus, Ab7, Bbm, Gb
Instrumental: Dbsus, Ab7, Bbm, Gb
Verse 2:
Db Ab
I’m tired of their demands
Bbm Gb
They think they know me better
Db Ab
But try to understand
Bbm Gb
It’s the best thing for me
Pre-chorus:
Bbm
So, don’t stop me now
Ab
Don’t stop me now
Db Gb
It’s hard enough to leave where I’ve been
Bbm
But I can’t turn back now
Ab
Won’t turn back now
Db Gb Ab
Cause this is where my journey begins
Chorus:
Chorus:
Db Ab
I’m going to look to the future
Bbm Gb
Leave behind the ones that brought me down
Db Ab
Pack my bags, jump in my car
Bbm Gb
Drive away from my only hometown
Bbm Ab
I may not know where I am going
Bbm Gb
But this old life was getting boring
Bbm Ab
Spread my wings now I am soaring
Gb Ab
Into the great unknown
Bridge:
Ebm Db
I wasn’t made for small town things
I wasn’t made for small town things
Bbm Ab
So I’ll depend on what the future brings
Ebm Db
I don’t need fame or diamond rings
Bbm Abm
All I want is to spread my wings
Dbsus, Ab7, Bbm, Gb
Into the great unknown
Instrumental: Dbsus, Ab7, Bbm, Gb
Chorus:
Db Ab
I’m going to look to the future
Bbm Gb
Leave behind the ones that brought me down
Db Ab
Pack my bags, jump in my car
Bbm Gb
Drive away from my only hometown
Bbm Ab
I may not know where I am going
Bbm Gb
But this old life was getting boring
Bbm Ab
Spread my wings now I am soaring
Gb Ab
Into the great unknown
Outro: Dbsus, Ab7, Bbm, Gb
