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Song title: Now Is Better Than Before / Ahora Es Mejor
Original Album: Rockin' and Romance
Other Album: Te Vas A Emocionar!
Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright 1985 Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Published by Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfretsnet)
VERSE:
D G F#m
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
Em F#m
And not that same young lover
Em F#m G
From the days of Fenway and Kenmore
A Bm
But this is better than before
G A D
Oh now is better than before
VERSE:
D G F#m
Sometimes I think that my cheeks had more colour in the past
Em F#m
Didn't my heart used to beat more fast
Em F#m G
In the days of the Fenway and Kenmore?
A Bm
But this really is better than before
G A D
Oh now, is better than before
REFRAIN:
G Bm
I've loved her all of these years
A D
I've loved her all of these years
VERSE:
D G F#m
Sometimes I wonder can I really still call this a flame
Em F#m
Or should I find another name?
Em F#m G
But then it's yesterday once more
A Bm
Except it's better than it was before
G A D
Oh now, is better than before
REFRAIN:
G Bm
I've loved her all of these years
A D
I've loved her all of these years
Guitar!
[Spanish GUITAR SOLO]
[end]
CHORDS:
D 557775
G 355433
F#m 244222
Em 022000
A 577655
Bm 224432
From Angus: In this one, the verse is what needed most correcting. You can see quite a bit of it was off. The chorus is mostly fine, but it starts on a D and not a Bm.
D G F#m
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
Em F#m
And not that same young lover
Em G
From the days of Fenway and Kenmore
A Bm
But this is better than before
G A D
Oh now is better than before
G F#m
I've loved her all of these years
A D
I've loved her all of these years[D] Sometimes I think that I'm [Bm] just a comfort to [A] her
And [Bm] not that same young [A] lover
[Bm] From the days of [F#m] Fenway and [A] Kenmore
But [A] this is better than [F#m] before
Oh [E] now is [A] better than be[D]fore
[D] Sometimes I think that my cheeks [Bm] had more color in the [A] past
[Bm] And that my heart once did beat more [A] fast
[Bm] In the days of the [F#m] Fenway and [A] Kenmore
But [A] this really is better than [F#m] before
Oh [E] now, is [A] better than be[D]fore
I've loved her [Bm] all of these [F#m] years
I've loved her [A] all of these [D] years
[D] Sometimes I wonder can I [Bm] really still call this a [A] flame
[Bm] Or should I find another [A] name?
[Bm] But then it's [F#m] yesterday once [A] more
[A] Except it's better than it was [F#m] before
Oh [E] now, is [A] better than [D] before
I've loved her [Bm] all of these [F#m] years
I've loved her [A] all of these [D] years
Guitarra
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
And not that same young lover
From the days of Fenway and Kenmore
But this is better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes I think that my cheeks had more color in the past
And that my heart once did beat more fast
In the days of the Fenway and Kenmore
But this really is better than before
Oh now, is better than before
I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her all of these years
Sometimes I wonder can I really still call this a flame
Or should I find another name?
But then it's yesterday once more
Except it's better than it was before
Oh now, is better than before
I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her all of these years
Guitarra
A veces pienso que aqui todo es seguridad,
Una seca castidad,
Donde antes fue ardor;
Pero ahora es mejor, oh yah, ahora es mejor
De vez en cuando estoy suspirando por el pasado,
Y mi vivir que me ha dado,
¿Quizas tenia mas color?
Pero ahora es mejor, oh yah, ahora es mejor
A veces pienso que estamos demasiado arraigados,
Demasiado sosegados,
Cubriendo nuestro desamor;
Pero ahora es mejor, oh yah, ahora es mejor
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her,
That we're not happy like we were,
Why aren't we happy anymore?
But now is better than before, oh now, is better than before
Sometimes I wonder, didn't my life have more color in the past?
Didn't my heart used to beat more fast,
In the days of the Fenway and Kenmore;
But now is better than before, oh now, is better than before
Sometimes I wonder should I should I still call this a flame,
Or should I find another name,
And then it's yesterday once more;
Now is better than before, oh now, is better than before
A veces pienso que aqui todo es seguridad,
Una seca castidad,
Donde antes fue ardor;
ahora es mejor, oh yah, ahora es mejor
De vez en cuando estoy suspirando por el pasado,
Y mi vivir que me ha dado,
¿Quizas tenia mas color?
ahora es mejor, oh yah, ahora es mejor
A veces pienso que estamos demasiado arraigados,
Demasiado sosegados,
Cubriendo nuestro desamor;
ahora es mejor, oh yah, ahora es mejor
In those days of the Fenway and Kenmore
[That's when we got together]
But now is better than before
Now is better than before
Sometimes I think that my life used to have more color in the past
And that my heart used to beat more fast
In those days of the Fenway and Kenmore
[No, it's not true]
Now is better than before
[I'm saying that]
Now is better than before
And I've loved her all of these years
Well I've loved her all of these years
Sometimes I wonder can I, can I still call this a flame
Or do I have to find another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
[No it's not]
It's better than before
Oh now, is better than before
I've loved her for all of these years
Well I've loved her for all of these years
Sometimes I wonder would I have the nerve to tell that girl the truth
This grown up boy here who loved Babe Ruth?
If ever our sunny days should be over
[And then all of a sudden]
It's better than before
Well now, is better than before
I've loved her for all of these years
Well I've loved her all of these years
[?? Gonna sing this song for you and you'll catch my drift,
Give me that song a 1 a 3 a 1 2 3 now]
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
That it ain't sexy like it were
In the days of the Fenway and Kenmore, yeah
But now is better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes I wonder would I have the gall to tell that girl the truth? yeah
This grown up boy who loved Babe Ruth now
Should ever our sunny day be over yeah
And then it's better than before
Oh now is better than before
And I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her all of these years
Sometimes I wonder did my life have more colour in the past
Did my heart used to beat more fast
In the days of the Fenway and Kenmore
But that is better than Before
Oh now, is better than before
And I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her all of these years
Sometimes I wonder can I can I still call this a flame
Or maybe I'd better find another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
(Except it's not yesterday, you know why?)
Cause it's better than before
Oh now, yeah, is better than before
Sometimes I think that I am a comfort to her
But it's not like I'm her young lover
But then I re-mem-mem-ber-er
That this is better now then it was before
Oh now is better than it was before
Sometimes I think that my life had more color in the past
That years ago my heart used to beat more fast
When we were hanging around the Fenway and Kenmore
But now a days is better than before, better than before
It's better than before
Oh yeah
It hasn't faded now
Sometimes I think it's faded
Sometimes I think what we've got doesn't have the colour that it used to
But then I see
I see we got more than we had
Back in Fenway, back in 75, 76
Sometimes I wonder if I can still call this a flame
Or should I find another name?
But then it's yesterday once more
Except this is better than before
Better than before, it's better than before
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
But it's not like I'm her scary young lover anymore
But then I re-mem-mem-ber-er
That now is better, it's better than before
Better than before, than before
Sometimes I think that I'm nowadays just a comfort to her
But it ain't scary any more like you know
Sometimes there' things that I'm just a comfort to her
But it ain't scary anymore like it was
In those days of the Fenway and Kenmore
But now is better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes it looks like my life had more color in the past
Did my heart used to beat more fast?
In those days of the Fenway and Kenmore (that's when we got together)
But now is better than before
Oh now, is better than before
And see I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her all of these years
Sometimes I wonder can I can I still call this a flame
Or should I find another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
But no it's not yesterday, it's better than it was before
Oh now, is better than before
And I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her (let me just tell you one more verse)
Sometimes I wonder would I have the gall to tell that girl the truth?
It's going to ??? love's ???
Should ever our sunny day be over
And then it's better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
That it's not sexy any more like it were
Back there on the Fenway and Kenmore
Then all of a sudden it's better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes it looks like my life had more color in the past
Did my heart used to beat more fast
Back there on the Fenway and Kenmore
But now is better than before
Oh now, is better than before
???
You see
I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her all of these years
Sometimes I wonder can I really still call this a flame
Or do I have to like you know find a more modern name?
And then it's yesterday once more
Except no, it's not yesterday,
It's better than it was before
Oh now, is better than before
[Nice to see all these people come out here and sing today
??? We're going out to the desert a little after this song is finished
???
We're gonna mix them up - fast ones and slow ones]
Now sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort now days to her
But it ain't sexy any more like it were
When I met her you know, on the Fenway and Kenmore
[Those places in Boston where we got together]
But now is better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes it looks like my life had more color in the past
That my heart used to beat more fast
In the days of the Fenway and Kenmore
But now better than before
Oh now, is better than before
You see folks
I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her for all of these years
[That's why it's getting so beautiful]
[Sometimes I wonder if I want to
You know if I wish I wasn't married
You know I say, boy it's pretty good but
???
It ain't that I ??? with other girls
Cause I feel like I can't
I ask myself
Do I really want to be with that girl
And I go, no, and if I did ??? jail you know what I mean?
It's ok, look, you got to promise me something
You want to be with someone else
Do it ok, cause I don't like this jail stuff
Cause I said that's what I want to do
So that's what this song is about
It about not jail ???
When I loved her at first, you catch my drift?
All right]
Now there're times I wonder can I really get away with calling this a flame
Or should I be like looking for another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
Except it's not folks
It's better than before
Oh now, is better than before
[Can you take one more verse of this song?]
[All right]
Sometimes I wonder
Would I have the gall to tell that girl the truth?
This grown up boy here you're looking at who grew up loving Babe Ruth?
Suppose that I had to tell her that our sunny day was over?
Would I be able to do that?
And then it's better than before
Now is better than before
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
I think it ain't exactly the way it was anymore
Sometimes I think that I'm not happy the way we were
Then I remember that, what? I'll sing this song for you
You'll see what I mean
Folks, this song is for the married people in the audience because you will understand it best watch me
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
You know, that it's not quite the way it were
Why aren't I happy that way anymore?
And then folks, it's better than it was before
I'm saying that now is better than it was before
Sometimes it seems like my life, didn't it have more colour in the past?
Didn't my heart used to be more fast?
Why aren't I that way anymore?
And then it's better than it was before
I'm saying that now gets better than it did before
And it's been like that for all these years
I've been entranced by her for all these years
Sometimes I wonder can I really call this a fling?
Or do I have to start shopping around for another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
It's better than before
Now is better than it was before
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
You know, that it ain't sexy no more, like it were
Why aren't I happy anymore
And then it gets better than before
Now is better than before
Sometimes I wonder, did my life have more colour in the past?
Did my heart used to beat more fast
Why ain't it that way anymore
And then it's better than before
Now is better than before
And I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her all of these years
[Let's play a little guitar]
Sometimes I wonder should I really still call this a flame
Or am I supposed to now find another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
Except no, you know why?
It's better than before
Oh now, is better than before
[Hi folks, ???]
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
That it ain't heavy like it were
Why ain't it happening anymore?
And then it's better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes it looks like my life had more colour in the past
Did my heart used to beat more fast?
Why ain't it that way anymore?
And then it's better than before
Oh now is better than before
And I've loved her all of these years
I've loved her all of these years
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
But it ain't happy like it were
Why isn't it happy any more?
But now is better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes I wonder, hmm, did my life have more colour in the past?
Did my heart maybe used to beat more fast?
Why aren't we happy any more?
Well then it's better than before
[All of a sudden all that goes away]
Cause I see it's better than before
Sometimes I wonder can I, can I still call this a flame
Or should I find another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
[Except no, it's not yesterday]
It's better than before
Oh now, is better than before
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
That it ain't sexy anymore like it were
Why aren't we happy anymore?
And then, it's better than before
Oh now is better than before
Sometimes it looks like my life had more color in the past
That my heart used to beat more fast
In the days we were together for the first time
But now is better than before
Oh now, is better than before
[[Verse in Spanish]]
Sometimes I wonder can I, should I still call this a flame
Or should I find another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
No no not yet
It's better than before
Oh now, is better than before
[Guten Abend] [[good evening]]
Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her
That it ain't sexy the way it were
Why aren't we happy any more?
But now is better than before
Oh now is better than before
There's times I wonder didn't my life have more color in the past
Didn't my heart used to beat more fast
Why aren't we happy any more?
Well Now is better than before
Oh now, is better than before
There's times I wonder should I still call this a flame?
Or should I find another name?
And then it's yesterday once more
No no, it's better than before
Oh now, is better than before
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