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		        BETTER WAY - The Ataris
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By:  Gary(TheAtaris07@aol.com)
     Stephon(stephon@iname.com)

PM - Palm Mute
~ - let ring out
/ \\ - slide

Intro:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------------5----------------2-----------7--------------7------------|
D|5-------------5----------------2-----------7--------------7------------|
A|3-------------2----------------0-----------5--------------4------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Looking for a place to call my home, where will I sleep tonight even I

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5------------------------5------------2------7------------|
D|------5------5------------------------5------------2------7------------|
A|------5------3------------------------2------------0------5------------|
E|------3----------------------------------------------------------------|
  don't know.  You ask yourself is this how I want to live when empty

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------7---------------5~-----------------------------------------|
A|------------4---------------5~-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3~-----------------------------------------|
  hands have nothing more to give.

Chorus:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5--------5------2-----------------------|
D|-----3----------------5--------5--------5------2--------5--------------|
A|-----3----------------5--------3--------2------0--------5--------------|
E|-----1----------------3---------------------------------3--------------|
  So I drive around and pray that I will make it through today,

Chorus:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3------------------5~--------------------------------------------------|
A|3------------------5~--------------------------------------------------|
E|1------------------3~--------------------------------------------------|
      there's got to be a better way.

Little Fill:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3|

Little Fill:  Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------10----9----5----9---7~---------|
D|-----------------------------------------x----x----x----x---x~---------|
A|-----------------------------------------8----7----3----7---5~---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Little Fill Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------------|

Little Fill Cont'd:  Guitar 2  (let it ring into verse)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:  Guitar 1  (Palm Mute)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5--------------------5-------------------2-----7-----------------------|
D|5--------------------5-------------------2-----7-----------------------|
A|3--------------------2-------------------0-----5-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  You miss your wife, you miss your little girl, your nothing stranded
  PM                  PM                  PM    PM

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1  (Palm Mute)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7--------------------------------5-----------------5-------------------|
D|7--------------5-----------------5-----------------5-------------------|
A|4--------------5-----------------3-----------------2-------------------|
E|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------|
  in a different world, can you forgive yourself for all the time you've
 PM             PM                PM                PM

Verse Cont'd:  Guitar 1  (Palm Mute)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2--------7-----------------7-------------------------------------------|
D|2--------7-----------------7----------5--------------------------------|
A|0--------5-----------------4----------5--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
  lost, I wouldn't give that up at any cost.
 PM       PM                PM

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Little Fill:  (Only Guitar 1's part)  A better wayyyy... 1x

Solo:  Guitar 1  Plays the little fill thing 2x

Solo:  Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|10-10-10-9--10-10-10-12--10-10-10-9-15-14-10-12--15-15-15-14-12-10-10--|
A|-x--x--x-x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E|-8--8--8-7--8---8--8-10---8--8--8-7-13-12--8-10--13-13-13-12-10--8--8--|

Solo Cont'd:  Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12\\5---------------|
D|10-10-10-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-9-9--x--x--x--x--x\\x---------------|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-10-10-10-10-10\\3---------------|
E|-8--8--8-12-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8-7-7--------------------------------|

Solo Cont'd:  Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12-12-12-12-12\\5-12-12-12-12-12-10-9-7-9-10---9-7-7-7-7-7-7/5-9~-------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x\\x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x/x-x~-------|
A|10-10-10-10-10\\3-10-10-10-10-10--8-7-5-7--8---7-5-5-5-5-5-5/3-7~-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Ending:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5--------------------------5---------2----------7----------------------|
D|5--------------------------5---------2----------7----------------------|
A|3--------------------------2---------0----------5----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  There's more to life than being in a band, your friends are what will

Ending Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7---------------------------------------------------------5--5---------|
D|7-------------5-----------3------------------5------------5--5---------|
A|4-------------5-----------3------------------5------------3--2---------|
E|--------------3-----------1------------------3-------------------------|
  matter in the end, I just want the chance to keep those promises

Ending Cont'd:  Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----------------------------------------------5~-------------------|
D|---2----5-5-5-3-3-3--------------5~---------------5~-------------------|
A|---0----5-5-5-3-3-3--------------5~---------------3~-------------------|
E|--------3-3-3-1-1-1--------------3~------------------------------------|
  I made,           there's got to be a better way.

This tab is pretty accurate.  Thanks to Stephon for the corrections.
This tab only found on The Complete Ataris Guitar Tablature Archive...
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