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Song

From: Vanna

Song: Brighter Day

Artist: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Album: Pure and Simple

Brighter Day

(J. Jett / D. Child)

Play the following throughout the whole song:

C

e|---------------------------0--------------------------|
B|---------1-----3-----1-----------1-----3-----1--------|
G|o-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----o| (play
D|o----------------------------------------------------o|  twice!)
A|---3--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------0-----------|
B|--------1-----3-----1-----------1--------3--1-----|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Am

e|-------------------------------------0------------|
B|--------1-----3-----1-----------1-------3--1------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----------0---|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

F

e|--------------1-----------------------5--3--1--0--|
B|--------1-----------1-----------1-----------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------------|
D|--3-----------------------3-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

C G

e|--------0-----1-----0-----------------3-----------|
B|--------------------------------0-----------0-----|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------|

The whole song:

C, Am, F, Fm, C, G, F, C

(I'm not trying to tell you...)

C, Em, Bb, F, Fm, C, G

EADGBE

C : x32010

Am: x02210

F : 320011

G : 320003

Fm: 133111

Bb: 113331

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