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I Wanna Get Better

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[Intro]
 E   Bsus4   A   Bsus4(x2)
[Verse 1]
EHey I hear the voice of a pBsus4reacher from the back room.
ACalling my name and I fBsus4ollow just to find you.
EI trace the faith to a brokBsus4en down television Aand put on the weaBsus4ther.
EAnd I've trained myself to give Bsus4up on the past.
ACause I frozen time between hearBsus4ses and caskets.
ELost control when I paniBsus4cked at the acid test.
AI wanna get bettBsus4er.
EWhile my friends were getting Bsus4high and chasing girls down parkway Alines I was
losBsus4ing my mind.
ECause the love, the love, the love, thBsus4e love, the love that I gaAve wasBsus4ted on a nice face.
EIn a blaze of fBsus4ear I put a helmet on a heAlmet counting seconds through Bsus4the night and got carried away.
N.C.
So now I'm standing on the overpass screaming at the cars: Hey, I wanna get better!
[Chorus]
EI didn't Bsus4know I was lonAely 'til I sBsus4aw your face.E  
I wanna get bBsus4etter, betAter, better, betBsus4ter, I wanna get betEter.
EI didn't knBsus4ow I was brokAen 'til I wanBsus4ted to change.E  
I wanna get bBsus4etter, betAter, better, betBsus4ter, I wanna get betEter.
[Verse 2]
EI go up to my room and there's giBsus4rls on the ceiling.
ACut out their pictures and I cBsus4hase that feeling
Eof an eighteen year old, who didnBsus4't know what loss was.
ANow I'm a stranger.Bsus4  
EAnd I miss the days of a lifBsus4e still permanent.
AMourn the years beBsus4fore I got carried away.E  
N.C.
So now I'm staring at the interstate, screaming at myself: hey, I wanna get better!
[Chorus]
EI didn't Bsus4know I was lonAely 'til I sBsus4aw your face.E  
I wanna get bBsus4etter, betAter, better, betBsus4ter, I wanna get betEter.
EI didn't knBsus4ow I was brokAen 'til I wanBsus4ted to change.E  
I wanna get bBsus4etter, betAter, better, betBsus4ter, I wanna get betEter.
[Bridge]
F#Cause I'm sleeping in the back of a tBsus4axi.
I'm screaming from my bedroom winF#dow.
Even if it's gonna kBsus4ill me.
 E   Bsus4   A   Bsus4(x4)
[Verse 3]
EWoke up this morning eaBsus4rly before my family.
AFrom this dream where she Bsus4was trying to show me.
EHow a life can moBsus4ve from the darknessA, she said to get beBsus4tter.
So EI, put a bullet where I Bsus4shoulda put a helmet and IA, crash my car causBsus4e I wanna get carried away.
                                       Bsus4                  A   Bsus4N.C.
That’s why I'm standing on the overpass screaming at myself, hey, I wanna get better!
[Chorus]
EI didn't Bsus4know I was lonAely 'til I sBsus4aw your face.E  
I wanna get bBsus4etter, betAter, better, betBsus4ter, I wanna get betEter.
EI didn't knBsus4ow I was brokAen 'til I wanBsus4ted to change.E  
I wanna get bBsus4etter, betAter, better, betBsus4ter, I wanna get betEter.
[Outro]
 E   Bsus4   A   Bsus4x2

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I Wanna Get Better

by Bleachers

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Bsus4

[Intro]

E Bsus4 A Bsus4

(x2)

[Verse 1]

E Bsus4

Hey I hear the voice of a preacher from the back room.

A Bsus4

Calling my name and I follow just to find you.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4

I trace the faith to a broken down television and put on the weather.

E Bsus4

And I've trained myself to give up on the past.

A Bsus4

Cause I frozen time between hearses and caskets.

E Bsus4

Lost control when I panicked at the acid test.

A Bsus4

I wanna get better.

E Bsus4 A

While my friends were getting high and chasing girls down parkway lines I was

Bsus4

losing my mind.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4

Cause the love, the love, the love, the love, the love that I gave wasted on a nice face.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4

In a blaze of fear I put a helmet on a helmet counting seconds through the night and got carried away.

N.C.

So now I'm standing on the overpass screaming at the cars: Hey, I wanna get better!

[Chorus]

E Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face.

Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I wanna get better, better, better, better, I wanna get better.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change.

Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I wanna get better, better, better, better, I wanna get better.

[Verse 2]

E Bsus4

I go up to my room and there's girls on the ceiling.

A Bsus4

Cut out their pictures and I chase that feeling

E Bsus4

of an eighteen year old, who didn't know what loss was.

A Bsus4

Now I'm a stranger.

E Bsus4

And I miss the days of a life still permanent.

A Bsus4 E

Mourn the years before I got carried away.

N.C.

So now I'm staring at the interstate, screaming at myself: hey, I wanna get better!

[Chorus]

E Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face.

Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I wanna get better, better, better, better, I wanna get better.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change.

Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I wanna get better, better, better, better, I wanna get better.

[Bridge]

F# Bsus4

Cause I'm sleeping in the back of a taxi.

I'm screaming from my bedroom window.

Bsus4

Even if it's gonna kill me.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4

(x4)

[Verse 3]

E Bsus4

Woke up this morning early before my family.

A Bsus4

From this dream where she was trying to show me.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4

How a life can move from the darkness, she said to get better.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4

So I, put a bullet where I shoulda put a helmet and I, crash my car cause I wanna get carried away.

Bsus4 A Bsus4

N.C.

That’s why I'm standing on the overpass screaming at myself, hey, I wanna get better!

[Chorus]

E Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face.

Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I wanna get better, better, better, better, I wanna get better.

E Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change.

Bsus4 A Bsus4 E

I wanna get better, better, better, better, I wanna get better.

[Outro]

E Bsus4 A Bsus4

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