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Make You Better

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Bminor

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Only basics. Add notes at will.
Standard tuning (EADGBe)
Intro/Verse shapes:
Bm*:     7 x 0 6 7  0
D*:     10 x 0 9 10 0
G*:      3 x 0 2 3  0
[Intro]
Bm* D* G* (x2) (some sliding included)
[Verse 1]
Bm*         D*
I want you, thin fingers
G*
I wanted you, thin fingernails
Bm*          D*
And when you bend backwards
G*                          Bm*
I wanted you, I needed you, ohh
D*         G*
To make me better
Bm*           D*
I'll love you in springtime
G*
I lost you when summer came
Bm*          D*
And when you pulled backwards
G*                          Bm*
I wanted to, I needed to, ohh
D*         G*
To make me better
Bm*  D*         G*
Ohh, to make me better
[Chorus]
ABut we're not so starryG-eyed Danymore
GLike the perfect paramour Dyou were in your AlettersG  
AAnd won't it all just come Garound to make Dyou
GLet it all un-break you Dto the day you Amet her
But it'd Gmake you better
              Bm*    D*  G*
It'd make you better
[Verse 2]
Bm*        D*
I sung you your twinges
G*
I suffered you your tattle-tales
Bm*           D*
And when you broke sideways
G*                          Bm*
I wanted you, I needed you, ohh
D*         G*
To make me better
Bm*  D*         G*
Ohh, to make me better
[Chorus 2]
ABut we're not so starryG-eyed Danymore
GLike the perfect paramour Dyou were in your AlettersG  
AAnd won't it all just come Garound to make Dyou
GLet it all un-break you Dto the day that Ayou met her
And it'd make Gyou better
                      Bm     G    D    A(2x)
Did it make you better
[Bridge]
BmAnd all I wanted was a Gsliver to call mineD  A  
BmAnd all I wanted was a Gshimmer of your shineD  
ATo make me bright
[Chorus]
ACause we're not so starGry-eyeDd anymore
GLike the perfect paramour Dyou were in your AlettersG  
AAnd won't it all just come Garound to make Dyou
GLet it all un-break you Dto the day you Amet her
But it'd make Gyou better
              Bm*    D*  G*
It'd make you better﻿
Fade out with intro

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Make You Better

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Only basics. Add notes at will.

Standard tuning (EADGBe)

Intro/Verse shapes:

*: 7 x 0 6 7 0

*: 10 x 0 9 10 0

*: 3 x 0 2 3 0

[Intro]

Bm D G

* * * (x2) (some sliding included)

[Verse 1]

Bm D

* *

I want you, thin fingers

I wanted you, thin fingernails

Bm D

* *

And when you bend backwards

G Bm

* *

I wanted you, I needed you, ohh

D G

* *

To make me better

Bm D

* *

I'll love you in springtime

I lost you when summer came

Bm D

* *

And when you pulled backwards

G Bm

* *

I wanted to, I needed to, ohh

D G

* *

To make me better

Bm D G

* * *

Ohh, to make me better

[Chorus]

A G D

But we're not so starry-eyed anymore

G D A G

Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters

A G D

And won't it all just come around to make you

G D A

Let it all un-break you to the day you met her

But it'd make you better

Bm D G

* * *

It'd make you better

[Verse 2]

Bm D

* *

I sung you your twinges

I suffered you your tattle-tales

Bm D

* *

And when you broke sideways

G Bm

* *

I wanted you, I needed you, ohh

D G

* *

To make me better

Bm D G

* * *

Ohh, to make me better

[Chorus 2]

A G D

But we're not so starry-eyed anymore

G D A G

Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters

A G D

And won't it all just come around to make you

G D A

Let it all un-break you to the day that you met her

And it'd make you better

Bm G D A

(2x)

Did it make you better

[Bridge]

Bm G D A

And all I wanted was a sliver to call mine

Bm G D

And all I wanted was a shimmer of your shine

To make me bright

[Chorus]

A G D

Cause we're not so starry-eyed anymore

G D A G

Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters

A G D

And won't it all just come around to make you

G D A

Let it all un-break you to the day you met her

But it'd make you better

Bm D G

* * *

It'd make you better

Fade out with intro

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