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A Better Version Of Me
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-   x46664
 Ebm-  x68876
 C#/F- 143xxx
 Bbm-  x13321
 Fm-   133111
Intro:
C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-
Bbm-Ebm-C#--Ebm-
Verse 1:
  C#i'm not the way EbmI
  C#i'm not the way EbmI
    Bbm  Ebmthought i C#was
    Bbm  Ebmthought i BbmwasEbm  C#  
Chorus 1:
Ebmit was sC#/Ftarting to
F#feel C#/Flike the F#worst
C#/Fof   Ebmtimes i've C#/Fgot
to F#choose     C#/F  F#sidesEbm  Fm  
Verse 2:
  C#am i wicked?Ebm  Fm  
  C#am i right?Ebm  
  C#or am i just
Ebmreacting  C#all
the time? Ebmjust
reBbmacting Ebmall
the C#timeEbm  
(Repeat Verse 1)
Chorus 2:
Ebmit was sC#/Ftarting to
F#feel C#/Flike the F#worst
C#/Fin   Ebmlife i've C#/Fgot
to F#lose     C#/F  F#sightEbm  Fm  
Verse 3:
  C#of their pompousEbm  Fm  
  C#boring lies 
Chorus 3:
Ebmi was sC#/Ftarting
to F#think C#/Fthat
I F#couC#/Fldn't
Ebmfight i've
C#/Fgot to F#fight
C#/FI've F#got to EbmfightFm  
Verse 3:
  C#just not in
the way i once
thought BbmrightF#  
  C#just not in
the way i once
thought BbmrightC#  G#  F#  G#  F#  
Bridge: Caithliin Speaks
C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-
Bbm-Ebm-
C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-
Bbm-Ebm-
C#--Ebm-
(Repeat Verse 1)
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Verse 4:
  C#am i wicked?Ebm  Fm  
  C#am i right?Ebm  
Chorus 3:
Ebmi was sC#/Ftarting
to F#think C#/Fthat
I F#couC#/Fldn't
Ebmfight i've
C#/Fgot to F#fight
C#/FI've F#got to EbmfightFm  C#  Ebm  
Outro:
Verse 1:
  C#i'm not the way EbmI
  C#i'm not the way EbmI
  C#i'm not the way EbmI
Bbm Ebm       C#(hold)
    thought i was

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Thought I Was

by Rainer Maria

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Ebm

C#/F

Bbm

A Better Version Of Me

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

Ebm

- x68876

C#/F

- 143xxx

Bbm

- x13321

- 133111

Intro:

C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-

Bbm-Ebm-C#--Ebm-

Verse 1:

C# Ebm

i'm not the way I

C# Ebm

i'm not the way I

Bbm Ebm C#

thought i was

Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm C#

thought i was

Chorus 1:

Ebm C#/F

it was starting to

F# C#/F F#

feel like the worst

C#/F Ebm C#/F

of times i've got

F# C#/F F# Ebm Fm

to choose sides

Verse 2:

C# Ebm Fm

am i wicked?

C# Ebm

am i right?

or am i just

Ebm C#

reacting all

Ebm

the time? just

Bbm Ebm

reacting all

C# Ebm

the time

(Repeat Verse 1)

Chorus 2:

Ebm C#/F

it was starting to

F# C#/F F#

feel like the worst

C#/F Ebm C#/F

in life i've got

F# C#/F F# Ebm Fm

to lose sight

Verse 3:

C# Ebm Fm

of their pompous

boring lies

Chorus 3:

Ebm C#/F

i was starting

F# C#/F

to think that

F# C#/F

I couldn't

Ebm

fight i've

C#/F F#

got to fight

C#/F F# Ebm Fm

I've got to fight

Verse 3:

just not in

the way i once

Bbm F#

thought right

just not in

the way i once

Bbm C# G# F# G# F#

thought right

Bridge: Caithliin Speaks

C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-

Bbm-Ebm-

C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-C#--Ebm-

Bbm-Ebm-

C#--Ebm-

(Repeat Verse 1)

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Verse 4:

C# Ebm Fm

am i wicked?

C# Ebm

am i right?

Chorus 3:

Ebm C#/F

i was starting

F# C#/F

to think that

F# C#/F

I couldn't

Ebm

fight i've

C#/F F#

got to fight

C#/F F# Ebm Fm C# Ebm

I've got to fight

Outro:

Verse 1:

C# Ebm

i'm not the way I

C# Ebm

i'm not the way I

C# Ebm

i'm not the way I

Bbm Ebm C#(hold)

thought i was

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