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Step 1 / 105Position: 4
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Tuning Standard
Capo 5
[Chords]
C C Am G
F C G F
F C C Em
F G
[Intro]
G G Em7 Dadd9/F#(x2)
[Verse]
GAm I wasting my tiEm7me?Dadd9/F#
GAm I losing my minEm7d for Dadd9/F#better or for worse?
GCause it doesn’t fEm7eel rDadd9/F#ight
GNo it doesn’t feel Em7righDadd9/F#t
[Chorus]
Cadd9Does it make you feel Gbetter?
Cause it’s Dadd9/F#making me worse
Cadd9Does it make you feel Gbetter?
Cause it’s Dadd9/F#making me hurt
Cadd9Does it make you feel Ggood?
When I’m faDadd9/F#lling apart?
Cadd9Does it make you feel Cmadd9good?
[Solo]
e|--G------------------Em7-----Dadd9/F#--------------------|
B|-------5---------------------5---------------|
G|---4/7---7--4/7-4--------4/7---7/4/2---------| (x2)
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
GAnd is it all in mEm7y heaDadd9/F#d
GOr was it something Em7I said?
Dadd9/F#Somewhere in between
GCause I’ve got my Em7regreDadd9/F#ts
GAnd I’m feeling like Em7death
Dadd9/F#You don’t see what I see
[Chorus]
Cadd9Does it make you feel Gbetter?
Cause it’s Dadd9/F#making me worse
Cadd9Does it make you feel Gbetter?
Cause it’s Dadd9/F#making me hurt
Cadd9Does it make you feel Ggood?
When I’m faDadd9/F#lling apart?
Cadd9Does it make you feel Cmadd9good?
[Solo]
e|--G------------------Em7-------------------------|
B|-------5---------------------5---------------|
G|---4/7---7--4/7-4--------4/7---7/4/2---------| (x2)
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Cadd9 G G
Cadd9 Dadd9/F#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2/5---4-5-4-5-4-7-4-5---4-5-4-5-4-5-4-4-2--4-2-4-2-5-2-4--2-4-2-4-2---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--5-4-5-4-7-4-5---4-5-4-5-4-5-4-4-2--4-2-4-2--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------3-3-5-5-6-6-8-8----|
G|-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7---------------------| (x2) Or something like that, you can try with Dadd9/F#
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Cadd9Does it make you feel Gbetter?
Cause it’s Dadd9/F#making me worse
Cadd9Does it make you feel Gbetter?
Cause it’s Dadd9/F#making me hurt
Cadd9Does it make you feel Ggood?
When I’m faDadd9/F#lling apart?
Cadd9Does it make you feel Cmadd9good?
[Outro]
G G Em7 Dadd9/F#(x2)
e|-3G---Em70---Dadd9/F#2--------Cadd9-0----Cmadd9--0------------------|
B|-2---2---0---------3------3------------------|
G|-0---2---0---------2------1------------------|
D|-0---0---2---------0------0------------------|
A|-3---3---3---------3------0------------------|
E|-3---3---3---------3------3------------------|
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Better
by Kodaline
Chords in this song · guitar
C
Am
G
F
Em
Em7
Dadd9/F#
Cadd9
Cmadd9
Tuning Standard
Capo 5
[Chords]
C C Am G
F C G F
F C C Em
F G
[Intro]
G G Em7 Dadd9/F#
(x2)
[Verse]
G Em7 Dadd9/F#
Am I wasting my time?
G Em7 Dadd9/F#
Am I losing my mind for better or for worse?
G Em7 Dadd9/F#
Cause it doesn’t feel right
G Em7 Dadd9/F#
No it doesn’t feel right
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel better?
Dadd9/F#
Cause it’s making me worse
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel better?
Dadd9/F#
Cause it’s making me hurt
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel good?
Dadd9/F#
When I’m falling apart?
Cadd9 Cmadd9
Does it make you feel good?
[Solo]
G Em7 Dadd9/F#
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---------------------5---------------|
G|---4/7---7--4/7-4--------4/7---7/4/2---------| (x2)
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G Em7 Dadd9/F#
And is it all in my head
G Em7
Or was it something I said?
Dadd9/F#
Somewhere in between
G Em7 Dadd9/F#
Cause I’ve got my regrets
G Em7
And I’m feeling like death
Dadd9/F#
You don’t see what I see
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel better?
Dadd9/F#
Cause it’s making me worse
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel better?
Dadd9/F#
Cause it’s making me hurt
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel good?
Dadd9/F#
When I’m falling apart?
Cadd9 Cmadd9
Does it make you feel good?
[Solo]
G Em7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---------------------5---------------|
G|---4/7---7--4/7-4--------4/7---7/4/2---------| (x2)
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Cadd9 G G
Cadd9 Dadd9/F#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2/5---4-5-4-5-4-7-4-5---4-5-4-5-4-5-4-4-2--4-2-4-2-5-2-4--2-4-2-4-2---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--5-4-5-4-7-4-5---4-5-4-5-4-5-4-4-2--4-2-4-2--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------3-3-5-5-6-6-8-8----|
Dadd9/F#
G|-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7---------------------| (x2) Or something like that, you can try with
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel better?
Dadd9/F#
Cause it’s making me worse
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel better?
Dadd9/F#
Cause it’s making me hurt
Cadd9 G
Does it make you feel good?
Dadd9/F#
When I’m falling apart?
Cadd9 Cmadd9
Does it make you feel good?
[Outro]
G G Em7 Dadd9/F#
(x2)
G Em7 Dadd9/F# Cadd9 Cmadd9
e|-3---0---2---------0------0------------------|
B|-2---2---0---------3------3------------------|
G|-0---2---0---------2------1------------------|
D|-0---0---2---------0------0------------------|
A|-3---3---3---------3------0------------------|
E|-3---3---3---------3------3------------------|
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