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Building A Better Me
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
 F#-  244322
 G#m- 466444
 E-   022100
 C#m- x46654
 Ebm- x68876
Intro:
G#m-F#- x2
G#m--C#m-E- x2
Verse 1:
   G#mSuperficial F#nature
wearing G#mthin I F#can't
seem to beEgin What
C#mreally do I Esee when
C#mI stare back at Eme?
   G#mAs crushing F#time
reveals my G#mfoe
InF#heriting all Ewoe
SoC#mlutions in the Epast
ConC#mditioned not to Eask
Chorus 1:
It's Bwhat you're meant
to be   C#mYour name and number
Be G#mall that you should be
  EYou will recover Bthings
you haven't lost   C#mBecause
they don't see you G#mlike
  EPlease just become youE  
Verse 2:
   G#mRelease your F#fear is
what he G#msaid This F#all
came to a Ehead Feel
C#mcheated out of Eyou
TraC#mdition follows
Ethrough   G#mThough I can't
see F#how this will G#mend
I F#know Ethat C#myou  Ewill
C#malways pull me Ethrough
Chorus 2:
It's Bwhat you're meant
to be   C#mYour name and number
Be G#mall that you should be
  EYou will recover Bthings
you haven't lost   C#mBecause
they don't see you G#mlike
  EPlease just become youE  F#  Ebm  
Bridge: Spoken
  EMankind where are
the C#mmeeting for all
of us today G#mCan't
  EGo ahead and run
Ecover Being I'm
C#mfoolish You can't
time   G#mThat's why
take it backE  
Chorus 3:
It's Bwhat you're meant
to be   C#mYour name and number
Be G#mall that you should be
  EYou will recover Bthings
you haven't lost   C#mBecause
they don't see you G#mlike
  EPlease just become you
It's Bwhat you're meant
to be   C#mYour name and number
Be G#mall that you should be
  EYou will recover Bthings
you haven't lost   C#mBecause
they don't see you G#mlike
  EPlease just become you
Outro:
   G#mMy soul went F#searching
for a G#mcause But F#came
back Eempty handed The
C#memptiness you Esee
E(hold)             C#m E C#m E(hold)

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Building A Better Me

by Dogwood

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

C#m

Ebm

Building A Better Me

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

C#m

- x46654

Ebm

- x68876

Intro:

G#m-F#- x2

G#m--C#m-E- x2

Verse 1:

G#m F#

Superficial nature

G#m F#

wearing thin I can't

seem to begin What

C#m E

really do I see when

C#m E

I stare back at me?

G#m F#

As crushing time

G#m

reveals my foe

F# E

Inheriting all woe

C#m E

Solutions in the past

C#m E

Conditioned not to ask

Chorus 1:

It's what you're meant

C#m

to be Your name and number

G#m

Be all that you should be

E B

You will recover things

C#m

you haven't lost Because

G#m

they don't see you like

E E

Please just become you

Verse 2:

G#m F#

Release your fear is

G#m F#

what he said This all

came to a head Feel

C#m E

cheated out of you

C#m

Tradition follows

E G#m

through Though I can't

F# G#m

see how this will end

F# E C#m E

I know that you will

C#m E

always pull me through

Chorus 2:

It's what you're meant

C#m

to be Your name and number

G#m

Be all that you should be

E B

You will recover things

C#m

you haven't lost Because

G#m

they don't see you like

E E F# Ebm

Please just become you

Bridge: Spoken

Mankind where are

C#m

the meeting for all

G#m

of us today Can't

Go ahead and run

cover Being I'm

C#m

foolish You can't

G#m

time That's why

take it back

Chorus 3:

It's what you're meant

C#m

to be Your name and number

G#m

Be all that you should be

E B

You will recover things

C#m

you haven't lost Because

G#m

they don't see you like

Please just become you

It's what you're meant

C#m

to be Your name and number

G#m

Be all that you should be

E B

You will recover things

C#m

you haven't lost Because

G#m

they don't see you like

Please just become you

Outro:

G#m F#

My soul went searching

G#m F#

for a cause But came

back empty handed The

C#m E

emptiness you see

E(hold) C#m E C#m E(hold)

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