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Ive Been Worse

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[Chords]
C, Em, Am, F 
Capo 3
C x4
[Verse 1]
     CEverybody up and lCeft me 
   Em    AmI had to find some solace in my Amown bad company 
     But I've been Fworse 
     Yeah, I been wForse 
     Yeah, I've been Cworse 
     C  CAnd I feel like my heart is breakinCg 
     Em  AmBeen in and out of hospital but Amthey can't find what's aching 
     But I've been Fworse 
     Yeah I been Fworse 
     Yeah I've been Cworse 
[Chorus 1]
     And it's a sFhame when it happens that waCy 
     But when you're Ffeeling low you just gotta Csay 
     That you been Amworse, yeah you been Fworse 
     Yeah you been Fworse, yeah you been Cworse 
     C x3
[Verse 2]
     CAnd I made all my heroes hate mCe 
     Em  AmAnd all the people I called friends think AmI'm the enemy 
     And I feel Fcursed 
     Yeah I feel Fcursed 
     Yeah I feel Ccursed 
     CGotta get back in their good books, babCy 
     Em  AmEven if it takes a hundred years Amfor them to know I'm sorry 
     Well I've been Fworse 
     Yeah I been Fworse 
     Yeah I've been Cworse 
[Chorus 2]
     CAnd it's a Fshame when it don't go your waCy 
     But when you're Ffeeling low you just gotta Csay 
     That you been Amworse, yeah you been Fworse 
     Yeah you been Fworse, yeah you been Cworse 
[Bridge]
     EmAnd I know you're sad and Calone 
     And you Emfeel like you don't have a Chome 
     Well you been Amworse, yeah you been Fworse 
     Yeah you've been Fworse 
     Yeah you been Cworse 
     C x3
[Verse 3]
     CAnd I haven't been myself latelCy 
     Em  AmGotta go back to the way I was before the seasons changed me 
     But I've been Fworse 
     Yeah I been Fworse 
     Yeah I've been Cworse 
     C x3
[Chorus 1]
     And it's a Fshame when it happens that Cway 
     But when you're Ffeeling low you just gotta Csay 
     That you been Amworse, yeah you been Fworse 
     Yeah you been Fworse, yeah you been Cworse 
[Chorus 2]
     And it's a Fshame when it don't go your Cway 
     But when you're Ffeeling low you just gotta Csay 
     That you been Amworse, yeah you been Fworse 
     Yeah you been Fworse, yeah you been Cworse
     C x3

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Ive Been Worse

by Emma Blackery

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

C, Em, Am, F

Capo 3

C x4

[Verse 1]

C C

Everybody up and left me

Em Am Am

I had to find some solace in my own bad company

But I've been worse

Yeah, I been worse

Yeah, I've been worse

C C C

And I feel like my heart is breaking

Em Am Am

Been in and out of hospital but they can't find what's aching

But I've been worse

Yeah I been worse

Yeah I've been worse

[Chorus 1]

F C

And it's a shame when it happens that way

F C

But when you're feeling low you just gotta say

Am F

That you been worse, yeah you been worse

F C

Yeah you been worse, yeah you been worse

C x3

[Verse 2]

C C

And I made all my heroes hate me

Em Am Am

And all the people I called friends think I'm the enemy

And I feel cursed

Yeah I feel cursed

C C

Gotta get back in their good books, baby

Em Am Am

Even if it takes a hundred years for them to know I'm sorry

Well I've been worse

Yeah I been worse

Yeah I've been worse

[Chorus 2]

C F C

And it's a shame when it don't go your way

F C

But when you're feeling low you just gotta say

Am F

That you been worse, yeah you been worse

F C

Yeah you been worse, yeah you been worse

[Bridge]

Em C

And I know you're sad and alone

Em C

And you feel like you don't have a home

Am F

Well you been worse, yeah you been worse

Yeah you've been worse

Yeah you been worse

C x3

[Verse 3]

C C

And I haven't been myself lately

Em Am

Gotta go back to the way I was before the seasons changed me

But I've been worse

Yeah I been worse

Yeah I've been worse

C x3

[Chorus 1]

F C

And it's a shame when it happens that way

F C

But when you're feeling low you just gotta say

Am F

That you been worse, yeah you been worse

F C

Yeah you been worse, yeah you been worse

[Chorus 2]

F C

And it's a shame when it don't go your way

F C

But when you're feeling low you just gotta say

Am F

That you been worse, yeah you been worse

F C

Yeah you been worse, yeah you been worse

C x3

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