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Better Man

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 1Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

plays it with a capo on the 3rd fret, but some live performances I've heard have the capo on the 5th fret.
The Dadd11 i like to play during the chorus is like a C Shape slid up to the third-fifth fret
E|-5-|
A|-5-|
D|-4-|
G|-0-|
B|-3-|
e|-0-|
GOh that I would D/F#go through Gstorms 
EmKnow my soul is Cbetter for iD/F#t G  
GOh my heart to D/F#face the pGain 
My Emmind would move past Cyesterday D/F#  G  
GOh I just want to be a Cbetter man
GOh I just want to be a Dadd11better man
As I goG  G  C  G  Em  C  D/F#  G  
GOh my life that D/F#I would gGrow
Like a Emflower that comes Cup from a seed that is D/F#sownG  
The sGpirit now to riD/F#se withiGn
reiEmgn over my Ccarnal skinD/F#  G  
GOh I just want to be a Cbetter man
GOh I just want to be a Dadd11better man
As I GgoG  C  G  Em  C  D/F#  G  
GOh I just want to be a Cbetter man
GOh I just want to be a Dadd11better man yeah
GOh I just want to be a Cbetter man
GOh I just want to be a Dadd11better man
As I gGoG  C  G  
GOh my hands to D/F#serve and Glove
My Emeyes to see and Cnot to judgD/F#eG  
My Gspirit now to D/F#rise wiGthin
and rEmeign over my Ccarnal skiD/F#nG  

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Better Man

by Judah & The Lion

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Dadd11

plays it with a capo on the 3rd fret, but some live performances I've heard have the capo on the 5th fret.

The Dadd11 i like to play during the chorus is like a C Shape slid up to the third-fifth fret

E|-5-|

A|-5-|

D|-4-|

G|-0-|

B|-3-|

e|-0-|

G D/F# G

Oh that I would go through storms

Em C D/F# G

Know my soul is better for it

G D/F# G

Oh my heart to face the pain

Em C D/F# G

My mind would move past yesterday

G C

Oh I just want to be a better man

G Dadd11

Oh I just want to be a better man

G G C G Em C D/F# G

As I go

G D/F# G

Oh my life that I would grow

Em C D/F# G

Like a flower that comes up from a seed that is sown

G D/F# G

The spirit now to rise within

Em C D/F# G

reign over my carnal skin

G C

Oh I just want to be a better man

G Dadd11

Oh I just want to be a better man

G G C G Em C D/F# G

As I go

G C

Oh I just want to be a better man

G Dadd11

Oh I just want to be a better man yeah

G C

Oh I just want to be a better man

G Dadd11

Oh I just want to be a better man

G G C G

As I go

G D/F# G

Oh my hands to serve and love

Em C D/F# G

My eyes to see and not to judge

G D/F# G

My spirit now to rise within

Em C D/F# G

and reign over my carnal skin

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