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Better Man

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[Intro] 
 F#   F#   C#   G#x2
[Verse 1]
I will be a F#loving man 
I won’t be the C#one I G#am 
I will treat you F#like I should 
I won’t treat you C#like I G#did 
I am careless D#mand unkF#ind 
Owner of a C#selfish mG#ind 
But I will be a D#mbetter F#man 
If you ask me to C#stay, you ask me to G#stay 
F#O-oF#h   C#o-G#oh
F#O-oF#h   C#o-G#oh
[Verse 2]
For some time i’ve F#willed myself 
To turn into sC#omeone G#else 
Don’t know if I F#can succeed 
But I know who I C#want to G#be 
I am careless D#mand unkF#ind 
Owner of a C#selfish mG#ind 
But I will be a D#mbetter F#man 
If you ask me to C#stay, you ask me to G#stay 
F#Oooooh, C#oh, G#o-oh 
F#Oooooh, C#oh, G#o-oh 
F#Oooooh, C#oh, G#o-oh 
F#Oooooh, C#oh, G#o-oh 
[Outro]
[finger-picking]
I know who i F#was before 
Don’t know if I’m C#him no G#more
But I know that i F#want to be 
forever in your C#arms, forever in your G#arms

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Better Man

by Benedict Benjamin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

[Intro]

F# F# C# G#

[Verse 1]

I will be a loving man

C# G#

I won’t be the one I am

I will treat you like I should

C# G#

I won’t treat you like I did

D#m F#

I am careless and unkind

C# G#

Owner of a selfish mind

D#m F#

But I will be a better man

C# G#

If you ask me to stay, you ask me to stay

F# F# C# G#

O-oh o-oh

F# F# C# G#

O-oh o-oh

[Verse 2]

For some time i’ve willed myself

C# G#

To turn into someone else

Don’t know if I can succeed

C# G#

But I know who I want to be

D#m F#

I am careless and unkind

C# G#

Owner of a selfish mind

D#m F#

But I will be a better man

C# G#

If you ask me to stay, you ask me to stay

F# C# G#

Oooooh, oh, o-oh

F# C# G#

Oooooh, oh, o-oh

F# C# G#

Oooooh, oh, o-oh

F# C# G#

Oooooh, oh, o-oh

[Outro]

[finger-picking]

I know who i was before

C# G#

Don’t know if I’m him no more

But I know that i want to be

C# G#

forever in your arms, forever in your arms

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