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It Gets Better

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INTRO:
D  A  Bm  F#m
VERSE:
TF#mheir's paper peeling off the wAalls
DI see the paint from yesteryAear
 F#mWe try to cover up the Bmpast
BDut tiny secrets still Aappear
CHORUS:
So plAease don't say it gets bDetter,
It gets bAetter, 
It gets bBmetter all with F#mtime
I'm not bDetter, 
We're not bAetter, 
Even Bmafter all this F#mtime.
ODoo-ooh ooh ooh
OAoo-ooh ooh ooh 
OBmoo-ooh ooh ooh  F#mooh   
OoDo-ooh ooh ooh
OAoo-ooh ooh ooh 
OBmoo-ooh ooh ooh  F#mooh   
VERSE:
F#mThe kitchen floor is a checkered boAard
WDe've tried an escape fAor years
F#mThe tiles are cracked and colors cBmhanged
TDhe battleground is all but clAeared
CHORUS:
So plAease don't say it gets bDetter,
It gets bAetter, 
It gets bBmetter all with F#mtime
I'm not bDetter, 
We're not bAetter, 
Even Bmafter all this F#mtime.
  DCaught in the cEobwebs
Memories lF#minger in these rDoomsD  
UDnder the flEoorbards
Sweeping sF#mtories we outgDrew
OoDooh oooooh ooh
VERSE:
    F#mIts not a place to call a hAome
JDust a place we've been for yeAars
The gF#marden weeds have overgBmrown
WeD've over stayed our welcome hAere
CHORUS:
So pF#mlease don't say it gets bDetter,
It gets bAetter, 
It gets bBmetter all with F#mtime
I'm not bDetter, 
We're not bAetter, 
Even Bmafter all this F#mtime.
CHORUS:
It gets bDetter
It gets bAetter, 
It gets bBmetter all with F#mtime
I'm not bDetter, 
We're not bAetter, 
Even Bmafter all this F#mtime.
OUTRO:
ODoo-ooh ooh ooh
OAoo-ooh ooh ooh 
OBmoo-ooh ooh ooh  F#mooh   
ODoo-ooh ooh ooh
OAoo-ooh ooh ooh 
OBmoo-ooh ooh ooh  F#mooh  
ODoo-ooh ooh ooh
OAoo-ooh ooh ooh 
OBmoo-ooh ooh ooh  F#mooh  F#m  

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It Gets Better

by Dotan

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F#m

INTRO:

D A Bm F#m

VERSE:

F#m A

Their's paper peeling off the walls

D A

I see the paint from yesteryear

F#m Bm

We try to cover up the past

D A

But tiny secrets still appear

CHORUS:

A D

So please don't say it gets better,

It gets better,

Bm F#m

It gets better all with time

I'm not better,

We're not better,

Bm F#m

Even after all this time.

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh

Bm F#m

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh

Bm F#m

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh

VERSE:

F#m A

The kitchen floor is a checkered board

D A

We've tried an escape for years

F#m Bm

The tiles are cracked and colors changed

D A

The battleground is all but cleared

CHORUS:

A D

So please don't say it gets better,

It gets better,

Bm F#m

It gets better all with time

I'm not better,

We're not better,

Bm F#m

Even after all this time.

D E

Caught in the cobwebs

F#m D D

Memories linger in these rooms

D E

Under the floorbards

F#m D

Sweeping stories we outgrew

Ooooh oooooh ooh

VERSE:

F#m A

Its not a place to call a home

D A

Just a place we've been for years

F#m Bm

The garden weeds have overgrown

D A

We've over stayed our welcome here

CHORUS:

F#m D

So please don't say it gets better,

It gets better,

Bm F#m

It gets better all with time

I'm not better,

We're not better,

Bm F#m

Even after all this time.

CHORUS:

It gets better

It gets better,

Bm F#m

It gets better all with time

I'm not better,

We're not better,

Bm F#m

Even after all this time.

OUTRO:

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh

Bm F#m

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh

Bm F#m

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh

Bm F#m F#m

Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh

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