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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 9Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Notes: For the intro change chords every strum for the first three strums.
       In the pre-chorus, chorus you can play exactly the same as the intro if you want it
       more fast paced.
       You can also repeat the Am C F G chords throughout the whole song for a simpler version.
    Am7xx2010
 A7sus4xx2030   OR   xx2230 (Sounds better in the chorus)
     C6xxx555
    G/Bxxx433
      G355433
[Intro]
Am7 A7sus4 C6
Am7 A7sus4 C6
C6 G/B Am7
C6x3G/B  Am7  
End with:
C6 G/B C6
[Verse 1]
AmI have days when I, caCnt afford to get by, do Fmy best just to keeGp on, keep on
AmGotta get myself out this holCe cuz my bank’s half deadF, doing what I can Gbut it’s a deep one
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7There’s a place A7sus4higher than this, C7higher than this and C7more
Am7There’s a place A7sus4higher than this, C7higher than this, C7higher than this
[Chorus]
Am7When I saw you without me, A7sus4I thought up another half sad melody
C7I, I wanna take you to better places, C7wanna take you to better places
Am7Yeah its gonna take me some time, A7sus4but in the end everything’s gonna be just fine
C7I wanna take you to better places, C7wanna take you to better places
[Verse 2]
AmI took a nighttime Cjob to spend my days in the Fsun, I don’t sleep much but i Gkeep on keep on
AmYeah I live life Cfull with some vitamin FD, even if it’s my Gdream it’s a weird one
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7There’s a place A7sus4higher than this, hC7igher than this and mC7ore
Am7There’s a place A7sus4higher than this, hC7igher than this, hC7igher than this
[Chorus]
Am7When I saw you without me, A7sus4I thought up another half sad melody
C7I, I wanna take you to better places, C7wanna take you to better places
Am7Yeah its gonna take me some time, A7susbut in the end everything’s gonna be just fine
C7I wanna take you to better places, C7wanna take you to better places
[Outro]
Relative to capo
e|-3--1-----------------|
B|-------3--1-----------|
G|-------------2--0-----|
D|------------------3---|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------| x14
N.C.
I wanna take you to better places, wanna take you to better places
N.C.
I wanna take you to better places, wanna take you to better places

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Better Places

by Pierce Fulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

A7sus4

G/B

A7sus

Notes: For the intro change chords every strum for the first three strums.

In the pre-chorus, chorus you can play exactly the same as the intro if you want it

more fast paced.

You can also repeat the Am C F G chords throughout the whole song for a simpler version.

Am7

xx2010

A7sus4

xx2030 OR xx2230 (Sounds better in the chorus)

xxx555

G/B

xxx433

355433

[Intro]

Am7 A7sus4 C6

C6 G/B Am7

End with:

C6 G/B C6

[Verse 1]

Am C F G

I have days when I, cant afford to get by, do my best just to keep on, keep on

Am C F G

Gotta get myself out this hole cuz my bank’s half dead, doing what I can but it’s a deep one

[Pre-Chorus]

Am7 A7sus4 C7 C7

There’s a place higher than this, higher than this and more

Am7 A7sus4 C7 C7

There’s a place higher than this, higher than this, higher than this

[Chorus]

Am7 A7sus4

When I saw you without me, I thought up another half sad melody

C7 C7

I, I wanna take you to better places, wanna take you to better places

Am7 A7sus4

Yeah its gonna take me some time, but in the end everything’s gonna be just fine

C7 C7

I wanna take you to better places, wanna take you to better places

[Verse 2]

Am C F G

I took a nighttime job to spend my days in the sun, I don’t sleep much but i keep on keep on

Am C F G

Yeah I live life full with some vitamin D, even if it’s my dream it’s a weird one

[Pre-Chorus]

Am7 A7sus4 C7 C7

There’s a place higher than this, higher than this and more

Am7 A7sus4 C7 C7

There’s a place higher than this, higher than this, higher than this

[Chorus]

Am7 A7sus4

When I saw you without me, I thought up another half sad melody

C7 C7

I, I wanna take you to better places, wanna take you to better places

Am7 A7sus

Yeah its gonna take me some time, but in the end everything’s gonna be just fine

C7 C7

I wanna take you to better places, wanna take you to better places

[Outro]

Relative to capo

e|-3--1-----------------|

B|-------3--1-----------|

G|-------------2--0-----|

D|------------------3---|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------| x14

N.C.

I wanna take you to better places, wanna take you to better places

N.C.

I wanna take you to better places, wanna take you to better places

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