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[Intro]
  GForget all your poliDtics for a while
  AmLet the color schemes arCrive
  GForget all your poliDtics for a while
  AmLet the color schemes arCrive
[Interlude]
G  C  D  G
[Verse 1]
GCome onboard, it's a curious sight
CAbsorbing sound that's never been right
DNever ahead of, never behind it
DOccasionally guarded, just keeps us surrounded
It's lGuck
[Chorus]
CEverything's gonna get lighter, Deven if it never gets better
GAhhh
[Verse 2]
GI propose a less serious boat
CBut don't mistake it for a party of jokes,
who are Dnever ahead of, never behind us
Floating in circles there's more to remind them of Gless
[Chorus]
CEverything's gonna get lighter, Deven if it never gets better
GAhhh
[Outro]
  GForget all your poliDtics for a while
  AmLet the color schemes arCrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)
  GForget all your poliDtics for a while
  AmLet the color schemes arCrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)
  GForget all your poliDtics for a while
  AmLet the color schemes arCrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)
  GForget all your poliDtics for a while
  AmLet the color schemes arCrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)
  GForget all your poliDtics for a while
  AmLet the color schemes arCrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)
  GForget all your poliDtics for a while
  AmLet the color schemes arCrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)
  GOoooh  EmOoooh
CEverything's gonna get lighter, Deven if it never gets better
  GOoooh  EmOoooh
CEverything's gonna get lighter, Deven if it never gets betterG  

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Get Better

by Mates of State

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D

Forget all your politics for a while

Am C

Let the color schemes arrive

G D

Forget all your politics for a while

Am C

Let the color schemes arrive

[Interlude]

G C D G

[Verse 1]

Come onboard, it's a curious sight

Absorbing sound that's never been right

Never ahead of, never behind it

Occasionally guarded, just keeps us surrounded

It's luck

[Chorus]

C D

Everything's gonna get lighter, even if it never gets better

Ahhh

[Verse 2]

I propose a less serious boat

But don't mistake it for a party of jokes,

who are never ahead of, never behind us

Floating in circles there's more to remind them of less

[Chorus]

C D

Everything's gonna get lighter, even if it never gets better

Ahhh

[Outro]

G D

Forget all your politics for a while

Am C

Let the color schemes arrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)

G D

Forget all your politics for a while

Am C

Let the color schemes arrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)

G D

Forget all your politics for a while

Am C

Let the color schemes arrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)

G D

Forget all your politics for a while

Am C

Let the color schemes arrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)

G D

Forget all your politics for a while

Am C

Let the color schemes arrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)

G D

Forget all your politics for a while

Am C

Let the color schemes arrive (Done. I'm done. I'm done)

G Em

Ooooh Ooooh

C D

Everything's gonna get lighter, even if it never gets better

G Em

Ooooh Ooooh

C D G

Everything's gonna get lighter, even if it never gets better

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