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Eminor

90BPM

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1/51

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 51Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard, Capo 2
Note: Em takes the form of Em7 during picking
Chords used:  
e|---C0-----Em0-----D2-----Am0-----G3-----F1-----|
B|---1-----0-----3-----1-----3-----1-----|
G|---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2-----|
D|---2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3-----|
A|---3-----2-----x-----0-----2-----3-----|
E|---x-----0-----x-----x-----3-----1-----|
Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd Fret
Intro & Verse picking:
e|-------------0-----3------------------------3---------------0-----3-------------------------0-----|
B|-------1-------1-----1----------0-----3-------3-------1-------1-----1----------3----------3---3---|
G|-----0---0--------------------0---0-----0-----------0---0--------------------0---0------2-------2-|
D|---2-------2-----2----------2-------2-----2-------2-------2-----2----------2-------2--0-----------|
A|-3------------------------2---------------------3------------------------2------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro:  C-  Em-  C-  Em7- D  
Verse 1:
CIt was 1985
EmWhen your son and I drove Cby
And saw you standing EmthereD  
COutside the liquor store
EmWith a bottle in your haCnd
Living the life you EmchoseD  
Pre-Chorus:
AmI always wonderGed whCy
We just drove on Amby
I never saw you agaiDn
Chorus:
GYou never tried to be a Ambetter man
You cEmhose to run Cinstead
GAll of the Amguilt you carried
Was wEmritten on your Cface
GI never knew the Amday you died
Would Emtake it all awaCy
Verse 2:
CSoon his mother died
EmAnd all the locked up pain inside
CBegan to Emrear its heaDd
CAnd all the memories
EmLike some old bad disease
CWas finally Emput to beDd
Pre-Chorus:
AmI always wondered GwhyC  
We just drove on Amby
But now I understandD  
(Chorus)
Bridge:  F-  C-  F-  C- D  
(chorus)
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
|   Hhammer-on
| p  pull-off

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Better Man

by Steve Williams Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

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Tuning: Standard, Capo 2

Note: Em takes the form of Em7 during picking

Chords used:

C Em D Am G F

e|---0-----0-----2-----0-----3-----1-----|

B|---1-----0-----3-----1-----3-----1-----|

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

D|---2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3-----|

A|---3-----2-----x-----0-----2-----3-----|

E|---x-----0-----x-----x-----3-----1-----|

Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd Fret

Intro & Verse picking:

e|-------------0-----3------------------------3---------------0-----3-------------------------0-----|

B|-------1-------1-----1----------0-----3-------3-------1-------1-----1----------3----------3---3---|

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

D|---2-------2-----2----------2-------2-----2-------2-------2-----2----------2-------2--0-----------|

A|-3------------------------2---------------------3------------------------2------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C Em C Em7 D

Intro: - - - -

Verse 1:

It was 1985

Em C

When your son and I drove by

Em D

And saw you standing there

Outside the liquor store

Em C

With a bottle in your hand

Em D

Living the life you chose

Pre-Chorus:

Am G C

I always wondered why

We just drove on by

I never saw you again

Chorus:

G Am

You never tried to be a better man

Em C

You chose to run instead

G Am

All of the guilt you carried

Em C

Was written on your face

G Am

I never knew the day you died

Em C

Would take it all away

Verse 2:

Soon his mother died

And all the locked up pain inside

C Em D

Began to rear its head

And all the memories

Like some old bad disease

C Em D

Was finally put to bed

Pre-Chorus:

Am G C

I always wondered why

We just drove on by

But now I understand

(Chorus)

F C F C D

Bridge: - - - -

(chorus)

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| hammer-on

| p pull-off

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