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Just another way to play this awesome song.
I've also done some other tabs by Marie Digby aswell.
Hope you enjoy the tab.
There is a chord in there (D*) that is not a real chord, but it looks like this:
D* - 000230 (open strings - apart from capo obviously.)
Brooke Fraser - Better
Standard Tuning
Capo 1st Fret
Intro 
G  Bm  D  E  G  Bm  D  E
Verse
    G    A      Bm   Em      D  D*   Bm  
Take my shoulder back now
           G     A     Bm       Em     D  D*   Bm  
Your head’s too heavy  for  me
GPlease Adon’t Bmcome aEmround Dhere Ano Emore
‘Cos I Gasked you to stopBm  
And you Ewouldn’t
Chorus
I would give Ganything  Bmto Dmake you Ebetter
I would give Ganything  Bmto Dpoint you to Efree
                      G   Bm             D   E(ring) 
I would give anything  to help you realise
Verse
I loved you ‘til it killed me
So my logic wouldn’t hurt you
I know you might blame me anyway
Well I’m sorry, I’m so sorry
Chorus
I would give Ganything  Bmto Dmake you Ebetter
I would give Ganything  Bmto Dpoint you to Efree
                      G   Bm             DE(ring) 
I would give anything  to help you realise
You’re not Ghelping yourself  Bmto F#me
BRIDGE
I’ve Gtried all the Bmthings they Dtold me to Ado
Trying to Gclose up the Bmwounds left Eopen by you
And Gif I seem Bmdoubtful, disDtrusting… I Aam
You Esaid you wouldn’t do it again
You Emsaid you wouldn’t do it again
  GAnything just Bmto try and help you Dsee
You ain’t helping Eyourself by hurting me
  GTime to let you Bmgo, time for you to Dsee
You ain’t helping Eyourself by hurting me
I would give Ganything  Bmto Dmake you Ebetter
I would give Ganything  Bmto Dpoint you to Efree
                      G   Bm             DE(ring) 
I would give anything  to help you realise
You’re not Ghelping yourself,  Bmno
                              D         E   G(ring)   
You’re not helping yourself by hurting me
Thanks heaps,
Alex xo

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Better

by Brooke Fraser (Brooke Ligertwood)

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Just another way to play this awesome song.

I've also done some other tabs by Marie Digby aswell.

Hope you enjoy the tab.

There is a chord in there (D*) that is not a real chord, but it looks like this:

D* - 000230 (open strings - apart from capo obviously.)

Brooke Fraser - Better

Standard Tuning

Capo 1st Fret

Intro

G Bm D E G Bm D E

Verse

G A Bm Em D D Bm

Take my shoulder back now

G A Bm Em D D Bm

Your head’s too heavy for me

G A Bm Em D A E

Please don’t come around here no more

G Bm

‘Cos I asked you to stop

And you wouldn’t

Chorus

G Bm D E

I would give anything to make you better

G Bm D E

I would give anything to point you to free

G Bm D E

(ring)

I would give anything to help you realise

Verse

I loved you ‘til it killed me

So my logic wouldn’t hurt you

I know you might blame me anyway

Well I’m sorry, I’m so sorry

Chorus

G Bm D E

I would give anything to make you better

G Bm D E

I would give anything to point you to free

G Bm D

E(ring)

I would give anything to help you realise

G Bm F#

You’re not helping yourself to me

BRIDGE

G Bm D A

I’ve tried all the things they told me to do

G Bm E

Trying to close up the wounds left open by you

G Bm D A

And if I seem doubtful, distrusting… I am

You said you wouldn’t do it again

G Bm D

Anything just to try and help you see

You ain’t helping yourself by hurting me

G Bm D

Time to let you go, time for you to see

You ain’t helping yourself by hurting me

G Bm D E

I would give anything to make you better

G Bm D E

I would give anything to point you to free

G Bm D

E(ring)

I would give anything to help you realise

G Bm

You’re not helping yourself, no

D E G

(ring)

You’re not helping yourself by hurting me

Thanks heaps,

Alex xo

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