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                Key: E minor      Tuning: Standard
Intro Riff (played with two guitars in octaves)
D-----0--------               E----------------
A-2h3---3-2----        and    B--0h1-3-1-0-----
E--------------               G----------------
Em7Tell me if I'm good enoCadd9ugh, aEm7nd tell me if you're strong enoCadd9ugh
Em7Tell me if I'm too latCadd9e,    Em7to make up for my mistaCadd9kes,   CI have said this
Embefore but it meD/F#ans so much moGre to me this tiCme, has been on my Emside 'til
D/F#now I cant belGieve I let it get this bCad....Am  G/B  C  
CDon't you want something better  (intro riff)
Em7And I'm going crCadd9azy,     Em7cause loosing you has fadeCadd9d me
Em7You're taking on another hCadd9and,   Em7is changing everyCadd9thing I've planned, YCou
Told me in confidEmence that you D/F#had to admiGt, it didn't feel, rigCht,
why I can't undersEmtand those thD/F#ings, I nevGer quite got beforAmeG/B  C  
 - *Chorus
 CDon't you want something bettEmer,     D    CSomething bigger than Emwe aDre, C  
this is my open leEmtter,    D    Ctheres a sign that its nEmot faDr...C.
_*end chorus
DesAmpite all the reasons that people tEmend to go astray, TAmheres nothing left 
behind us all that pEmain won't throw away...aDnd I can't say goodCbye
Dso I won't even tCry...
Chorus 
Em-D-                 C         Em    D                             C         Em    D  C  
       Tell me if I'm good enough,    then tell me if you're strong enough
Thats all! Great Song by a great band, TANTRIC!

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Something Better

by Tantric

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

D/F#

G/B

Key: E minor Tuning: Standard

Intro Riff (played with two guitars in octaves)

D-----0-------- E----------------

A-2h3---3-2---- and B--0h1-3-1-0-----

E-------------- G----------------

Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

Tell me if I'm good enough, and tell me if you're strong enough

Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 C

Tell me if I'm too late, to make up for my mistakes, I have said this

Em D/F# G C Em

before but it means so much more to me this time, has been on my side 'til

D/F# G C Am G/B C

now I cant believe I let it get this bad....

Don't you want something better (intro riff)

Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

And I'm going crazy, cause loosing you has faded me

Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 C

You're taking on another hand, is changing everything I've planned, You

Em D/F# G C

Told me in confidence that you had to admit, it didn't feel, right,

Em D/F# G Am G/B C

why I can't understand those things, I never quite got before

- *Chorus

C Em D C Em D C

Don't you want something better, Something bigger than we are,

Em D C Em D C

this is my open letter, theres a sign that its not far....

_*end chorus

Am Em Am

Despite all the reasons that people tend to go astray, Theres nothing left

Em D C

behind us all that pain won't throw away...and I can't say goodbye

D C

so I won't even try...

Chorus

Em D C Em D C Em D C

Tell me if I'm good enough, then tell me if you're strong enough

Thats all! Great Song by a great band, TANTRIC!

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