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Better People

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
[Verse]
  F#People saving wG#hales,
And giving your tBhanks to our seC#as,
My rF#espect to the ones in the G#forest,
Standing Bup for our old tC#rees
[Chorus]
(This strumming pattern is pretty common in xaviers songs. Use it at this
chorus, and for the rest of the song after this chorus.)
e|-----x-F#---x------x-B---x-------x-C#---x-------x-B---x---|
B|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
G|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
D|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
A|-----x----x----2-x--2-x-----4-x--4-x-----2-x--2-x---|
E|---2-x--2-x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
[Verse]
Them giving fF#ood to the hungry,
BHope to the needy,
Giving C#life to a baby,
Giving Bcare for free,
'Cause there is F#freedom around us,
We have Beverything we need,
And I will C#care for you,
'Cause you Bcare for me.
And we alF#l have opinions,
BSome of them get through,
But theres C#better people,
With more Bgood to do.
Good to F#doB  C#  C#  
F#And what I have could be my seG#arch
Or just some woBrds from my C#heart
My rF#espect to the ones making chG#anges
For all the lBives theyll give their aC#ll
[Chorus]
Like them giving fF#ood to the hungry,
BHope to the needy,
Giving C#life to a baby,
Giving Bcare for free,
'Cause there is F#freedom around us,
We have Beverything we need,
And I will C#care for you,
'Cause you Bcare for me.
And we alF#l have opinions,
BSome of them get through,
But theres C#better people,
With more Bgood to do.
Good to F#doB  C#  C#  
[Verse]
When our wBorld it keeps spinning round and F#round it goes
Human nBature keeps on spreading its diF#sease
And our cBhildren keep growing up with wF#hat they know
From what we G#teach and what they C#see
And it's oBnly a question of the tF#ime we have
And the liBves that our children nC#eed
Cause they can Bonly keep growing up with wF#hat they know
And what we G#teach, and what they sC#ee
[Chorus]
Like giving food tF#o the hungry,
BHope to the needy,
Giving C#life to a baby,
Giving Bcare for free,
'Cause there is F#freedom around us,
We have Beverything we need,
And I will C#care for you,
'Cause you Bcare for me.
And we alF#l have opinions,
BSome of them get through,
But theres C#better people,
With more Bgood to do.
Good to F#doB  C#  C#  
Oooo good to F#do B  C#  C#  
F#

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The story behind the song

Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer-songwriter known for incorporating socially conscious themes into his music. His songs often explore spirituality, humanity, environmentalism, and the rights of Indigenous Australians. "Better People" likely resonates with these themes, inviting listeners to reflect on personal and collective growth. It plays like an anthem for positive change and connection.

AI-written from these sources:Xavier Rudd — Wikipedia ↗

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Better People

by Xavier Rudd

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Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

[Verse]

F# G#

People saving whales,

B C#

And giving your thanks to our seas,

F# G#

My respect to the ones in the forest,

B C#

Standing up for our old trees

[Chorus]

(This strumming pattern is pretty common in xaviers songs. Use it at this

chorus, and for the rest of the song after this chorus.)

F# B C# B

e|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|

B|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|

G|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|

D|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|

A|-----x----x----2-x--2-x-----4-x--4-x-----2-x--2-x---|

E|---2-x--2-x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|

[Verse]

Them giving food to the hungry,

Hope to the needy,

Giving life to a baby,

Giving care for free,

'Cause there is freedom around us,

We have everything we need,

And I will care for you,

'Cause you care for me.

And we all have opinions,

Some of them get through,

But theres better people,

With more good to do.

F# B C# C#

Good to do

F# G#

And what I have could be my search

B C#

Or just some words from my heart

F# G#

My respect to the ones making changes

B C#

For all the lives theyll give their all

[Chorus]

Like them giving food to the hungry,

Hope to the needy,

Giving life to a baby,

Giving care for free,

'Cause there is freedom around us,

We have everything we need,

And I will care for you,

'Cause you care for me.

And we all have opinions,

Some of them get through,

But theres better people,

With more good to do.

F# B C# C#

Good to do

[Verse]

B F#

When our world it keeps spinning round and round it goes

B F#

Human nature keeps on spreading its disease

B F#

And our children keep growing up with what they know

G# C#

From what we teach and what they see

B F#

And it's only a question of the time we have

B C#

And the lives that our children need

B F#

Cause they can only keep growing up with what they know

G# C#

And what we teach, and what they see

[Chorus]

Like giving food to the hungry,

Hope to the needy,

Giving life to a baby,

Giving care for free,

'Cause there is freedom around us,

We have everything we need,

And I will care for you,

'Cause you care for me.

And we all have opinions,

Some of them get through,

But theres better people,

With more good to do.

F# B C# C#

Good to do

F# B C# C#

Oooo good to do

About Better People Chords by Xavier Rudd

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