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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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intro
e|--------------------|
B|-1/3--1--0^1--0----0|
G|-0/0--0--0^0--0-2--0|
D|----------------0---|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
/ = slide
^ = Hammer-on
Better Than – John Butler Trio
INTRO:
Em G
VERSE
EmAll you want is what you can’t have and if you
Gjust look around man you see you got magic so just 
Emsit back relax enjoy it while you still have it
GDon’t look back on life man and only see tragic
CHORUS
EmBecause you could be better than that don't let it get the better of 
GYou what could be better than now
Life’s not about what’s better thanEm  
EmYou can be better than that don't let it get the better of 
GYou what could be better than now
Life’s not about what’s betterEm  
EmAll the time while you’re looking away
There are tGhings you can do man
There’s things you can say
To the oEmnes you’re with
With whom you’re spending your day
Get your gGaze off tomorrow
And let come what may
BecauEmse you could be better than that
Don't let it get the better of you
GWhat could be better than now
Life’s not about what’s better than
EmYou can be better than that
Don't let it get the better of you
GWhat could be better than now
Life’s not about what’s betterEm  
Bridge
CAll I knAmow is sometimes Gthings can be hard
CBut you shoAmuld know by noGw
They come and they go
CSo why, oh Amwhy, Do GI
look to the other sidCe
'Cos I kAmnow, Gthe grass is greener, but,
Just as hard to mCowAm  G  
CLife’s not about what’s better than.
EmAll you want is
What you can’t have
And if you jGust look around man
You see you got magic
So just Emsit back relax
Enjoy it while you still have it
Don’t look bGack on life man and only see tragiEmc
BecauEmse you could be better than that
Don't let it get the better of you
GWhat could be better than now
Life’s not about what’s better than
EmYou can be better than that
Don't let it get the better of you
GWhat could be better than now
Life’s not about what’s betterEm  

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Better Than

by John Butler Trio

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intro

e|--------------------|

B|-1/3--1--0^1--0----0|

G|-0/0--0--0^0--0-2--0|

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

A|--------------------|

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

/ = slide

^ = Hammer-on

Better Than – John Butler Trio

INTRO:

Em G

VERSE

All you want is what you can’t have and if you

just look around man you see you got magic so just

sit back relax enjoy it while you still have it

Don’t look back on life man and only see tragic

CHORUS

Because you could be better than that don't let it get the better of

You what could be better than now

Life’s not about what’s better than

You can be better than that don't let it get the better of

You what could be better than now

Life’s not about what’s better

All the time while you’re looking away

There are things you can do man

There’s things you can say

To the ones you’re with

With whom you’re spending your day

Get your gaze off tomorrow

And let come what may

Because you could be better than that

Don't let it get the better of you

What could be better than now

Life’s not about what’s better than

You can be better than that

Don't let it get the better of you

What could be better than now

Life’s not about what’s better

Bridge

C Am G

All I know is sometimes things can be hard

C Am G

But you should know by now

They come and they go

C Am G

So why, oh why, Do I

look to the other side

Am G

'Cos I know, the grass is greener, but,

C Am G

Just as hard to mow

Life’s not about what’s better than.

All you want is

What you can’t have

And if you just look around man

You see you got magic

So just sit back relax

Enjoy it while you still have it

G Em

Don’t look back on life man and only see tragic

Because you could be better than that

Don't let it get the better of you

What could be better than now

Life’s not about what’s better than

You can be better than that

Don't let it get the better of you

What could be better than now

Life’s not about what’s better

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