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Amixolydian

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 2

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Better
[Drum beat 2 x 8]
[Bass line 2 x 8]
A
[Riff x 4] (and then continues through verses)
    |       A|       A|    Asus2|        A|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|---5--5-5---2--2-2---0--0-0---2--2-2----|
G|-----2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
AStill didn't know what happened when you Asus2knocked upon my Adoor
The Athings you had, the life you lived, all the Asus2dreams you had beforeA  
Your Aeyes, your face, and your heart and soul, you Asus2know they said it allA  
What Ahappened on that day back then, the Asus2moment hurt us Aall
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mNow you can see the Areason why not Deveryone's the Esame
And F#myou don't have to Aplease them, or try Dhard to save your Ename
[Chorus]
They Asaid you'd never get anywhere,
Well Cthey don't care and it's just not fair
That Gyou know, and I know Abetter.
They Asaid you'd never get anywhere,
Well Cthey don't care and it's just not fair
That Gyou know, and I know Abetter. (Yes I do)
[Riff x 2]
|    A|    A|    Asus2|     A|
[Verse 2]
Well the Adays go by and you wonder why, "Asus2is this really Atrue?"
Your Aheart said "No" but your feelings show the whole Asus2thing you never knewA  
But Ayou and I, we knew deep down, Asus2that ain't really youA  
We Aalways knew that it'd work out right and Asus2we could start Aanew
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mNow you can see the Areason why not Deveryone's the Esame
And F#myou don't have to Aplease them, or try Dhard to save your Ename
[Chorus]
They Asaid you'd never get anywhere,
Well Cthey don't care and it's just not fair
That Gyou know, and I know Abetter.
They Asaid you'd never get anywhere,
Well Cthey don't care and it's just not fair
That Gyou know, and I know A.....beAtter.
[Bridge]
Well Athings ain't always what they seem
ASo wake up man get outta your dream
AThings ain't always what they seem so - wake up!
AWell things ain't always what they seem
AWake up man, you're in my dream!
AThings ain't always...
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, F#mNow you can see the Areason why not Deveryone's the Esame
And F#myou don't have to Aplease them, or try Dhard....E  
[Chorus]
They Asaid you'd never get anywhere,
Well Cthey don't care and it's just not fair
And Gyou know, and I know Abetter.
They Asaid you'd never get anywhere,
Well Cthey don't care and it's just not fair
That Gyou know, and I know Abetter.
[Acapella Chorus]
N.C.
They said you'd never get anywhere,
N.C.
They don't care and it's just not fair
N.C.
You know, and I know better.
N.C.
One, Two, Three, Four!
[Chorus]
They Asaid you'd never get anywhere,
Well Cthey don't care and it's just not... GfairA  
  AYou're never ever gonna
Cget anywhere
That's what they Gtell meA  
ANever, never, never, never, never, never,
never gonna Cget anywhere. They don't care
Gand that's - not - Afair!
[Guitar Solo]
A    C    G    A
[Outro]
They Asaid you'd never get anywhere
[Break it down]
CThey don't care and it's just not fair
   GThat you know, and I know (Abetter)

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Better

by The Screaming Jets

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

F#m

Better

[Drum beat 2 x 8]

[Bass line 2 x 8]

[Riff x 4] (and then continues through verses)

A A Asus2 A

| | | | |

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

B|---5--5-5---2--2-2---0--0-0---2--2-2----|

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

D|----------------------------------------|

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

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

[Verse 1]

A Asus2 A

Still didn't know what happened when you knocked upon my door

A Asus2 A

The things you had, the life you lived, all the dreams you had before

A Asus2 A

Your eyes, your face, and your heart and soul, you know they said it all

A Asus2 A

What happened on that day back then, the moment hurt us all

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m A D E

Now you can see the reason why not everyone's the same

F#m A D E

And you don't have to please them, or try hard to save your name

[Chorus]

They said you'd never get anywhere,

Well they don't care and it's just not fair

G A

That you know, and I know better.

They said you'd never get anywhere,

Well they don't care and it's just not fair

G A

That you know, and I know better. (Yes I do)

[Riff x 2]

A A Asus2 A

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

A Asus2 A

Well the days go by and you wonder why, "is this really true?"

A Asus2 A

Your heart said "No" but your feelings show the whole thing you never knew

A Asus2 A

But you and I, we knew deep down, that ain't really you

A Asus2 A

We always knew that it'd work out right and we could start anew

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m A D E

Now you can see the reason why not everyone's the same

F#m A D E

And you don't have to please them, or try hard to save your name

[Chorus]

They said you'd never get anywhere,

Well they don't care and it's just not fair

G A

That you know, and I know better.

They said you'd never get anywhere,

Well they don't care and it's just not fair

G A A

That you know, and I know .....better.

[Bridge]

Well things ain't always what they seem

So wake up man get outta your dream

Things ain't always what they seem so - wake up!

Well things ain't always what they seem

Wake up man, you're in my dream!

Things ain't always...

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m A D E

Oh, Now you can see the reason why not everyone's the same

F#m A D E

And you don't have to please them, or try hard....

[Chorus]

They said you'd never get anywhere,

Well they don't care and it's just not fair

G A

And you know, and I know better.

They said you'd never get anywhere,

Well they don't care and it's just not fair

G A

That you know, and I know better.

[Acapella Chorus]

N.C.

They said you'd never get anywhere,

N.C.

They don't care and it's just not fair

N.C.

You know, and I know better.

N.C.

One, Two, Three, Four!

[Chorus]

They said you'd never get anywhere,

C G A

Well they don't care and it's just not... fair

You're never ever gonna

get anywhere

G A

That's what they tell me

Never, never, never, never, never, never,

never gonna get anywhere. They don't care

G A

and that's - not - fair!

[Guitar Solo]

A C G A

[Outro]

They said you'd never get anywhere

[Break it down]

They don't care and it's just not fair

G A

That you know, and I know (better)

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