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[Chorus]
N.C
I can make it better
N.C
If you were my man
N.C
I can make it better
N.C
Do you understand?
N.C
I can make it better, better, better
N.C
You know I can
You knoFmaj7w I caE7n
[Verse]
Dm7It's OK to be sad
Dm7To want things, you can't have
E7That's the human condition
Dm7Fill my glass
Dm7Drink it up
Dm7Hope & pray, it's enough
E7There's always something missing
[Bridge]
Dm7Driving into town
Dm7Oh god I feel hopeless
Dm7Wind the window down
Dm7I'm flat, i'm joyless
Cmaj7Thinking about you
Cmaj7I'm thinking of you
Dm7How you're getting on
Dm7And what you've been doing?
Dm7Did you take your kid to park?
You know, that's you've ruined my Cmaj7mind
You've ruined E7my mind
[Chorus]
I can make it betFmaj7ter
If yG7ou were my man
I can make it bFmaj7etter
Do yG7ou understand?
I can make it beFmaj7tter, better, better
You kFmaj7now I can
You knoE7w I can
[Verse]
Dm7If you feel so inclined
Dm7You can rest your head on mine
E7You don't need my permission
Dm7I get sick
Dm7I get tired
Dm7I get bored sometimes
E7It's the human condition
[Bridge]
Dm7Driving into town
Dm7Fuck, I feel hopeless
Dm7Wind the window down
Dm7It's flat, it's a joke
Cmaj7It's not ok
E7It's not ok
[Chorus]
I can make it betFmaj7ter
If yG7ou were my man
I can make it bFmaj7etter
Do yG7ou understand?
I can make it beFmaj7tter, better, better
You kFmaj7now I can
You knoE7w I can
[Instrumental]
Fmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7
Dm7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
[Bridge]
Dm7Driving into town
Dm7My god i feel hopeless
Dm7I wind the window down
Dm7It's a joke
It's nCmaj7ot ok
It's noE7t ok, but
[Chorus]
I can make it betFmaj7ter
If yG7ou were my man
I can make it bFmaj7etter
Do yG7ou understand?
I can make it beFmaj7tter, better, better
You kFmaj7now I can
You knoE7w I can
E7You know i can
[Outro]
I can make it Fmaj7betteG7r
I'm gonna make Fmaj7it beG7tter
I can make iFmaj7t bettG7er
I can make it Fmaj7betterG7  

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Better

by Nerina Pallot

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Fmaj7

Dm7

Cmaj7

[Chorus]

N.C

I can make it better

N.C

If you were my man

N.C

I can make it better

N.C

Do you understand?

N.C

I can make it better, better, better

N.C

You know I can

Fmaj7 E7

You know I can

[Verse]

Dm7

It's OK to be sad

Dm7

To want things, you can't have

That's the human condition

Dm7

Fill my glass

Dm7

Drink it up

Dm7

Hope & pray, it's enough

There's always something missing

[Bridge]

Dm7

Driving into town

Dm7

Oh god I feel hopeless

Dm7

Wind the window down

Dm7

I'm flat, i'm joyless

Cmaj7

Thinking about you

Cmaj7

I'm thinking of you

Dm7

How you're getting on

Dm7

And what you've been doing?

Dm7

Did you take your kid to park?

Cmaj7

You know, that's you've ruined my mind

You've ruined my mind

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

I can make it better

If you were my man

Fmaj7

I can make it better

Do you understand?

Fmaj7

I can make it better, better, better

Fmaj7

You know I can

[Verse]

Dm7

If you feel so inclined

Dm7

You can rest your head on mine

You don't need my permission

Dm7

I get sick

Dm7

I get tired

Dm7

I get bored sometimes

It's the human condition

[Bridge]

Dm7

Driving into town

Dm7

Fuck, I feel hopeless

Dm7

Wind the window down

Dm7

It's flat, it's a joke

Cmaj7

It's not ok

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

I can make it better

If you were my man

Fmaj7

I can make it better

Do you understand?

Fmaj7

I can make it better, better, better

Fmaj7

You know I can

[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7

Dm7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7

[Bridge]

Dm7

Driving into town

Dm7

My god i feel hopeless

Dm7

I wind the window down

Dm7

It's a joke

Cmaj7

It's not ok

It's not ok, but

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

I can make it better

If you were my man

Fmaj7

I can make it better

Do you understand?

Fmaj7

I can make it better, better, better

Fmaj7

You know I can

You know i can

[Outro]

Fmaj7 G7

I can make it better

Fmaj7 G7

I'm gonna make it better

Fmaj7 G7

I can make it better

Fmaj7 G7

I can make it better

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