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It Gets Better

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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   F#  B  D#m G#m  A#
e|-2---2---6---4---1
B|-2---4---7---4---3
G|-3---4---8---4---3
D|-4---4---8---6---3
A|-4---2---6---6---1
E|-2---2---6---4---1
[Intro]
|   F#|  F#  B|  D#m  B|  F#  B|
[Verse 1]
F#The places I've been to
The voices I've F#heard
Mistakes that I've Blived through
The lessons I've D#mlearnt
Cause we're all getting older and some of us Bdumb
F#And at 29 I think I've figured it outB  
F#We all seek redemption
And we all wanna F#grow
We all want the answers to things we Bdon't know
D#mSo please call us useless and please call us Bkids
We'll F#hang from the rooftop and scream at your faceB  
[Pre-Chorus]
We'll settle G#mdown when we gF#ive upG#m  A#  
BSo save face G#mand get fucked
[Chorus]
F#It gets better
F#It gets better
BSay we are young and we're full of it
We're on the Btrack cause we're breaking shit up
F#It gets better
F#It gets better
BThough it hurts just a little bit
                            B|   F#  B|   
Stand up if you wanna get out
[Verse 2]
F#With no conversations with nothing to say
Save us the Bpleasure, get out of the D#mway
If you've seen the bottom, if Byou've given F#up
Believe me, my sister
There Bis hope F#for us
There is hope F#for us
There Bis hD#mope for us
There Bis hope F#for usB  
[Pre-Chorus]
We'll settle G#mdown when we give F#upG#m  A#  
BSo save face G#mand get fucked
[Chorus]
F#It gets better
F#It gets better
BSay we are young and we're full of it
We're on the Btrack cause we're breaking shit up
F#It gets better
F#It gets better
BThough it hurts just a little bit
Stand Bup if you wanna get out
[Bridge]
F#Stand up, get loud if you feel like F#it
Stay up, have fun, don't you ever Bquit
Maybe it all may hurt just a little Bbit
Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do F#it
F#My friends I know that we are F#fucked
But I've seen a lot of things that I believe I Bmust
Try to bring us all together
Show them all your Blove
Cause things are getting better
There is hope for us
[Chorus]
F#It gets better
F#It gets better
BSay we are young and we're full of it
We're on the Btrack cause we're breaking shit up
F#It gets better
F#It gets better
BThough it hurts just a little bit
Stand Bup if you wanna get out
[Chorus]
F#It gets better
F#It gets better
BSay we are young and we're full of it
We're on the Btrack cause we're breaking shit up
F#It gets better
F#It gets better
BThough it hurts just a little bit
Stand Bup if you wanna get out

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It Gets Better

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

G#m

F# B D#m G#m A#

e|-2---2---6---4---1

B|-2---4---7---4---3

G|-3---4---8---4---3

D|-4---4---8---6---3

A|-4---2---6---6---1

E|-2---2---6---4---1

[Intro]

F# F# B D#m B F# B

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

The places I've been to

The voices I've heard

Mistakes that I've lived through

D#m

The lessons I've learnt

Cause we're all getting older and some of us dumb

F# B

And at 29 I think I've figured it out

We all seek redemption

And we all wanna grow

We all want the answers to things we don't know

D#m B

So please call us useless and please call us kids

F# B

We'll hang from the rooftop and scream at your face

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m F# G#m A#

We'll settle down when we give up

B G#m

So save face and get fucked

[Chorus]

It gets better

Say we are young and we're full of it

We're on the track cause we're breaking shit up

It gets better

Though it hurts just a little bit

B F# B

| |

Stand up if you wanna get out

[Verse 2]

With no conversations with nothing to say

B D#m

Save us the pleasure, get out of the way

B F#

If you've seen the bottom, if you've given up

Believe me, my sister

B F#

There is hope for us

B D#m

There is hope for us

B F# B

There is hope for us

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m F# G#m A#

We'll settle down when we give up

B G#m

So save face and get fucked

[Chorus]

It gets better

Say we are young and we're full of it

We're on the track cause we're breaking shit up

It gets better

Though it hurts just a little bit

Stand up if you wanna get out

[Bridge]

F# F#

Stand up, get loud if you feel like it

Stay up, have fun, don't you ever quit

Maybe it all may hurt just a little bit

Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do it

F# F#

My friends I know that we are fucked

But I've seen a lot of things that I believe I must

Try to bring us all together

Show them all your love

Cause things are getting better

There is hope for us

[Chorus]

It gets better

Say we are young and we're full of it

We're on the track cause we're breaking shit up

It gets better

Though it hurts just a little bit

Stand up if you wanna get out

[Chorus]

It gets better

Say we are young and we're full of it

We're on the track cause we're breaking shit up

It gets better

Though it hurts just a little bit

Stand up if you wanna get out

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