Better Man
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Gm
When you shut down
The world drops dead
F Eb
And I’m not there to hold your head
Gm F
I just let the tears roll down your face
Eb
Yet another mistake
Gm
Well I could beg to you all night
F Eb
But you’ll say you’ve made up your mind
Gm F
I told ya I’m a better man, I’ve changed
Eb
But you think I’m still the same
[Verso 1]
Gm F Eb
Sometimes, sometimes I wonder
Gm
Why we hold tight to someone we know?
F Eb
Who could squash out the fire, convert to smoke?
Gm
‘Cause when we hit rock bottom, the dust finally settled
F Eb
We looked up to the last spot, that we hit rock bottom
Gm
And we wonder how we’ve fallen even deeper deeper down
F Eb
‘Cause the fight we had before this, we were sure we’d bottomed out
Gm F Eb
And I have done everything that I could do
Gm F Eb
So I will take the L and move on
Gm
When you shut down
The world drops dead
F Eb
And I’m not there to hold your head
Gm F
I just let the tears roll down your face
Eb
Yet another mistake
Gm
Well I could beg to you all night
F Eb
But you’ll say you’ve made up your mind
Gm F
I told ya I’m a better man, I’ve changed
Eb
But you think I’m still the same
[Verso 2]
Gm
You told me that it’s over
Said “I barely even know ya”
F Eb
Sad to see this cookie crumble apart I guess
Gm
That our love wasn’t meant to be, on no
F Eb
But I’ll miss all our memories
Gm
Aye, could it be the winter? let’s take it back to summer time
F Eb
Road trippin’ the Cali coast, we’d make a toast
Gm
From the seaside in Laguna to the stars under Yosemite
F Eb
I never would’ve thought that any day, you’d slip away from me
Gm F Eb
And I have done everything that I could do
Gm F Eb
So I will take the L and move on
Gm
When you shut down
The world drops dead
F Eb
And I’m not there to hold your head
Gm F
I just let the tears roll down your face
Eb
Yet another mistake
Gm
Well I could beg to you all night
F Eb
But you’ll say you’ve made up your mind
Gm F
I told ya I’m a better man, I’ve changed
Eb
But you think I’m still the same
How to play Better Man
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.