Better Man
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Lady Antebellum - Better Man
Album - Golden
Standard Tuning
No Capo
G D C G
(G)
The first time I laid eyes on you
D
In that downtown café
C
How I loved the way your auburn hair
G
Danced across your face
G
And looking back at who I was
D
I don't recognize that guy
C
Oh I can't imagine where I'd be
G
Without you by my side
C Em
I'm a better man since I love you
D G
I'm a better man since I love you
C Em
When this crazy world is all through
D C
I'll be a better man cause I love you
G
Cause I love you
(G) D C G
(G)
Sometimes I find it hard to keep
D
Both feet on the ground
C
Yeah but everything worth fighting for
G
Is worth the ups and downs
G
It's amazing how we got
D
To where we are from where we've been
C
Yeah it's funny how through it all
G
We're still the best of friends
C Em
I'm a better man since I love you
D G
I'm a better man since I love you
C Em
When this crazy world is all through
D C
I'll be a better man cause I love you
Em C Em C
Oh, cause I love you
Em C...
Oh, I love you
G
Do you remember that one night
D Em
We spent in Santa Fe
C
We drank ourselves into a fight
G
And almost threw it all away
G
We talked it out till the bar closed down
D Em
And we gave it one more try
C
As they swept the floors, we just sat there
G* * = One strum
Laughing till we cried
C Em
I'm a better man since I love you
D G
I'm a better man since I love you
C Em
And if this crazy world should come unglued
D C
I'll be a better man cause I love you
D
Oh, I'm a better man
C
You know that's true
G D
Cause I love you
C G
Oh, yes I do
G D C
Baby I love you, oh whoa, I do
G
I do, I do, I do.
How to play Better Man
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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.