Better Than This
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(Intro)
E
I think about you all the time,
G#m
pray to God that you’ll be fine,
A
you’re better than this
(INTERLUDE)
E G#m A
(Verse)
E
Dillusioned with ambition from a cloud of your prescriptions,
G#m A
your brain it makes the distance while your feet just stand in place,
E
so basically the faith in me that somehow still transcends,
G#m A
into you and only through my hope that you can change,
E
I pray to whoever listens, that lonely chair that you sit in,
G#m A
hits you like a ton of bricks, and I can finally stop
(Pre-Chorus)
B C#m A
being worried sick of it all
B C#m A
And did you know that
(Chorus)
E B
I think about you all the time,
G#m
pray to God that you’ll be fine,
A
you’re better than this
E
you're better than this
G#m A
(Verse)
E
You stay secluded in your shadow’s silhouette,
G#m A
it’s a shade that you made, through years of your regrets,
E
always these questions that ring inside my head,
G#m A
“what’s the last promise that you’ve made, and the last promise that you’ve kept?”
(Pre-Chorus)
B C#m
I reminisce on how as kids
A
we’d sit and talk for days,
B C#m
we told each other we’d be brothers,
A
and everything would be okay
(Chorus)
E B
I think about you all the time,
G#m
pray to God that you’ll be fine,
A
you’re better than this
E B
At least I hope so
G#m A
At least I hope so
(BREAK)
E A E A
E
If only you could see,
A
the man behind those bones,
E
then maybe you would speak
A
to the kids you left alone
(BUILD-UP)
B C#m
If only you could see,
A
the man behind those bones,
B C#m
then maybe you would speak
A
to the kids you left alone
B C#m
I think about you
A
all the time,
B C#m
pray to God that
A
you’ll be fine
(Chorus)
E B
I think about you all the time,
G#m
pray to God that you’ll be fine,
A
you’re better than this
E B
At least I hope so
G#m A
At least I hope so
E G#m A
(OUTRO)
E
I think about you all the time,
G#m
pray to God that you’ll be fine,
A
you’re better than this
How to play Better Than This
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.