Get Better
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-RIFFS-
RIFF 1
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
RIFF 2
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2---|
RIFF 3
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
RIFF 4
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|---------------------|
RIFF 5
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
-INTRO-
G5
G5
-VERSE-
G5
I've got me a shovel
Em7
I'm digging a ditch
Gsus4 G5 D/F#
And I'm gonna fight for this four square feet of land like a mean old son-of-a-bitch
G5
I've got me a future
Em7
I'm not stuck on the past
Gsus4 G5 D/F#
I've got no new tricks, yeah, I'm up on bricks, but, me, I'm a machine and I was built to last
-Chorus-
C D/F# G5
I'm trying to get better 'cause I haven't been my best
C D/F# Em
She took a plain black marker and started writing on my chest
C D/F# G5 G/F# Em
She drew a line across the middle of my broken heart and said "come on now let's fix this mess"
C D/F#
We can get better
G5 (RIFF 1)
Because we're not dead yet
-VERSE-
G5
They threw me a whirlwind
Em
And I spat back a sea
C G5 D/F#
I took a battering but I've got thicker skin and the best people I know are looking out for me
G5
So, I'm taking the high road
Em
My engine's running high and fine
C G5 D/F#
May, I always see the road rising up to me and my enemies defeated in the mirror behind
-Chorus-
C D/F# G5
I'm trying to get better 'cause I haven't been my best
C D/F# Em
She took a plain black marker and started writing on my chest
C D/F# G5 G/F# Em
She drew a line across the middle of my broken heart and said "come on now let's fix this mess"
C D/F#
We can get better
G5
Because we're not dead yet
-BRIDGE-
G/D G/C#
It's just a knot in the small of your back
G/C G/A
You can work it out with your fingers
G/D G/C#
It's just some numbers tangled up in your songs
G/C G/A
You can work it out with your fingers
G/D G/C#
It's just a tune that gets stuck in your head
G/C G/A
You can work it out with your fingers
G/D G/C#
It's just a simple --- missing from the past and your mess
G/C Am D/F#
A reminder you could always be a little bit better than this
-Chorus-
C D/F# G5
Try and get better and don't ever accept less
C D/F# Em
Take your plain black marker and write this on your chest
C D/F#
Draw a line underneath all of this unhappiness
G5 G/F# Em
Come on now let's fix this mess
C D/F#
We can get better
G5 G/F# Em (RIFF 2 > 3)
Because we're not dead yet
C D/F# (RIFF 4 > 5)
We can get better
G5 (RIFF 1)
Because we're not dead yet
How to play Get Better
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 B. 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.