Better Than It Was Chords by Fastball
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [A]
Once I had it all planned out, [B] my dirty fingers moved about [D] to make a mess of [E] everything [A] around me.
[E] [A] Now I don't claim to know my way, I still [B] run in circles every day, [D] running around half [E] blind.
[Dm] Life can be [E] untried, but it's [A] better than it was, better than [F#m] it was.
I [D] complain very little [E]
because it's better than it [A] was.
[E] [A] I get to remembering we [B] had a lot more money than [D] to make a mess [E] of everything [A] around us.
Now that money comes and goes a [B] bit faster than my confidence grows.
[D]
Everybody [E] knows there ain't [Dm] nothing new [E] about money, whoa.
But it's better than [A] it was, better than it [F#m] was.
It's better than [D] it was, [E]
better than we [F#m] ever could have [E] wished it to before.
[A]
[F#m] It was bad a [E] while ago, [D] better this [E] I know.
[B]
[G#m]
[E]
[F#]
It's better than it [B] was, better than [G#m] it was.
[E] I complain very little [F#] because it's better than it was.
It's better than it was, better than it was.
It's better than it was, better than it was.
Once I had it all planned out, [B] my dirty fingers moved about [D] to make a mess of [E] everything [A] around me.
[E] [A] Now I don't claim to know my way, I still [B] run in circles every day, [D] running around half [E] blind.
[Dm] Life can be [E] untried, but it's [A] better than it was, better than [F#m] it was.
I [D] complain very little [E]
because it's better than it [A] was.
[E] [A] I get to remembering we [B] had a lot more money than [D] to make a mess [E] of everything [A] around us.
Now that money comes and goes a [B] bit faster than my confidence grows.
[D]
Everybody [E] knows there ain't [Dm] nothing new [E] about money, whoa.
But it's better than [A] it was, better than it [F#m] was.
It's better than [D] it was, [E]
better than we [F#m] ever could have [E] wished it to before.
[A]
[F#m] It was bad a [E] while ago, [D] better this [E] I know.
[B]
[G#m]
[E]
[F#]
It's better than it [B] was, better than [G#m] it was.
[E] I complain very little [F#] because it's better than it was.
It's better than it was, better than it was.
It's better than it was, better than it was.
Key:
E
A
D
B
F#m
E
A
D
[N] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Once _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I had it all planned out, [B] my dirty _ fingers moved about [D] to make a mess of [E] everything _ _ [A] around _ me. _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Now I don't claim to know my way, I still [B] run in circles every day, _ [D] running around half [E] blind. _ _ _ _
[Dm] Life can be _ [E] _ untried, _ _ but it's [A] better than it _ was, _ _ _ better than [F#m] it _ was. _ _ _ _
I [D] complain very little _ [E]
because it's better than it [A] _ was. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] I get to _ remembering _ we [B] had a lot more money than [D] to make a mess [E] of everything _ _ [A] around _ us. _
_ _ _ Now that money comes and goes a [B] bit faster than my confidence grows.
_ [D]
Everybody _ _ _ [E] knows there ain't [Dm] nothing new [E] about money, _ _ whoa.
But it's better than [A] it _ was, _ _ _ better than it [F#m] _ was. _ _ _
It's better than [D] it _ was, _ [E] _
_ better than we [F#m] ever could have [E] wished it to before.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] It was bad a [E] while ago, [D] better this [E] I _ _ _ know. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ It's better than it [B] was, _ _ _ _ better than [G#m] it _ was. _ _ _ _
[E] I complain very little [F#] _ because it's better than it _ was. _ _
It's better than it was, _ _ _ _ better than it was.
It's better than it was, _ _ better than it was. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Once _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I had it all planned out, [B] my dirty _ fingers moved about [D] to make a mess of [E] everything _ _ [A] around _ me. _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Now I don't claim to know my way, I still [B] run in circles every day, _ [D] running around half [E] blind. _ _ _ _
[Dm] Life can be _ [E] _ untried, _ _ but it's [A] better than it _ was, _ _ _ better than [F#m] it _ was. _ _ _ _
I [D] complain very little _ [E]
because it's better than it [A] _ was. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] I get to _ remembering _ we [B] had a lot more money than [D] to make a mess [E] of everything _ _ [A] around _ us. _
_ _ _ Now that money comes and goes a [B] bit faster than my confidence grows.
_ [D]
Everybody _ _ _ [E] knows there ain't [Dm] nothing new [E] about money, _ _ whoa.
But it's better than [A] it _ was, _ _ _ better than it [F#m] _ was. _ _ _
It's better than [D] it _ was, _ [E] _
_ better than we [F#m] ever could have [E] wished it to before.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] It was bad a [E] while ago, [D] better this [E] I _ _ _ know. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ It's better than it [B] was, _ _ _ _ better than [G#m] it _ was. _ _ _ _
[E] I complain very little [F#] _ because it's better than it _ was. _ _
It's better than it was, _ _ _ _ better than it was.
It's better than it was, _ _ better than it was. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _