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Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E
Artist: Colin Hay Song: If I Had Been A Better Man (acoustic) Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLaTY3bTqyw Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gg5-ufdVSo Video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Y-9oqVZ88 Video 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJujMqnaDM Video 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWP1d4xexmw Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com Note: Watch the videos in the links above! It differs from version to version a little bit, but this is the jist of it. Tuning: standard Capo: 2nd fret! Chords used: Dadd9: x.5.4.0.3.x C: x.3.2.0.1.0 C/B: x.2.0.0.1.0 C/A: x.0.0.0.1.0 G: 3.x.0.0.3.x C/G: 3.x.2.0.1.3 D: x.x.0.2.3.2 Dsus2: x.x.0.2.3.0 Em: 0.2.2.0.0.0 Am: x.0.2.2.1.0 Bm: x.2.4.4.3.x Cadd9: x.3.2.0.3.3 G/F#: 2.x.0.0.3.3 D/F#: 2.x.0.2.3.x Cadd4: x.3.2.0.3.0 G/B: x.2.0.0.3.0 C/B: x.2.0.0.1.0 Em7: x.2.0.0.0.0 Asus2: x.0.2.2.0.0 Asus4: x.0.2.2.3.0 Intro: Dadd9 C C/B C/A Dadd9 C C/B Dadd9 C C/B C/A Dadd9 C C/B Verse:
There were Gkings and queens and Ccould have beens And Dadd9pretenders tCo C/Bthe C/AthroGne C/G G I was a sweet Emcontender then AmNow my seeds they've all been Dsown I Gscorched the earth bBmehind me I could Amhave made a better Dplan Dsus2 D Cadd9 Yeah if I had Dbeen a better manG C/G G
Verse:
My promises Cwere not to keep But Dadd9thrown inCto C/Bthe C/AdirtG C/G G There must be more I Emtold myself As I Ambuttoned up my Dshirt Well I could Gpaint myself in Bmglory now And be Amproud of who I Dam Dsus2 D Cadd9 Yeah if I had Dbeen a better manG C/G G
Bridge:
G G/F# Em Stumbling through deeD/F#p suburbs of myCadd4 mind G/B As secrets ofC/B sileEm7nce uAmnwinAsus2d Am Asus4 Am Em I will D/F#sing youCadd4 so long G/B Now onlyC/B loveEm7 Am Asus2 Am Only love Dmakes me stroDsus4ng D
Verse:
You Gcharity I Ctook as mine I Dadd9claimed it CasC/B my C/Aown G C/G G I followed my Cascending star To C/Bfar C/Aaway from D/F#home Well I was Gmesmerized by Bmshiny things Now in Amfrozen time I Dstand Dsus2 D Cadd9 Yeah if I had Dbeen a better manG C/G G
Verse:
Now I'm kneeling and CI'm digging deep Dadd9Deep intCo C/Bthe C/AgrouGnd C/G G I'm searching for my Emsoul to keep Like a Amburried treasure Dfound In Gdreams I speak in Bmancient tongues AmLost in wind and Dsand Dsus2 D Cadd9 Yeah if only I had Dbeen a better manG C/G G
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