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#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Better Things Original Album: Give The People What They Want Words and Music by Raymond Douglas Davies Copyright © 1981 Arista Records Published by Sony Music Entertainment Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Timing is 4/4. INTRO: Notes: The rhythm part is played on a piano. Here, D7 sounds more accurate than F#m, although it is F#m in the VERSEs. Play the INTRO chords x4. The 2nd time, play Guitar Figure 1 over the INTRO chords; The 3rd time, play Guitar Figure 2 over the INTRO chords; The 4th time, play Guitar Figure 1 over the INTRO chords; Chords: D xx0232 or x57775 G 320033 or 355433 D7 xx0212 or x57575 A x02220 or 577655 [play: | D | D7 | G | A |] [x4] Guitar Figure 1 D D7 |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7-h-8-------10------8-------7--| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| G A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-8-----------7------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------9------|-7---6---------------6----------| |--------------------------------|-------------9------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Guitar Figure 2 D D7 |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7-h-8-------10------8---7------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| G A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7-h-8-------10------8---7------|-7-------------------7----------| |-----------------------------7--|-----9-------9-----------9---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Notes: For the last verse line, you might want to play the A as x02220 to enable easy toggling to Asus2 (x02200). Just a suggestion... Chords: D x57775 Bm x24432 Asus2 x02200 F#m 244222 F#7 242322 G 355433 D/A x07775 A 577655 E 022100
Here's Dwishing you the F#mbluest sky, and Ghoping something Abetter comes toDmorrow Hoping all the F#mverses rhyme, and the Gvery best of Achoruses to BmFollow all the F#7doubt and sadness I D/Aknow that better Ethings are on their Away Asus2 A G
VERSE: Notes: G* - The CHORUS starts immediately on this G. Chords: D xx0232 Bm x24432 Asus2 x02200 F#m 244222 F#7 242322 G 355433 D/A x00232 A x02220 E 022100
Here's Dhoping all the F#mdays ahead, Gwon't be as bitter Aas the ones beDhind you Be an optiF#mmist instead, and Gsomehow happiAness will find you BmForget what happened F#7yesterday D/A E A Asus2 A G* I know that better things are on the way
CHORUS: Notes: The fills overlay the rhythm guitar so, in the figure below, the "(2)" corresponds to the F#m chord that the rhythm guitar would play. Fills 1 and 2 are essentially the same but played on different beats. Fill1: Fill2: |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---------------------0------(2)-| |---------------------0-------2--| |-0-----------2---4--------------| |---------0---2---4--------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Chords: G 355433 A 577655 D x57775 F#m 244222 (G) D G A It's really good to see you rocking out and having fun
DLiving like you Gjust beAgun AcDcept your life and Gwhat it Abrings D G A D [Fill1] F#m [Fill2] I hope tomorrow you'll find better things G A [D F#m G A]* I know tomorrow you'll find better things
[*play Guitar Figure 3 over [D F#m G A]*] Guitar Figure 3 D F#m |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----3----------------------5-h-| |---------------------0-------2--|-------------0-------2----------| |-0-----------2---4--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| G A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7br---------5---5--------------|--------------------------------| |---------------7-------------7--|-7---6---6----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [repeat 1st VERSE] CHORUS: Chords: G 355433 A 577655 D x57775 F#m 244222 (G) D G A I know you've got a lot of good things happening up a - head
The Dpast is gone it's Gall been Asaid So Dhere's to what the Gfuture Abrings D G A D [Fill1] F#m [Fill2] I know tomorrow you'll find better things
[repeat last line to fade; guitar solos replace fills]