Tuning: E A D G B E

Make It Better (Forget About Me) From Tom Petty's 1985 album "Southern Accents" [Intro] (GTR + HI-HAT) A F#m

^A(4 on th^F#me floor) A F#m ^A(ALL IN,^F#m keys/horns line) A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m

[Chorus 1] (funky groove)

Honey ^AI, I, I, ^F#mI wanna make it ^ABetter baby ^F#m Honey ^AI, I, I, ^F#mI wanna make it ^AGood again ^F#m Baby ^AI, I, I, ^F#mI wanna make it ^ABetter darling ^F#m

[Verse 1] (legato, ringing)

Yeah better for ^Dyou, and ^Dmme Honey ^Gwait and see ^G ^Dm I know it's been a ^Clong, long time ^F But it's gon' ^Fbe all right ^D7 Honey you mustn't let it ^Dmdrag you down ^G Baby there's a lot of ^Gfools around ^Dm If there's anything ^CI can do-oo-oo ^F Honey I'm, gon' ^E7do it for you

[Chorus 2] (short, funky groove)

And ^AI, I, I, ^F#mI wanna make it ^ABetter baby ^F#m Listen ^AI, I, I, ^F#mI wanna make it ^AGood again ^F#m

[Verse 2] (short, legato, ringing)

Yeah good for ^Dyou, and m^Dme Baby ^Gplease believe ^G ^Dm But you know anything ^CI can do-oo-oo ^F Listen I'm, gon' ^E7do it for you

[Bridge 1] (DRUMS/BASS, funky)

For^Aget about me, for^F#mget about these eyes For^Aget about love, say good^F#mbye

[Interlude] (ALL IN, keys/horns line) A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m [Verse 3]

Aw there's been ^Bbtoo much blame, ^Bbtoo much humility ^C Don't know why you ^Cdid, what you did to me ^Bb Honey you're the judge, ^Bbthere ain't no jury ^F And I'm just an innocent boy ^E7used to feeling guilty

[Solo]

funky

A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m

[Bridge 2] (DRUMS/BASS)

For^Aget about me, for^F#mget about these eyes For^Aget about love, say good^F#mbye For^Aget about me, for^F#mget about these eyes For^Aget about love, say good^F#mbye

For^Aget about me, for^F#mget about these eyes For^Aget about love, say good^F#mbye (GUITARS start easing in) For^Aget about me, for^F#mget about these eyes For^Aget about love, say good^F#mbye

[Outro] (ALL IN, LEAD VOC ad-libs) A F#m A F#m

Listen ^AI, I, I, ^F#mI wanna make it ^AGood again ^F#m(adlib: wanna make it all right) For^Aget about me, for^F#mget about these eyes For^Aget about love, say good^F#mbye, goodbye For^Aget about me, for^F#mget about these eyes For^Aget about love, say good^F#mbye

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Make it better forget about me