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Better Things by The Swellers
Better Things
Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE) with Capo on 1st fret
All chords relative to capo!
Intro
(for the main riff, you could also just not play the open G string.
It sounds somewhat the same but I found it to sound nicer with the open string,
gives a thicker sound)
e|------------x-x-x---------------|
B|------------x-x-x---------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---| (x4)
D|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Verse
"I'm on my way to better things"
e|------------x-x-x---------------|
B|------------x-x-x---------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---| (x4)
D|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
"your definition states that they're not here"
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-12-|
D|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-3--3--35-33--3-33/7--7--77-9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------|
B|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x---------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-0-3-0-|
"I'm on my way to bigger things"
e|------------x-x-x---------------|
B|------------x-x-x---------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---| (x4)
D|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
"I guess you wouldn't know since you're not here"
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-12-|
D|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-3--3--35-33--3-33/7--7--77-9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------------|
B|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x---------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Pre-Chorus
"It's not the friends you thought you had, or your location on a map"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11--------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-44----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-4-4-4-44-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-2-2-2-22-|
"It's what you feel in here"
e|--------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-1-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
Chorus
"I'm on my way to better things"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555--------------------| (x2)
D|-------5--5--55-55--555-7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555-2--2--22-0000--000-|
A|-------5--5--55-55--555-5--5--55-55--555-3--3--33-33-333-2--2--22-0000--000-|
E|-(15\)-3--3--33-33--333----------------------------------0--0--00-2222--222-|
e|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------|
B|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x---------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-0-3-0-|
Verse
"If I stay around, I can feel alright"
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0\-| (x4)
D|-x-x-x-x-x\-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2\-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3\-|
"But I know there's something else out there for me"
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-12-|
D|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-3--3--35-33--3-33/7--7--77-9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------------|
B|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x---------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Pre-chorus
"It's not the friends you thought you had, or your location on a map"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11--------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-44----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-4-4-4-44-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-2-2-2-22-|
"It's what you feel in here"
e|--------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-1-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
Chorus
I'm on my way to better things"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555--------------------| (x2)
D|-5--5--55-55--555-7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555-2--2--22-0000--000-|
A|-5--5--55-55--555-5--5--55-55--555-3--3--33-33-333-2--2--22-0000--000-|
E|-3--3--33-33--333----------------------------------0--0--00-2222--222-|
Bridge
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
(Lead Guitar Solo starts, for solo tab, scroll down)
e|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000--5--5--5-5--5-5--555-------------------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000--5--5--5-5--5-5--555--4--4--4-4--4-4--444--7--7--7-7--7-7--777-|
D|-2--2--2-2--2-2--222--5--5--5-5--5-5--555--5--5--5-5--5-5--555--7--7--7-7--7-7--777-|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-2--222--3--3--3-3--3-3--333--2--2--2-2--2-2--222--5--5--5-5--5-5--555-|
E|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000------------------|
B|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000------------------|
G|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-2--2--2-2--2-2--222--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-2--222--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000------------------|
"Home is where you make it.."
e|----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
B|-----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(let ring)-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm on my way to better things"
e|--------------------|
B|-----------5--------|
G|-7---------5-(ring)-|
D|-7-(ring)--5--------|
A|-5---------3--------|
E|--------------------|
"It's not the first time, not the last time"
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------5--5-5--5--5-|
D|-2--2-2--2--2-5--5-5--5--5-|
A|-2--2-2--2--2-3--3-3--3--3-|
E|-0--0-0--0--0--------------|
Final Chorus
"I'm on my way to better things"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555--------------------| (x2)
D|-5--5--55-55--555-7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555-2--2--22-0000--000-|
A|-5--5--55-55--555-5--5--55-55--555-3--3--33-33-333-2--2--22-0000--000-|
E|-3--3--33-33--333----------------------------------0--0--00-2222--222-|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7--7--77-77--777-5------------|
D|-5--5--55-55--555-7--7--77-77--777-5-(let ring)-|
A|-5--5--55-55--555-5--5--55-55--555-3------------|
E|-3--3--33-33--333-------------------------------|
-----------------------
Lead Guitar Solo
e|---------------7---------------7---7h8--------------10---10-8-7----------------|
B|-8-------8--10---10-8-7--8--10---------10---8--7--8-------------10-8--10-8/12\-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm on my way to better things
Your definition states that they're not here
I'm on my way to bigger things
I guess you wouldn't know since you're not here
It's not the friends you thought you had
Or your location on a map
It's what you feel in here
I'm on my way to better things
It's not the first time, not the last time
I'm on my way to better things
I wish you well
I'll be just fine
If I stay around I can feel alright
But I know there's something else out there for me
It's not the friends you thought you had
Or your location on a map
It's what you feel in here
I'm on my way to better things
It's not the first time, not the last time
I'm on my way to better things
I wish you well
I'll be just fine
Home is where you make it
And I'm not afraid to say it
I'm on my way to better things
It's not the first time, not the last time
I'm on my way to better things
I wish you well
I'll be just fine
I'm on my way to better things
It's not the first time, not the last time
I'm on my way to better things
| \ slide down
| x Mute note
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