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Better Than I Used To Be by Tim Mcgraw
Better Than I Used To Be
Capo III Dsus2-D-A-
D
I know how to hold a grudge
A
I can send a bridge up in smoke
Bm A G
And I can't count the people I've let down, the hearts I've broke
D
You ain't gotta dig too deep
A
If you wanna find some dirt on me
Bm A G
I'm learning who you've been ain't who you've got to be
Em7
It's gonna be an uphill climb
G
Aww honey I won't lie
Chorus:
D
I ain't no angel
G A D
I still got a few more dances with the devil
G A
I'm cleanin up my act
Bm A
Little by little, I'm getting there,
G Dsus2 Em7
I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
G/F# G
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
A D A
But I'm better than I used to be
I've pinned a lot of demons to the ground
I've got a few old habits left
There's one or two I might need you to help me get
Standin in the rain so long
Has left me with a little rust
Bm A Em7
But put some faith in me and someday you'll see
G/F# G
There's a diamond under all this dust
Chorusx2
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version 2
Capo 3 (Key Of F)
D A
D
I know how to hold a grudge
A
I can send a bridge up in smoke
Bm Bm/A G
And I can't count the people I've let down, the hearts I've broke
D
You ain't gotta dig too deep
A
If you wanna find some dirt on me
Bm Bm/A G
I'm learning who you've been ain't who you've got to be
Em
It's gonna be an uphill climb
G
Aww honey I won't lie
Chorus:
D
I ain't no angel
G A D
I still got a still few more dances with the devil
G A
I'm cleanin up my act
Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em
Little by little, I'm getting there, I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
Em/F# G
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
A D A
But I'm better than I used to be
I've pinned a lot of demons to the ground
I've got a few old habits left
There's one or two I might need you to help me get
Standin in the rain so long
Has left me with a little rust
But put some faith in me and someday you'll see
There's a diamond under all this dust
Chorus
Chorus
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version 3
CAPO on Third Fret (III)
Watch Nate Burnham do this song on youtube it is by far one of the best covers IMO.
He does the G without pointer finger played (like a Gsus2)
(G) or Gsus2
e|-3---3-----------------------------3---3----------|
B|-3---3-----------------------------3---3----------|
G|-0---0-----------------------------0---0----------|
D|-0---0-----------------------------0---0----------|
A|-2---2-----------------------------0---0----------|
E|-3---3-----------------------------3---3----------|
I recommend doing this throughout the song it sounds really great.
Intro is a D hammering on the middle finger after playing the D twice
Arpeggio on the D chord to the little hammer on walk down
D A
e|-------------0h2p0----0h2p0---------------2-------------|
B|----------3--------3---------3----------------2---------|
G|-------2------------------------2-----2-----------2-----|
D|----0------------------------------0------------------0-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
D
I know how to hold a grudge
A
I can send a bridge up in smoke
Bm Bm/A G
And I can't count the people I've let down, the hearts I've broke
D
You ain't gotta dig too deep
A
If you wanna find some dirt on me
Bm Bm/A G
I'm learning who you've been ain't who you've got to be
Em
It's gonna be an uphill climb
G
Aww honey I won't lie
Chorus:
D
I ain't no angel
G A D
I still got a still few more dances with the devil
G A
I'm cleanin up my act
Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em
Little by little, I'm getting there, I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
Em/F# G
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
A D A
But I'm better than I used to be
I've pinned a lot of demons to the ground
I've got a few old habits left
There's one or two I might need you to help me get
Standin in the rain so long
Has left me with a little rust
But put some faith in me and someday you'll see
There's a diamond under all this dust
Chorus (x2 to finish):
D
I ain't no angel
G A D
I still got a still few more dances with the devil
G A
I'm cleanin up my act
Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em
Little by little, I'm getting there, I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
Em/F# G
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
A D
But I'm better than I used to be
Do that intro riff again and let ring on the last note
D A
e|-------------0h2p0----0h2p0---------------2-------------|
B|----------3--------3---------3----------------2---------|
G|-------2------------------------2-----2-----------2-----|
D|----0------------------------------0------------------0-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
Capo 3rd Fret
Above the tab I will name the chord and in the (xx) will be the chord shape.
I WILL NOT REPEAT CHORDS I PREVIOUSLY NAMED.
Intro
F(D) Csus(Asus)
e|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0--|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0--|
D|----0---0---0---0---2---2---2--|
A|--------------------0---0---0--|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse
A/C#(C/E) Dm(Bm) A#(G)
e|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-----------0---0---3---3---3---3----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---0---0---0---0---0---0----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---4---4---2---2---0---0---0---0----------|
A|--------------------4---4---4---4---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3----------|
e|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-----------0---0---3---3---3---3----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---0---0---0---0---0---0----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---4---4---2---2---0---0---0---0----------|
A|--------------------4---4---4---4---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3----------|
Gm7(Em7)
e|----0---0---0---0---3--|
B|----3---3---3---3---3--|
G|----0---0---0---0---0--|
D|----2---2---2---2---0--|
A|----2---2---2---2---2--|
E|----0---0---0---0---3--|
Chorus
C(A)
e|----2---2---2---2---3---3---0---0---2---2---2---2---3---3---0---0----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2----------|
A|--------------------2---2---0---0-------------------2---2---0---0----------|
E|--------------------3---3---------------------------3---3------------------|
F/A(D/F#)
e|------------0---0---3---3-----------0---0---0-------3---3---0---0----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2----------|
G|----4---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---2---0---0---2---2----------|
D|----4---4---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0---2---2----------|
A|----2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---0---0----------|
E|--------------------3---3---2---2---0---0---0---2---3---3------------------|
e|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0--|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0--|
D|----0---0---0---0---2---2---2--|
A|--------------------0---0---0--|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse 2
e|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-----------0---0---3---3---3---3----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---0---0---0---0---0---0----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---4---4---2---2---0---0---0---0----------|
A|--------------------4---4---4---4---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3----------|
e|----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-----------0---0---0-------3---0----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---0---0---0---2---0---0----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---4---4---2---2---2---0---0---2----------|
A|--------------------4---4---4---4---2---2---0---0---2---0---2---0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0---2---3--------------|
Chorus 2
e|----2---2---2---2---3---3---0---0---2---2---2---2---3---3---0---0----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2----------|
A|--------------------2---2---0---0-------------------2---2---0---0----------|
E|--------------------3---3---------------------------3---3------------------|
e|------------0---0---3---3-----------0---0---0-------3---3---0---0----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2----------|
G|----4---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---2---0---0---2---2----------|
D|----4---4---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0---2---2----------|
A|----2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---0---0----------|
E|--------------------3---3---2---2---0---0---0---2---3---3------------------|
Break
e|----3---3---2---2---0---0-------0---3---3---2---2---0----------------------|
B|----3---3---3---3---2---2---3---2---3---3---3---3---2----------------------|
G|----0---0---2---2---2---2---4---2---0---0---2---2---2----------------------|
D|----0---0---0---0---2---2---4---2---0---0---0---0---2----------------------|
A|----2---2-----------0---0---2---0---2---2-----------0----------------------|
E|----3---3---------------------------3---3----------------------------------|
Chorus 3
e|----2---2---2---2---3---3---0---0---2---2---2---2---3---3---0---0----------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2----------|
A|--------------------2---2---0---0-------------------2---2---0---0----------|
E|--------------------3---3---------------------------3---3------------------|
e|------------0---0---3---3-----------0---0---0-------3---3---0---0---2------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---3------|
G|----4---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---2---0---0---2---2---2------|
D|----4---4---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0---2---2---0------|
A|----2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---0---2---2---0---0----------|
E|--------------------3---3---2---2---0---0---0---2---3---3------------------|
I know how to hold a grudge
I can send a bridge up in smoke
And I can't count the people I've let down
The hearts I've broke
You ain't gotta dig too deep
If you wanna find some dirt on me
But I'm learning who you've been
Ain't who you've got to be
It's gonna be an uphill climb
Aww honey I won't lie
I ain't no angel
I still got a few more dances with the devil
I'm cleanin up my act, little by little
I'm getting there
I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
But I'm better than I used to be
I've pinned a lot of demons to the ground
Got a few old habits left
But there's one or two I might need you to help me get
Standing in the rain so long has left me with a little rust
But put some faith in me
And someday you'll see
There's a diamond under all this dust
I ain't no angel
I still got a few more dances with the devil
I'm cleanin up my act, little by little
I'm getting there
I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
But I'm better than I used to be
I ain't no angel
I still got a few more dances with the devil
But I'm cleanin up my act, little by little
I'm getting there
I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
But I'm better than I used to be
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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