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Better Days by Pete Murray
Better Days
F C
And I saw it coming
Em Am
I saw emptiness and tragedy
F C
And I felt like running
Em
So far away
F
Then knew I had to stay
C
And I know when I'm older
Em Am
I look back and I still feel the pain
F C Em
I know I'll be stronger and I know I'll be fine
C Em Am
For the rest of my days
(Chorus)
F C Em Am
I've seen better days
F C Em Am
Put my face in my hands
F C Em Am
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
F C Em Am
Hope he sees me through till the end---d
(Follow chords and placings to the end of the song)
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version 2
[Verse]
F C
And I saw it coming
Em Am
I saw emptiness and tragedy
F C
And I felt like running
Em
So far away
F
Then knew I had to stay
C
And I know I’m older
Em Am
I look back and I still feel the pain
F C Em
I know I’ll be stronger and I know I’ll be fine
C Em Am
For the rest of my days
[Chorus]
F C Em Am
I’ve seen better days
F C Em Am
Put my face in my hands
F C Em Am
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
F C Em Am
Hope he sees me through to the end
F C
I notice most things
Em Am
But I didn’t notice the change
F C
It was hot in the morning
Em
Then it turned so cold
F
Towards the end of the day
C
There was no conversation
Em Am
I just felt like I was in space
F C
I needed my friends there
Em
I just turned around
C Em Am
You were gone without a trace
[Verse]
F C
Now I have just started
Em Am
And I wandered on to the end
F C
There’s nothing I have lost
Em (strum)
That was once placed upon my hands
F C
And all of these hard times
Em Am
There fading around the bend
F C
And now that I’m wiser
Em C Em Am
I cannot wait till I can help my friends
[Outro]
F C Em Am F
Seen better Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
C Em Am F
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
C Em Am F
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
C Em Am F
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
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version 3
Capo 1
[Verse 1]
F C
And I saw it coming
Em Am C/G (C major with G as the bass note)
I saw emptiness and tragedy
F C
And I felt like running
Em
So far away
Em
Then knew I had to stay
F C
And I know I’m older
Em Am C/G
I look back and I still feel the pain
F C Em
I know I’ll be stronger and I know I’ll be fine
Em
For the rest of my days
[Chorus]
C Em Am C/G
I’ve seen better days
F C Em Am C/G
Put my face in my hands
F C Em Am C/G
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
F C Em Am C/G
Hope he sees me through to the end
[Verse 2]
F C
I notice most things
Em Am C/G
But I didn’t notice the change
F C
It was hot in the morning
Em
Then it turned so cold
Em
Towards the end of the day
F C
There was no conversation
Em Am C/G
I just felt like I was in space
F C
I needed my friends there
Em
I just turned around
Em
You were gone without a trace
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
F C
Now I have just started
Em Am C/G
And I wandered on to the end
F C
There’s nothing I have lost
Em (strum)
That was once placed upon my hands
F C
And all of these hard times
Em Am C/G
There fading around the bend
F C
And now that I’m wiser
Em
I cannot wait till I can help my friends
[Chorus] x 2
F C Em Am C/G F
Seen better Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
C Em Am C/G F
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
C Em Am C/G F
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
C Em Am C/G F
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
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version 4
EADGBe
Capo 1
F C Em Am G C
E|---0---0---0---0---3---3---|
B|---1---1---0---1---0---3---|
G|---2---0---0---2---0---0---|
D|---3---2---2---2---0---2---|
A|---3---3---2---0---x---3---|
E|---x---3---0---x---3---x---|
Verses Chorus
| F | C | Em | Am | | C/Em | Am/F |(6x) | F |(after 6th time)
| F | C | Em | Em |
| F | C | Em | Am |
| F | C | Em | Em |
Verse
F C Em Am
e---x--x---x---x-x--x--|----0----|----0----|----x----x---x-x-x---|
B---1--1---1---1-1--1--|----1----|----0----|----1----1---1-1-1---|
G---2--0---0-—-0h2--0--|----0----|----0----|----2----0---2-2-0---|
D---3--3---3---3-3--3--|----2----|----2----|----2----0---2-2-0---|
A---3--3---3---3-3--3--|----3----|----2----|----0----0---0-0-0---|
E---x--x---x---x-x--x--|----3----|----0----|----x----x---x-x-----|
F C Em Em
e----x--x---x---x-x--x--|----0----|----0----|----x----|
B----1--1---1---1-1--1--|----1----|----0----|----1----|
G----2--0---0-—-0h2--0--|----0----|----0----|----2----| 2x
D----3--3---3---3-3--3--|----2----|----2----|----2----|
A----3--3---3---3-3--3--|----3----|----2----|----0----|
E----x--x---x---x-x--x--|----3----|----0----|----x----|
Chorus
C Em Am F
e----0---0----|----0---0---x----|
B----1---0----|----1---1---1----|
G----0---0----|----2-—-0---2----| 6x
D----2---2----|----2---0---3----|
A----3---2----|----0---0---3----|
E----3---0----|----x---x---x----|
F
e---x--x---x---x-x--x--|
B---1--1---1---1-1--1--|
G---2--0---0-—-0h2--0--| Alter 6th bar
D---3--3---3---3-3--3--|
A---3--3---3---3-3--3--|
E---x--x---x---x-x--x--|
CELLO (Played over chorus)
Just a C-Major scale (actually technically it's C sharp, but meh)
E------------------|-------------------|
B------------------|-------------------|
G-----------5---2--|----------0--5v----|
D----0--2----------|----0--2-----------|
A--3---------------|--3----------------|
E------------------|-------------------|
Cello Solo
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G-----7--5/7\5------4-5-4--2----4/5\4------------------------|
D--------------5----------------------5/7--------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B--5--------------------------8----------------8-------------|
G-----7--5/7\5------4-5--4---------4-5-4-5-------------------|
D--------------5---------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
"And I saw it coming
I saw emptiness and tragedy
And I felt like running
So far away
But knew I had to stay
And I know when I'm older
I look back and I still feel the painI know
I'll be stronger and I know I'll be fine
For the rest of my days
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
I noticed the smallest things
But I didn't notice the change
It was hot in the morning
Then it turned so cold, was the end of the day
There was no condensation
I just felt like I was in spaceI needed my friends there I just turned around
They were gone without a trace
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Now I have just started
And I won't be done till the end
There's nothing I have lost
That was once placed upon the palm of my hands
And all of these hard times
Have faded round the bendNow that I'm wiser I cannot wait
Till I can help my friends
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Seen better..."
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version 5
Standard tuning, Capo 1
Verses
F C Em Am
e---x--x---x---x-x--x--|----0----|----0----|----x----x---x-x-x---|
B---1--1---1---1-1--1--|----1----|----0----|----1----1---1-1-1---|
G---2--0---0-—-0h2--0--|----0----|----0----|----2----0---2-2-0---|
D---3--3---3---3-3--3--|----2----|----2----|----2----0---2-2-0---|
A---3--3---3---3-3--3--|----3----|----2----|----0----0---0-0-0---|
E---x--x---x---x-x--x--|----3----|----0----|----x----x---x-x-----|
F C Em Am
e----x--x---x---x-x--x--|----0----|----0----|----x----|
B----1--1---1---1-1--1--|----1----|----0----|----1----|
G----2--0---0-—-0h2--0--|----0----|----0----|----2----|
D----3--3---3---3-3--3--|----2----|----2----|----2----|
A----3--3---3---3-3--3--|----3----|----2----|----0----|
E----x--x---x---x-x--x--|----3----|----0----|----x----|
Chorus
C Em Am F
e----0---0----|----0---0---x----|
B----1---0----|----1---1---1----|
G----0---0----|----2-—-0---2----| Play this six times
D----2---2----|----2---0---3----|
A----3---2----|----0---0---3----|
E----3---0----|----x---x---x----|
F
e---x--x---x---x-x--x--|
B---1--1---1---1-1--1--|
G---2--0---0-—-0h2--0--| Play this after the sixth bar
D---3--3---3---3-3--3--|
A---3--3---3---3-3--3--|
E---x--x---x---x-x--x--|
"And I saw it coming
I saw emptiness and tragedy
And I felt like running
So far away
But knew I had to stay
And I know when I'm older
I look back and I still feel the painI know
I'll be stronger and I know I'll be fine
For the rest of my days
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
I noticed the smallest things
But I didn't notice the change
It was hot in the morning
Then it turned so cold, was the end of the day
There was no condensation
I just felt like I was in spaceI needed my friends there I just turned around
They were gone without a trace
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Now I have just started
And I won't be done till the end
There's nothing I have lost
That was once placed upon the palm of my hands
And all of these hard times
Have faded round the bendNow that I'm wiser I cannot wait
Till I can help my friends
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Seen better..."
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version 6
(1:52-2:08)
this is also played on violin in the song and uses slight constant vibrato for majority
the notes
e----------------------------------------------------------------4---------4-|
b--6--4---4-------5--6--5-------5--6--5------6--4----4-----------------------|
g-------6---6--------------------------------------6---6---5-6-5---5-6-5-6---|
d------------6-------------8------------6--8------------6--------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"And I saw it coming
I saw emptiness and tragedy
And I felt like running
So far away
But knew I had to stay
And I know when I'm older
I look back and I still feel the painI know
I'll be stronger and I know I'll be fine
For the rest of my days
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
I noticed the smallest things
But I didn't notice the change
It was hot in the morning
Then it turned so cold, was the end of the day
There was no condensation
I just felt like I was in spaceI needed my friends there I just turned around
They were gone without a trace
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Now I have just started
And I won't be done till the end
There's nothing I have lost
That was once placed upon the palm of my hands
And all of these hard times
Have faded round the bendNow that I'm wiser I cannot wait
Till I can help my friends
I've seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Seen better days
Put my face in my hands
Get down on my knees and I pray to God
Hope he sees me through till the end
Seen better..."
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