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Better People by Xavier Rudd
Better People
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
F# Ab
People saving whales,
B C#
And giving your thanks to our seas,
F# Ab
My respect to the ones in the forest,
B C#
Standing up for our old trees
Chorus:
This strumming pattern is pretty common in xaviers songs. Use it at this
chorus, and for the rest of the song after this chorus.
F# B C# B
e|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
B|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
G|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
D|-----x----x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
A|-----x----x----2-x--2-x-----4-x--4-x-----2-x--2-x---|
E|---2-x--2-x------x----x-------x----x-------x----x---|
F#
Them giving food to the hungry,
B
Hope to the needy,
C#
Giving life to a baby,
B
Giving care for free,
F#
'Cause there is freedom around us,
B
We have everything we need,
C#
And I will care for you,
B
'Cause you care for me.
F#
And we all have opinions,
B
Some of them get through,
C#
But theres better people,
B
With more good to do.
F# B C# C#
Good to do
Little riff after chorus:
e|-----------------------|
B|---2/6----6/7----7/9---|
F# Ab
And what I have could be my search
B C#
Or just some words from my heart
F# Ab
My respect to the ones making changes
B C#
For all the lives theyll give their all
F#
Like them giving food to the hungry,
B
Hope to the needy,
C#
Giving life to a baby,
B
Giving care for free,
F#
'Cause there is freedom around us,
B
We have everything we need,
C#
And I will care for you,
B
'Cause you care for me.
F#
And we all have opinions,
B
Some of them get through,
C#
But theres better people,
B
With more good to do.
F# B C# C#
Good to do
Riff after chorus:
e|-----------------------|
B|---2/6----6/7----7/9---|
B F#
When our world it keeps spinning round and round it goes
B F#
Human nature keeps on spreading its disease
B F#
And our children keep growing up with what they know
Ab C#
From what we teach and what they see
B F#
And it's only a question of the time we have
B C#
And the lives that our children need
B F#
Cause they can only keep growing up with what they know
Ab C#
And what we teach, and what they see
F#
Like giving food to the hungry,
B
Hope to the needy,
C#
Giving life to a baby,
B
Giving care for free,
F#
'Cause there is freedom around us,
B
We have everything we need,
C#
And I will care for you,
B
'Cause you care for me.
F#
And we all have opinions,
B
Some of them get through,
C#
But theres better people,
B
With more good to do.
F# B C# C#
Good to do
F# B C# C#
Oooo good to do
F#
End Riff:
e|-----------------------------|
B|----2/6--6/11--11---6/7------|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x Mute note
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version 2
CAPO: 1st fret!!
F G
People saving whales,
Bb C
And giving your thanks to our seas,
F G
My respect to the ones in the forest,
Bb C
Standing up for our old trees
F
Them giving food to the hungry,
Bb
Hope to the needy,
C
Giving life to a baby,
Bb
Giving care for free,
F
'Cause there is freedom around us,
Bb
We have everything we need,
C
And I will care for you,
Bb
'Cause you care for me.
F
And we all have opinions,
Bb
Some of them get through,
C
But theres better people,
Bb
With more good to do.
F Bb C C
Good to do
F G
And what I have could be my search
Bb C
Or just some words from my heart
F G
My respect to the ones making changes
Bb C
For all the lives theyll give their all
F
Like them giving food to the hungry,
Bb
Hope to the needy,
C
Giving life to a baby,
Bb
Giving care for free,
F
'Cause there is freedom around us,
Bb
We have everything we need,
C
And I will care for you,
Bb
'Cause you care for me.
F
And we all have opinions,
Bb
Some of them get through,
C
But theres better people,
Bb
With more good to do.
F Bb C C
Good to do
Bb F
When our world it keeps spinning round and round it goes
Bb F
Human nature keeps on spreading its disease
Bb F
And our children keep growing up with what they know
G C
From what we teach and what they see
Bb F
And it's only a question of the time we have
Bb C
And the lives that our children need
Bb F
Cause they can only keep growing up with what they know
G C
And what we teach, and what they see
F
Like giving food to the hungry,
Bb
Hope to the needy,
C
Giving life to a baby,
Bb
Giving care for free,
F
'Cause there is freedom around us,
Bb
We have everything we need,
C
And I will care for you,
Bb
'Cause you care for me.
F
And we all have opinions,
Bb
Some of them get through,
C
But theres better people,
Bb
With more good to do.
F Bb C C
Good to do
F Bb C C
Oooo good to do
F
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