Get Better Chords

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Chords

Em7

Gsus4

D/F#

G/F#

G/D

G/C#

G/C

G/A

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Frank Turner - Get Better
 
NOTE: All "(RIFFS)" are completely optional.
It's something I came up with to 'thicken' the song when played acoustically.
It incorporates Ben's lead line into the playing of Frank's chords.
 
-CHORDS-  E  A  D G B e
Am        x  0  2 2 1 0
C         3  3  2 0 1 0
Csus2     x  3  x 0 3 3
D/F#      2  x  0 2 3 2
Dsus4/F#  2  x  0 2 3 3
Em        0  2  2 0 0 0
Em7       0  2  2 0 3 3
G5        3  x  0 0 3 3
G5*       x  10 0 0 8 10
G/A       x  0  0 0 8 10
G/C       8  x  0 0 8 10
G/C#      9  x  0 0 8 10
G/D       10 x  0 0 8 10
G/F#      2  x  0 0 3 3
Gsus4     3  3  0 0 3 3
 
 
-RIFFS-
RIFF 1
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 
RIFF 2
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2---|
 
RIFF 3
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 
RIFF 4
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|---------------------|
 
RIFF 5
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---|
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
 
 
 
[Intro]
G5
G5
 
[Verse]
               G5
I've got me a shovel
               Em7
I'm digging a ditch
               Gsus4                                          G5                D/F#
And I'm gonna fight for this four square feet of land like a mean old son-of-a-bitch
 
               G5
I've got me a future
                      Em7
I'm not stuck on the past
                 Gsus4                                            G5                       D/F#
I've got no new tricks, yeah, I'm up on bricks, but, me, I'm a machine and I was built to last
 
 
[Chorus]
     C                             D/F#        G5
I'm trying to get better 'cause I haven't been my best
           C                               D/F#      Em
She took a plain black marker and started writing on my chest
            C                            D/F#                   G5                   G/F# Em
She drew a line across the middle of my broken heart and said "come on now let's fix this mess"
            C      D/F#
We can get better
                       G5 (RIFF 1)
Because we're not dead yet
 
 
[Verse]
                 G5
They threw me a whirlwind
                    Em
And I spat back the sea
              C                                                     G5                      D/F#
I took a battering but I've got thicker skin and the best people I know are looking out for me
 
                    G5
So, I'm taking the high road
                              Em
My engine's running high and fine
                      C                                     G5                    D/F#
May I always see the road rising up to me and my enemies defeated in the mirror behind
 
 
[Chorus]
     C                             D/F#        G5
I'm trying to get better 'cause I haven't been my best
           C                               D/F#      Em
She took a plain black marker and started writing on my chest
            C                            D/F#                   G5                   G/F# Em
She drew a line across the middle of my broken heart and said "come on now let's fix this mess"
            C      D/F#
We can get better
                       G5*
Because we're not dead yet
 
 
[Bridge]
            G/D                            G/C#
It's just a knot in the small of your back
                   G/C         G/A
You can work it out with your fingers
 
            G/D                            G/C#
It's just a tune that gets stuck in your head
                   G/C         G/A
You can work it out with your fingers
 
                G/D                        G/C#
It's just some numbers tangled up in your songs
                   G/C         G/A
You can work it out with your fingers
 
             G/D                            G/C#
It's just a simple Braille missive from the person you miss
     G/C                          Am                      D/F#
A reminder you could always be a little bit better than this
 
 
[Chorus]
    C                            D/F#   G5
So, try and get better and don't ever accept less
           C                      D/F#          Em
Take your plain black marker and write this on your chest
        C                            D/F#
Draw a line underneath all of this unhappiness
 G5                  G/F#  Em
Come on now let's fix this mess
            C      D/F#
We can get better 
                       G5  G/F# Em (RIFF 2 & 3)
Because we're not dead yet
            C      D/F# (RIFF 4 & 5)
We can get better 
                       G5 (RIFF 1)
Because we're not dead yet
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3 comments

Tab, especially the bridge, is imperfect as the studio version has little to no acoustic part. When playing live, this is how Frank plays it (minus the riff I came up with). I would appreciate it greatly if any of the people who have rated this as four stars took this into account. I spent many hours watching and listening to this song to work it out perfectly.

The time you took shows. Thanks for that, this is an awesome song, I've been trying to come up with another way to play the bridge forever.

awesome job!