Better

Words & Music by Tom Baxter & Samuel Semple

Capo 3rd fret
Eb Eb'9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Bb Abmaj9#11 Bb13 Ebmaj7
[C] [C'9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [G] [Fmaj9#11] [G13] [Cmaj7]

q= 83
Eb* Eb'9 Eb Abmaj7 Eb Eb'9
j j
Intro [C] [C'9] [C] [Fmaj7] [C] [C'9]
b 4
&bb 4
Our love has changed, its not the same.

Gtr. 1 (acous.) - Capo 3rd fret

b 4
&b b4

Fig. 1
mp
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
*Symbols in parentheses represent chord names with respect to capoed guitar (Tab 0 = 3th fret).
Symbols above represent actual sounding chords.

Eb Eb'9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9

[C] [C'9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9]
b j
&bb .


And the on - ly way to say it is

b



& b b

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Eb Eb'9 Bb Abmaj7

j
[Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [C] [C'9] [G] [Fmaj7]
b j
&bb


say it; its bet - ter! I cant

b
& b b








0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
3 3 3 3
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 Gtr. 1 plays Fig. 1
Eb Eb'9 Eb Abmaj7 Eb Eb'9 Eb Eb'9
j
[C] [C'9] [C] [Fmaj7] [C] [C'9] [C] [C'9]
j
Verse
b
& b b .. j
.
con - ceal this way I feel, for all the time we spend to -
by you, if you stand by me. I think its time that I re -

Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Eb Eb'9 Bb Abmaj7

e e e e
[Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [C] [C'9] [G] [Fmaj7]
b e e
1 omit harmony

& b b . . r
. J
}
- geth - er, for - ev - er, just gets bet - ter. See what Im try -ing to
- veal it, cause I be -lieve it; its bet - ter!

Eb Eb'9 Eb Eb'9 Eb Eb'9

e. e.. e e e e
b e . e e
Chorus [C] [C'9] [C] [C'9] [C] [C'9]

b
& b J J J
say is you make things bet - ter.

b
b
& b

mf
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Eb Eb'9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
[C] [C'9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9]
b
&bb J J
And no mat - ter what the day is, with you here its

bb










& b

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

1. 2.
Eb Eb'9 Bb Abmaj7 Eb Eb'9

b e e e e
[C] [C'9] [G] [Fmaj7]
j
[C]

[C'9]
e e
&bb ..
bet - ter! Ill stand Oh, the more

bb







..






& b

0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Eb Eb'9
[Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [C] [C'9]
e.. e e .. e e e .. e e
Bridge
b
&bb J J
J J

I talk to you,

b








b
& b

f
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Eb Eb'9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9

[C] [C'9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9]
e e e.. e e .. e E e
b
&bb J J
I fall in love with

bb






























& b

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Abmaj7 Abmaj9#11 Abmaj7 Abmaj9#11

b
[Fmaj7] [Fmaj9#11] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9#11]

&bb
J
ev - - ry - - thing you do.

b














b
& b
mp
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0

Eb Eb'9 Bb13

b
[C] [C'9]

[G13]
e e e e e

&bb J
J
Oh. Doo - doo - doo - doo - doo -

bb
& b

Gtr. 1 cont. in slashes
0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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 Eb Eb'9 Eb Eb'9 Eb Eb'9
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[C] [C'9] [C] [C'9] [C] [C'9]

e. e.. e e e e
b . e . e e
f

& b b . J J J
1. doo - doo, doo - doo - doo, doo - doo.
2. 3. say is you make things bet - ter.

Eb Eb'9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Eb Eb'9

? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[C] [C'9] ? ? ?
[Fmaj7] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Fmaj9] [Fmaj7] ? ? ? ? ? ?
[Fmaj9] ? ?
[C] ? ? ? ? ? ?
[C'9]

b e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
&bb J J
Doo -doo -doo -doo -doo - doo - doo, doo - doo - doo, doo - doo - doo. Oh,
And no mat - ter what the day is, with you here its bet - ter! Oh,
1, 2. 3.
Bb Bb Abmaj7 Eb Ebmaj7 Eb
? ?
[G] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
[G] ? ? ? [Fmaj7]
? ? ? [C] [Cmaj7] [C]

b e e e e e e .. j
&bb J
J

see what Im try- ing to Our love has changed,

b ..
see what Im try- ing to

&b b









mp

. 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3

Abmaj7 Eb Eb'9 Eb Eb'9

j
[Fmaj7] [C] [C'9] [C] [C'9]
b
&bb
its not the same. And the on - ly way to

bb















& b

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
rall.
Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Abmaj7 Abmaj9 Eb
[Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj9] [C]
b j j
& b b .
.

U
say it is say it; its bet - ter!

b


b
& b

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3

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