Liam Finn - Better To Be Chords & Tabs

Liam Finn
Better to Be

from LP "Ill be lightning"

Transcribed by - Leck Sluether
Email -  souldoubt182@hotmail.com
send me comments / corrections

* i think Liams guitar is tuned down to Eb so use a capo on the 1st fret.  
or just use normal tuning.

* listen to the song to get the rhythm

Intro E, D, E, D, G, D, E, B/F   which can be just looped also

This is looped through the Intro / Verse,
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5--5------5--------5--5----5--------5--5--5/7--------------------|
E|--0----0--------------0--0-------------3----3-------------0--2--2--2-------|

E       D              E     D	               G
         better to be       bigger than the other
D                         E     B/F
heart on your sleeve       and hat on your head
E        D               E       D			G
          i want to see       you playong with your shadow
D	     E    B/F
Hypnotise me      with every step

Play some notes out of Em Pentatonic or similar (then loop it in reverse)
E|12--12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14--14--14--14--12--12-12--12-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

sounds like theres an arpeggio in reverse too!
E|----------15--19--15-------------|
B|------17--------------17---------|
G|--16----------------------16-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Ahhhh Ahhh Ahh Ahhh Ahh AHhhh

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/liam_finn/better_to_be_tab.html ]
E      D                 E      D		        G
       falling asleep       while sitting at the doctor
D	     E    B/F
i dont beleive    a thing that he says
E  D         E   D               G
    ordinary    people, like i told you
D              E      B/F
are following me everywhere
E  D	    E   D          G  D
    bottle it up    bottle it up
E  D	    E D        G  D
    bottle it up bottle it up

C
girl you seemed so nice
     G	         Em
but ill be gone by morning time
Am   G                B/F
baby baby ill be gone
C
fooled me once or twice
          G             Em
but the boy inside cant unwind
Am       G                D
maybe, maybe ill go home

Repeat chords

Play some notes out of Em Pentatonic or similar (then loop it in reverse)
E|12--12-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14--14--14--14--12--12-12--12-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

sounds like theres an arpeggio in reverse too!
E|----------15--19--15-------------|
B|------17--------------17---------|
G|--16----------------------16-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Ahhhh Ahhh Ahh Ahhh Ahh AHhhh


E       D              E     D	         G        D              Em        B/F
         better to be    looking for an answer out in the sea or under your bed
E   D            E     D		G
     ill probobly      just leave it till the morning
D	   E      B/F
my energy    is already spent

E  D	    E D        G  D
    bottle it up bottle it up
E  D	    E D        G  D
    bottle it up bottle it up

C
girl you seemed so nice
      G                  Em
but ill be gone by morning time
Am    G               B/F
baby, baby ill be gone
C
fooled me once or twice
          G              Em
but the boy inside cant unwind
Am       G               B/F
maybe, maybe ill go home
C
spoil and appetite
     G                       Em
with bigger eyes than belly size
Am   G             B/F
baby, baby ill be gone
C			  G              Em
fooled me once or twice but the boy inside cant unwind
Am       G               D
maybe, maybe ill go home


 - dont stain yourself!