For The Better Chords & Tabs
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Just heard this song released today, had to learn it, it's very pretty.
Seems like the two middle chords are interchangeable so feel free to experiment.
Intro, Verse
E -------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ---1---------------------------|---1------------------------------|
G -----------0-------2-----------|-----------0-------2--------------|
D ---3-------3-------3-------3---|---3-------3-------3-------3------|
A ---3-------3-------3-------3---|---3-------3-------3-------3------|
E ---------------------------1---|---------------------------1------|
[VERSE 1]
I heard it on a Saturday night
you hopped on that last minute in flight ohh
I can't say that I was surprised
but I'ma let you finish girl I'm sure you tried
Bridge
E --------------------------------|---------------------------x----|
B ---3----------------------------|---3-----------------------x----|
G -----------2-------0------------|-----------2-------0-------x----|
D ---3-------3-------3-------3----|---3-------3-------3-------x----|
A ---3-------3-------3-------3----|---3-------3-------3-------x----|
E ---------------------------1----|---------------------------x----|
[BRIDGE]
I know you're down in the dumps
but at least you're rich and your songs don't suck
so that that thirteen for luck and find
that there's a hundred others waiting in line
Chorus
E -----------------------------------| ||
B ---1-------------------------------| ||
G -----------0-------2-------------*-| || x2
D ---3-------3-------3-------3-----*-| ||
A ---3-------3-------3-------3-------| ||
E ---------------------------1-------| ||
[CHORUS](optional do-do-do's)
What ever, ever, ever. It's for the better, heyy heyy
whatever, ever, ever; it's for the better.
(Optional second guitar playing Do-do-do's during chorus)
E ------3---h5-------------3---h5----3---------| ||
B ---6-----------------6-----------------6-----| ||
G -------------------------------------------*-| || x2
D -------------------------------------------*-| ||
A ---------------------------------------------| ||
E ---------------------------------------------| ||
Verse
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_ready_set/for_the_better_tab.html ]
E -------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ---1---------------------------|---1------------------------------|
G -----------0-------2-----------|-----------0-------2--------------|
D ---3-------3-------3-------3---|---3-------3-------3-------3------|
A ---3-------3-------3-------3---|---3-------3-------3-------3------|
E ---------------------------1---|---------------------------1------|
[VERSE 2]
I bet you see the tabloids around
throwing your face all over the town, ohh.
They say you'll prob'ly write him a song,
five times platinum and I doubt if they're wrong
Bridge
E --------------------------------|---------------------------x----|
B ---3----------------------------|---3-----------------------x----|
G -----------2-------0------------|-----------2-------0-------x----|
D ---3-------3-------3-------3----|---3-------3-------3-------x----|
A ---3-------3-------3-------3----|---3-------3-------3-------x----|
E ---------------------------1----|---------------------------x----|
[BRIDGE]
I know you're down in the dumps
but at least you're rich and your songs don't suck
so that that thirteen for luck and find
that there's a hundred others waiting in line
Chorus
E -----------------------------------| ||
B ---1-------------------------------| ||
G -----------0-------2-------------*-| || x2
D ---3-------3-------3-------3-----*-| ||
A ---3-------3-------3-------3-------| ||
E ---------------------------1-------| ||
[CHORUS](optional do-do-do's)
What ever, ever, ever. It's for the better, heyy heyy
whatever, ever, ever; it's for the better.
(Optional second guitar playing Do-do-do's during chorus)
E ------3---h5-------------3---h5----3---------| ||
B ---6-----------------6-----------------6-----| ||
G -------------------------------------------*-| || x2
D -------------------------------------------*-| ||
A ---------------------------------------------| ||
E ---------------------------------------------| ||
Outro
E -------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ---1---------------------------|---1------------------------------|
G -----------0-------2-----------|-----------0-------2--------------|
D ---3-------3-------3-------3---|---3-------3-------3-------3------|
A ---3-------3-------3-------3---|---3-------3-------3-------3------|
E ---------------------------1---|---------------------------1------|
(Optional second guitar playing Do-do-do's during outro)
E ------3---h5-------------3---h5----3---------| ||
B ---6-----------------6-----------------6-----| ||
G -------------------------------------------*-| || x2
D -------------------------------------------*-| ||
A ---------------------------------------------| ||
E ---------------------------------------------| ||