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Song title:      Better Things
Original Album:  Give The People What They Want

Words and Music by Raymond Douglas Davies
Copyright © 1981 Arista Records
Published by Sony Music Entertainment

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Timing is 4/4.

Guitar Figure 1
  D                                 D7                                G                                 A
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|-7-h-8-------10------8-------7---|-8-----------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------9-------|-7---6---------------6-----------|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------9-------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Guitar Figure 2
  D                                 D7
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|-7-h-8-------10------8---7-------|-7-h-8-------10------8---7-------|-7-------------------7-----------|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|-----9-------9-----------9---7---|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |





INTRO:
Notes:
The rhythm part is played on a piano. Here, D7 sounds more accurate than F#m,
in my humble opinion, although it is F#m in the VERSEs.

Play the INTRO chords x4.

The 2nd time, play Guitar Figure 1 over the INTRO chords;
The 3rd time, play Guitar Figure 2 over the INTRO chords;
The 4th time, play Guitar Figure 1 over the INTRO chords;

Chords:
D   xx0232 or x57775    G  320033 or 355433
D7  xx0212 or x57575    A  x02220 or 577655



[play: | D | D7 | G | A |]  [x4]


Guitar Figure 1
  D                                 D7                                G                                 A
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|-7-h-8-------10------8-------7---|-8-----------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------9-------|-7---6---------------6-----------|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------9-------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |






Guitar Figure 2

  D                                 D7
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|-7-h-8-------10------8---7-------|-7-h-8-------10------8---7-------|-7-------------------7-----------|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|-----9-------9-----------9---7---|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |





VERSE1:
Notes:
For the last verse line, you might want to play the A as x02220 to enable
easy toggling to Asus2 (x02200). Just a suggestion...

Chords:
D    x57775    Bm   x24432    Asus2  x02200
F#m  244222    F#7  242322
G    355433    D/A  x07775
A    577655    E    022100


     | D             | F#m           | G              | A            | D
Here's wishing you the bluest sky, and hoping something better comes tomorrow

             | F#m                 | G          | A  
Hoping all the verses rhyme, and the very best of choruses to

| Bm           | F#7
  Follow all the doubt and sadness

| D/A            | E                 | A Asus2 A | G |
I know that better things are on their way




VERSE2:
Notes:
G* - The CHORUS starts immediately on this G.
 
Chords:
D    xx0232    Bm   x24432    Asus2  x02200
F#m  244222    F#7  242322
G    355433    D/A  x00232
A    x02220    E    022100


     | D            | F#m       | G                | A           | D 
Here's hoping all the days ahead, won't be as bitter as the ones behind you

        | F#m             | G          | A 
Be an optimist instead, and somehow happiness will find you

| Bm                 | F#7
  Forget what happened yesterday

| D/A            | E               | A Asus2 A | G*
I know that better things are on the way




CHORUS:
Notes:
The fills overlay the rhythm guitar so, in the figure below, the "(2)"
corresponds to the F#m chord that the rhythm guitar would play.
Fills 1 and 2 are essentially the same but played on different beats.


 Fill1:                               Fill2:
|---------------------------------|  |---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|  |---------------------------------|
|---------------------0------(2)--|  |---------------------0-------2---|
|-0-----------2---4---------------|  |---------0---2---4---------------|
|---------------------------------|  |---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|  |---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |  | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Chords:
G  355433    A    577655
D  x57775    F#m  244222


(G)                       | D             | G      A
It's really good to see you rocking out and having fun

| D             | G      A
  Living like you just begun

| D                | G       A
Accept your life and what it brings

| D           | G         | A      D    [Fill1]  F#m  [Fill2]
I hope tomorrow you'll find better things

| G           | A               | [D   F#m  G  A]*
I know tomorrow you'll find better things


[*play Guitar Figure 3 over [D  F#m  G  A]*]


Guitar Figure 3
  D                                 F#m                               G                                 A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----3----------------------5-h--|-7br---------5---5---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------0-------2---|-------------0-------2-----------|---------------7-------------7---|-7---6---6-----------------------|
|-0-----------2---4---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



[repeat VERSE1]



CHORUS2:
Chords:
G  355433    A    577655
D  x57775    F#m  244222

(G)                      | D                   | G      A
I know you've got a lot of good things happening up a - head

  | D               | G        A
The past is gone it's all been said

 | D                | G      A
So here's to what the future brings

| D           | G         | A      D    | [Fill1]  F#m  [Fill2]
I know tomorrow you'll find better things

| G           | A                | D     | [Fill1]  F#m  [Fill2]
I know tomorrow you'll find better things


[repeat last line to fade; guitar solos replace fills]