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BETTER THINGS - The Swellers
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Tabbed by: rockett97
Email: [email protected]

This is not 100% how the Swellers play it on the record, but I found this to sound
especially nice on acoustic guitar,
just to play/sing along to the track.

Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE) with Capo on 1st fret

All chords relative to capo!

Intro
(for the main riff, you could also just not play the open G+G string.
It sounds somewhat the same but I found it to sound nicer with the open string,
gives a thicker sound)

e|------------x-x-x---------------|
BB|------------x-x-x---------------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---| (x4)
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|

Verse

"I'm on my way to better things"
e|------------x-x-x---------------|
BB|------------x-x-x---------------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---| (x4)
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|

"your definition states that they're not here"
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-12-|
D MajorD|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-11-|
A augmentedA|-3--3--35-33--3-33/7--7--77-9--9--9--9--9--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------|
BB|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x---------|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-0-3-0-|

"I'm on my way to bigger things"
e|------------x-x-x---------------|
BB|------------x-x-x---------------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---| (x4)
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|

"I guess you wouldn't know since you're not here"
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-12-|
D MajorD|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-11-|
A augmentedA|-3--3--35-33--3-33/7--7--77-9--9--9--9--9--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------------|
BB|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x---------------|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Pre-Chorus

"It's not the friends you thought you had, or your location on a map"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11--------------------------------------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-44----------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-4-4-4-44-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-2-2-2-22-|

"It's what you feel in here"
e|--------------------|
BB|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-1-|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-3-|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|

Chorus

"I'm on my way to better things"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555--------------------| (x2)
D MajorD|-------5--5--55-55--555-7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555-2--2--22-0000--000-|
A augmentedA|-------5--5--55-55--555-5--5--55-55--555-3--3--33-33-333-2--2--22-0000--000-|
E MajorE|-(15\)-3--3--33-33--333----------------------------------0--0--00-2222--222-|

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e|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------|
BB|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x---------|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-0-3-0-|

Verse

"If I stay around, I can feel alright"
e|------------|
BB|------------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0\-| (x4)
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x\-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2\-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3\-|

"But I know there's something else out there for me"
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-12-|
D MajorD|-5--5--55-55--5-55/9--9--99-11-11-11-11-11-|
A augmentedA|-3--3--35-33--3-33/7--7--77-9--9--9--9--9--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------------|
BB|------------x-x-x-------------------------x-x-x---------------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x---------------|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Pre-chorus

"It's not the friends you thought you had, or your location on a map"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11--------------------------------------|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-44----------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-4-4-4-44-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-2-2-2-22-|

"It's what you feel in here"
e|--------------------|
BB|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-1-|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-3-|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|

Chorus

I'm on my way to better things"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555--------------------| (x2)
D MajorD|-5--5--55-55--555-7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555-2--2--22-0000--000-|
A augmentedA|-5--5--55-55--555-5--5--55-55--555-3--3--33-33-333-2--2--22-0000--000-|
E MajorE|-3--3--33-33--333----------------------------------0--0--00-2222--222-|

Bridge

e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

(Lead Guitar Solo starts, for solo tab, scroll down)

e|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000--5--5--5-5--5-5--555-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000--5--5--5-5--5-5--555--4--4--4-4--4-4--444--7--7--7-7--7-7--777-|
D MajorD|-2--2--2-2--2-2--222--5--5--5-5--5-5--555--5--5--5-5--5-5--555--7--7--7-7--7-7--777-|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2-2--2-2--222--3--3--3-3--3-3--333--2--2--2-2--2-2--222--5--5--5-5--5-5--555-|
E MajorE|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000------------------|
BB|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000------------------|
G+G|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D MajorD|-2--2--2-2--2-2--222--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2-2--2-2--222--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E MajorE|-0--0--0-0--0-0--000------------------|

"Home is where you make it.."
e|----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
BB|-----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
G+G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(let ring)-|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"I'm on my way to better things"
e|--------------------|
BB|-----------5--------|
G+G|-7---------5-(ring)-|
D MajorD|-7-(ring)--5--------|
A augmentedA|-5---------3--------|
E MajorE|--------------------|

"It's not the first time, not the last time"
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|--------------5--5-5--5--5-|
D MajorD|-2--2-2--2--2-5--5-5--5--5-|
A augmentedA|-2--2-2--2--2-3--3-3--3--3-|
E MajorE|-0--0-0--0--0--------------|

Final Chorus

"I'm on my way to better things"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555--------------------| (x2)
D MajorD|-5--5--55-55--555-7--7--77-77--777-5--5--55-55-555-2--2--22-0000--000-|
A augmentedA|-5--5--55-55--555-5--5--55-55--555-3--3--33-33-333-2--2--22-0000--000-|
E MajorE|-3--3--33-33--333----------------------------------0--0--00-2222--222-|

e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------7--7--77-77--777-5------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--55-55--555-7--7--77-77--777-5-(let ring)-|
A augmentedA|-5--5--55-55--555-5--5--55-55--555-3------------|
E MajorE|-3--3--33-33--333-------------------------------|

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Lead Guitar Solo

e|---------------7---------------7---7h8--------------10---10-8-7----------------|
BB|-8-------8--10---10-8-7--8--10---------10---8--7--8-------------10-8--10-8/12\-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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