Make Me Better tab by James Blunt

Tabs

Song: James Blunt - Make Me Better
Tuning: Drop D MajorD

Verse Riff:

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-| play 2x
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-/5-------5-------5-------5-------|

Lyrics:
"You made me breakfast every morning"
"You made me sleep all through the night"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
  "You made me worry without any warning"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------6-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-0-------0-------7-------7-------|


Verse 2:

  Same riff as Verse above
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-| play 2x
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-/5-------5-------5-------5-------|

Lyrics:
"You made me sorry but this wasn't always"
"You made me hungry for your body, babe"


e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
  "You made me run down hospital hallways"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------6-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-0-------0-------7-------7-------|
  "You gave me life, dear, and he's got your eyes"

PreChorus:
  Listen for timing - lyrics not timed to notes perfectly

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|-----6-------6-------7-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------0-------0-------|-7-------7-------9-------7-------|
 "I waited so long baby, I did you wrong. Let's make up for the time we've wasted"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|-----6-------6-------------------|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------0-------0-------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
 "You would wait by the phone Every time I was gone, but all along"


Chorus:

  play 2x
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------5---|------6-------6-------2-------4---|-----4-------4-------7-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------4-------5-------|-/7-------7-------0-------5-------|-5-------5-------9-------7-------|
 "You  are     everything   I   have   never been    I want you   to make me better"
 "And I've been   wondering   why  you   let me in    I want you   to make me better"


Verse 3:

  Same riff as Verse above
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-| play 2x
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-/5-------5-------5-------5-------|

Lyrics:
"You made me stop and savor the moment"
"You made me laugh out loud, you do"


e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
  "You give me memories like time is frozen"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------6-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-0-------0-------7-------7-------|
  "You gave me a child and he's got your smile"


PreChorus 2:
  Listen for timing - lyrics not timed to notes perfectly

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|-----6-------6-------7-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------0-------0-------|-7-------7-------9-------7-------|
 "And I sang a song every night I was gone. About all the dreams I'm chasing"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|-----6-------6-------------------|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------0-------0-------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
"And I have been wrong with the things that I've done, but all along"


Chorus 2:

  play 2x, second guitar strums chords noted above

  D MajorD        F# minorF#m   G+G     A augmentedA        D MajorD    G+G             B minorBm   A augmentedA
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------5---|------6-------6-------2-------4---|-----4-------4-------7-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------4-------5-------|-/7-------7-------0-------5-------|-5-------5-------9-------7-------|
 "You  are     everything   I   have   never been    I want you   to make me better"
 "And I've been   wondering   why  you   let me in    I want you   to make me better"


Bridge:

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5------0--0--0--0------|-7--7--7--7--------9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7--| play 2x
A augmentedA|-5--5--5--5------0--0--0--0------|-7--7--7--7--------9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7--|
D MajorD|-5--5--5--5------0--0--0--0------|-7--7--7--7--------9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7--|

"Although that I've never read your mind I figured it out on my own"
"I am so glad that I've caught you in time Before I am left all alone, alone"


Chorus 2:

  play 3x, second guitar strums chords noted above on 2nd and 3rd time

  D MajorD        F# minorF#m   G+G     A augmentedA        D MajorD    G+G             B minorBm   A augmentedA
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------5---|------6-------6-------2-------4---|-----4-------4-------7-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------4-------5-------|-/7-------7-------0-------5-------|-5-------5-------9-------7-------|
 "You  are     everything   I   have   never been    I want you   to make me better"
 "So   please,   my darling   Take  this   wedding ring   I want you   to make me better"
 "And I've been   wondering   why  you   let me in    I want you   to make me better"


Outro:

  play 2x
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------4-------4---|-----7-------7-------6-------6---|
D MajorD|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------5-------5-------|-9-------9-------7-------7-------|
                "I want you   to make me better"



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