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Make You Better Acoustic chords by The Decemberists

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

This is the accoustic version of the song played live at WFUV.


Chord diagramBm9Bm9       D6/9
EADGBe    Chord diagramE MajorE ADGB e
7x0670    10x09100

G6/9      E11sus4(aka E4)
EADGBe    EADGBe
3x0230    000230

Chord diagramG+G         D4
EADGBe    EADGBe
3x0033    xx0032

A-chord D-chord Bm-chord
Are all played normally


Intro:
Chord diagramBm9Bm9 D6/9 G6/9 E4 x2

Verse 1:
Chord diagramBm9Bm9       D6/9
I want you, thin fingers
G6/9        E4
I wanted you, thin fingernails
Chord diagramBm9Bm9       D6/9
And when you bend backwards
G6/9        E4
I wanted you, I needed you
Chord diagramBm9Bm9   D6/9       G6/9    E4
Oh-oh, to make me better
Chord diagramBm9Bm9   D6/9       G6/9   E4

Verse 2:
Chord diagramBm9Bm9        D6/9
I'll love you in springtime
G6/9       E4
I lost you when summer came
Chord diagramBm9Bm9         D6/9
And when you pulled backwards
G6/9        E4
I wanted to, I needed to
Chord diagramBm9Bm9   D6/9        G6/9    E4
Oh-oh, to make me better
Chord diagramBm9Bm9   D6/9        G6/9    E4  GGAA
Oh-oh, to make me better
Chorus:
Chord diagramA augmentedA                       Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
But we're not so starry-eyed anymore
         Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramG+G
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
Chord diagramA augmentedA                           Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD
And won't it all just come around to make you
       Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA
Let it all unbreak you to the day you met her
                 Chord diagramG+G
But it'd make you better
          Chord diagramBm9Bm9         D6/9  G6/9  E4
It'd make you better


Verse 3:
Chord diagramBm9Bm9       D6/7
I sung you your twinges
G6/9          E4
I suffered you your tattletales
Chord diagramBm9Bm9         D6/7
And when you broke sideways
G6/7         E4
I wanted you, I needed you
Chord diagramBm9Bm9   D6/7        G6/7    E4
Oh-oh, to make me better
Chord diagramBm9Bm9   D6/7        G6/7    E4   GGAA
Oh-oh, to make me better


Chorus:
Chord diagramA augmentedA                       Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
But we're not so starry-eyed anymore
         Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramG+G
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
Chord diagramA augmentedA                           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramD MajorD
Won't it all just come around and make you
       Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramA augmentedA
Let it all unbreak you to the day that you met her
                  Chord diagramG+G
But it'd make you better
              Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD D4
Did it make you better?
Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA
Make you better, oh


Bridge:
Chord diagramB minorBm                     Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramD MajorD D4  Chord diagramA augmentedA
And all I wanted was a sliver to call mine
Chord diagramB minorBm                     Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramD MajorD D4 Chord diagramA augmentedA
And all I wanted was a shimmer in your shine
                   Chord diagramG+G
To make me bright


Chorus:
Chord diagramA augmentedA                         Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
Cause we're not so starry-eyed anymore
         Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramG+G
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
Chord diagramA augmentedA                           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramD MajorD
Won't it all just come around and make you
       Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA
Let it all unbreak you to the day you met her
                  Chord diagramG+G
But it'd make you better
          Chord diagramBm9Bm9               D6/9   G6/9   E4
It'd make you better
Chord diagramBm9Bm9   D6/7  G6/7  E4 x2
Chord diagramBm9Bm9

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