Make You Better Acoustic chords by The Decemberists

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

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


Bm9    D6/9
EADGBe  E ADGB e
7x0670  10x09100

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

G     D4
EADGBe  EADGBe
3x0033  xx0032

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



Intro:
Bm9 D6/9 G6/9 E4 x2

Verse 1:
Bm9    D6/9
I want you, thin fingers
G6/9    E4
I wanted you, thin fingernails
Bm9    D6/9
And when you bend backwards
G6/9    E4
I wanted you, I needed you
Bm9  D6/9    G6/9  E4
Oh-oh, to make me better
Bm9  D6/9    G6/9  E4

Verse 2:
Bm9    D6/9
I'll love you in springtime
G6/9    E4
I lost you when summer came
Bm9     D6/9
And when you pulled backwards
G6/9    E4
I wanted to, I needed to
Bm9  D6/9    G6/9  E4
Oh-oh, to make me better
Bm9  D6/9    G6/9  E4 GGAA
Oh-oh, to make me better


Chorus:
A            G    D
But we're not so starry-eyed anymore
     G      D           A     G
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
A              G       D
And won't it all just come around to make you
    G       D        A
Let it all unbreak you to the day you met her
         G
But it'd make you better
     Bm9     D6/9 G6/9 E4
It'd make you better


Verse 3:
Bm9    D6/7
I sung you your twinges
G6/9     E4
I suffered you your tattletales
Bm9     D6/7
And when you broke sideways
G6/7     E4
I wanted you, I needed you
Bm9  D6/7    G6/7  E4
Oh-oh, to make me better
Bm9  D6/7    G6/7  E4  GGAA
Oh-oh, to make me better


Chorus:
A            G    D
But we're not so starry-eyed anymore
     G      D           A     G
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
A              G        D
Won't it all just come around and make you
    G       D           A
Let it all unbreak you to the day that you met her
         G
But it'd make you better
       Bm  G  D D4
Did it make you better?
A    Bm  G  D  A
Make you better, oh


Bridge:
Bm           G         D D4 A
And all I wanted was a sliver to call mine
Bm           G          D D4 A
And all I wanted was a shimmer in your shine
          G
To make me bright


Chorus:
A             G    D
Cause we're not so starry-eyed anymore
     G      D           A     G
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
A              G        D
Won't it all just come around and make you
    G       D        A
Let it all unbreak you to the day you met her
         G
But it'd make you better
     Bm9        D6/9  G6/9  E4
It'd make you better
Bm9  D6/7 G6/7 E4 x2
Bm9