Chords with lyrics
This is a very basic version of the song, will work for an acoustic guitar without backing. The studio version
plays it with a capo on the 3rd fret, but some live performances I've heard have the capo on the 5th fret.
The Dadd11 i like to play during the chorus is like a C majorC Shape slid up to the third-fifth fret
E MajorE|-5-|
A augmentedA|-5-|
D MajorD|-4-|
G+G|-0-|
BB|-3-|
e|-0-|
Enjoy!
G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Oh that I would go through storms
E minorEm C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G
Know my soul is better for it
G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Oh my heart to face the pain
E minorEm C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G
My mind would move past yesterday
G+G C majorC
Oh I just want to be a better man
G+G Dadd11
Oh I just want to be a better man
G+G G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G
As I go
G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Oh my life that I would grow
E minorEm C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G
Like a flower that comes up from a seed that is sown
G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
The spirit now to rise within
E minorEm C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G
reign over my carnal skin
G+G C majorC
Oh I just want to be a better man
G+G Dadd11
Oh I just want to be a better man
G+G G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G
As I go
G+G C majorC
Oh I just want to be a better man
G+G Dadd11
Oh I just want to be a better man yeah
G+G C majorC
Oh I just want to be a better man
G+G Dadd11
Oh I just want to be a better man
G+G G+G C majorC G+G
As I go
G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
Oh my hands to serve and love
E minorEm C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G
My eyes to see and not to judge
G+G D/F#D/F# G+G
My spirit now to rise within
E minorEm C majorC D/F#D/F# G+G