Better Than This chords by Keane

• Capo on 3rd

BETTER THAN THIS
KEANE

Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY

Tabbed By Nicolas Levy Renaud (acade365@hotmail.com)

STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 3 (Scroll down for no-capo version)

INTRO: G - Am - Em

Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------|
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|

VERSE:
G
 Is this what you meant?
  Am          Em
Is this what you dreamed of?
G
When you were making your plans
Am        Em
Shaking the dirt off?
    G
Do you feel like
    Am  Em
You and I belong? (Oh woah oh!)
        G
Just keep your eyes on the road
  Am       Em
And nothing can go wrong

CHORUS:
       D   Em     C
You can do so much better than this
       D   Em     C
You can do so much better than this

Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------|
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|

VERSE:
      G
I've been checking my sums
  Am         Em
Oh where did the time go?
     G
Holding my photograph
Am      Em
Up to the window
       G
Through the paper
    Am    Em
And refracted sun (Oh woah oh!)
   G
I can see all the things
Am       Em
I wish that I'd done

CHORUS:
          D  Em     C
You can hang your hopes on the medicine
         D  Em      C
You can put your faith in the phone in
     D          Em     C
You can tell yourself you're doing your best
       D   Em     C
You can do so much better than this

BRIDGE 1:
   C
Get a grip on yourself
   A
Get a grip on yourself
     G               Am
Could've been something, but you're too late
    C    C/B   Em
And you weren't invited anyway

CHORUS:
       D   Em       C
Cos the photograph showed the wrong man
        D     Em      C
Cos there is no soap star holding your hand
         D  Em      C
You don't see yourself in the freeze frame
        D   Em    C
Must be someone else using your name

BRIDGE 2:
D      Em       C
  And everyone will be the same
And everyone will gloat
D      Em          C
  And everywhere you'll see your name
In every shop window

OUTRO CHORUS:
D    Em     C
  It's better than this
       D   Em     C
You can do so much better than this
       D   Em     C
You can do so much better than this
       D   Em     C
You can do so much better than this

OUTRO: G - Am - Em       x2


Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------|       x2
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|

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STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO

INTRO: Bb - Cm - Gm

Riff:
e|-------------10---------------|-------------10------|
B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|

VERSE:
Bb
 Is this what you meant?
  Cm          Gm
Is this what you dreamed of?
Bb
When you were making your plans
Cm        Gm
Shaking the dirt off?
    Bb
Do you feel like
    Cm  Gm
You and I belong? (Oh woah oh!)
        Bb
Just keep your eyes on the road
  Cm       Gm
And nothing can go wrong

CHORUS:
       F   Gm     Eb
You can do so much better than this
       F   Gm     Eb
You can do so much better than this

Riff:
e|-------------10---------------|-------------10------|
B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|

VERSE:
      Bb
I've been checking my sums
  Cm         Gm
Oh where did the time go?
     Bb
Holding my photograph
Cm      Gm
Up to the window
       Bb
Through the paper
    Cm    Gm
And refracted sun (Oh woah oh!)
   Bb
I can see all the things
Cm       Gm
I wish that I'd done

CHORUS:
          F  Gm     Eb
You can hang your hopes on the medicine
         F  Gm      Eb
You can put your faith in the phone in
     F          Gm     Eb
You can tell yourself you're doing your best
       F   Gm     Eb
You can do so much better than this

BRIDGE 1:
   Eb
Get a grip on yourself
   C
Get a grip on yourself
     Bb               Cm
Could've been something, but you're too late
    Eb       Gm
And you weren't invited anyway

CHORUS:
       F   Gm       Eb
Cos the photograph showed the wrong man
        F     Gm      Eb
Cos there is no soap star holding your hand
         F  Gm      Eb
You don't see yourself in the freeze frame
        F   Gm    Eb
Must be someone else using your name

BRIDGE 2:
F      Gm       Eb
  And everyone will be the same
And everyone will gloat
F      Gm          Eb
  And everywhere you'll see your name
In every shop window

OUTRO CHORUS:
F    Gm     Eb
  It's better than this
       F   Gm     Eb
You can do so much better than this
       F   Gm     Eb
You can do so much better than this
       F   Gm     Eb
You can do so much better than this

OUTRO: Bb - Cm - Gm       x2


Riff:
e|-------------10---------------|-------------10------|
B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--|       x2
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|