Better chords by Jessica Reedy

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

N.C. Original Key: F#

Intro:
 D#m B F# C# x4



Verse 1:
D#m           B     F#            C#
    I used to be so broken, lost, empty
D#m                 B
   A heart with no beat
  F#                     C#
A singer with no song to sing
D#m              B
   So I know the feeling
    F#              C#
The silence is deafening
D#m                        B
   But in your pain lies a blessing
  F#                   C#
A sweeter song of victory

Tag:
        D#m
So keep walking, walking, walking
                Cdim
Though it seems so far
   B
No matter who you are
             D#m C#    B    F# G#
See, there's one thing that I  know

Chorus:
D#m            B
   Life it can leave
       F#             C#
You so bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter
D#m             B
   But you must believe
             F#              C#
That it gets better, better, better, better
D#m
   It's alright, dry your eyes
B
  Send a prayer to the sky
F#                 C#
I know its hard to fight
D#m               B
   But you must believe

Tag:
             D#m C# B F# G#
That it gets better

Verse 2:
D#m          B                 F#
   Listen to me, I know you're scared
                 C#
Your heart's bleeding
D#m                       B
   But what are you gonna do now?
           F#             C#
I think is time you break free!
         D#m
And keep walking, walking, walking
                Cdim
Though it seems so far
B
No it doesn't really matter who you are

Tag:
             D#m C#    B    F# G#
See, there's one thing that I      know!
Chorus:
D#m            B             F#              C#
   Life it can leave, you so bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter
D#m               B
   But you must believe
             F#              C#
That it gets better, better, better
D#m                          B
   Is alright, dry your eyes, send a prayer
            F#                 C#
To the sky. I know its hard to fight
D#m              B
  But you must believe

Tag:
             D#m C# B F# G#
That it gets better, better

Bridge:
D#m
   Almost out of here
See, I was almost took
B
 I wanted to die
From how I was doing wrong
 C#
I cried out every night
Looking for a helping hand
That's when it happened
      A#7     D#m
Jesus took me in
He held me close
Gave me love
Refilled my heart
          B
Helped me grow better
Because his love, it made me whole
      F#
He's available anytime
Try Him out
      C#
He'll change your life
See, cause I know Yeah

Chorus:
D#m             B
   Life, it can leave
       F#              C#
You so bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter
D#m           B
   You must believe
             F#              C#
That it gets better, better, better yeah
D#m            B            F#              C#
   Life it can leave you so bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter
D#m               B
   But you must believe
             F#             C#
That it gets better, better ohhhh!
        D#m     F#
It gets better, better
        C#
So much better
                     D#m
Better, yeah it gets better
         B
If you only believe
        D#m C# B F# G#
So much better yeah

Outro:
D#m B F# C x2