Get Better chords by Frank Turner (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
Em
C
D
Em7
D/F#
Gsus4
G/D
C#dim
Cmaj7
A7

Verse 1
G 
I got me a shovel
Em 
And I'm digging a ditch
C 
And I'm going to fight
for this four square feet of land
G 
D 
like a mean old son of a bitch
G 
I got me a future
Em7 
I'm not stuck on the past
C 
I got no new tricks,
yeah I'm up on bricks but me
G 
D 
I'm a machine and I was built to last

Chorus 1
C 
I'm trying to get better
D 
G 
because I haven't been my best
C 
She took a plain black marker,
D 
Em7 
started writing on my chest
C 
She drew a line across the middle
D 
of my broken heart
G 
And said, come on now,
D/F# 
Em7 
let's fix this mess
C 
We could get better
D 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Because we're not dead yet
Gsus4 
G 
They threw    me a  whirlwind

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Verse 2
Em 
And I spat back the sea
C 
I took a battering but I've got thicker skin
and the best people
G 
D 
I know looking out for me
G 
So I'm taking the high road
Em7 
My engines running high and fine
C 
May I always see the road
rising up to meet me
G 
And my enemies defeated
D 
in the mirror behind

Chorus 2
C 
I'm trying to get better
D 
G 
because I haven't been my best
C 
She took a plain black marker,
D 
Em7 
started writing on my chest
C 
She drew a line across the middle
D 
of my broken heart
G 
And said, come on now,
D/F# 
Em7 
let's fix this mess
C 
We could get better
D 
G 
Because we're not dead yet

Bridge 1
G/D 
C#dim 
It's just a knot  in in the small of your back
Cmaj7 
A7 
You could work it out with your fingers
G/D 
C#dim 
It's just a tune  that got stuck in your head
Cmaj7 
A7 
You could work it out with your fingers
G/D 
It's just some numbers
C#dim 
tangled up in your sums
Cmaj7 
A7 
You could work it out with your fingers
G/D 
It's just a simple
C#dim 
braille mission from the person   you miss
Cmaj7 
A reminder   you could always be
A7 
D 
A little bit better than this

Chorus 3
C 
So try and get better
D 
G 
and don't ever accept less
C 
Take a plain black marker
D 
Em7 
and write this on your chest
C 
Draw a line
D 
underneath all of this unhappiness
G 
Come on now,
D/F# 
Em7 
let's fix this mess
C 
We could get better
D 
G 
Em7 
Because we're not dead yet
C 
We could get better
D 
G 
Because we're not dead yet

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
Em
C
D
Em7
D/F#
Gsus4
G/D
C#dim
Cmaj7
A7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 145

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
C#dim: x-4-5-x-5-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Get Better by Frank Turner, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Frank Turner's performance.