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Rufus Thomas
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I ain't getting older,

I'm getting better

I ain't getting older, I'm getting better
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Now that I'm here and I'm on my way
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I got something I want to say
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Stand here saying ain't I clean?
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Let me your best dear hear what I mean
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I ain't getting older, I'm getting better
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I ain't getting older, I'm getting better

I started out a long time ago
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Shy and fast -moving, and a little bit slow
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But at seventeen, I was getting warm

And at twenty -eight,
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I was just like the storm

I ain't gettin' older, I'm gettin' better

I ain't gettin' older,
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I'm gettin' better
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Thirty -nine, I showed you a lot

And at forty -two,
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I was still runnin' hot

And at forty -nine,
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you think I slowed down, uh -uh
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Fifty -two, still a man about time

Ain't getting older,
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I'm getting better

Ain't getting older,
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I'm getting better

Let's show it to the fellas,
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here it is now
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That's alright, fellas
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Let's try it again
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One more time.
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Fifty -three, I still was clean.
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And I'm fifty -four, still on the scene.
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Fifty -five, I'm just playin' alive.

And I'm fifty -six, don't hand me no time.

I look back on life with love for all

I know I ain't gettin' older,

I'm gettin' better

I ain't gettin' older,

I'm gettin' better

Listen to me

Oh

It's all right

Oh

Feel all right
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I'm like good whiskey

I'm mellow with age

I'm like good whiskey

I'm mellow with age

Like old man river

Keep rollin' along
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Like old man river

Like an man river, keep rolling along

Like an old man river, keep rolling along

I'm getting better,
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I'm getting better now

Like an old man keep

I'm getting better,

I'm getting better now
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I'm getting better, I'm getting better

Listen to this with me, y 'all

Uh -huh, uh -huh, uh -huh
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Uh -huh, uh -huh, uh -huh

I ain't getting older,
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I'm getting better now

I ain't getting older,

I'm getting better

Feelin' my cheerio,

feelin' my cheerio

Feelin' my cheerio, feelin' my cheerio

My muscles are standing,

my muscles are standing high

My muscles are standing,

my muscles are standing high

I'm getting older,
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I'm getting better now

I'm getting older,
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I'm getting better now

Listen
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Oh, oh, hey, hey, hey, hey

Got to repeat a little bit now, listen

At 53, I still was clean

And at 54, still on the scene

55, funkiest man alive

56, can't stand no jive

I ain't getting older, I'm getting better now

I ain't getting older,

I'm getting better now

I'm turning gray,
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getting a little bit bald
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Look back on life,
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with love for all of y 'all

That means everybody

I ain't getting older, I'm getting better

I ain't getting older, I'm getting better

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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  • G

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Capo: 1

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The original key of I'm Getting Better by Rufus Thomas is Eb major.

The primary chords used in I'm Getting Better are Eb, Bb, Ab, Db.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Bb, Ab, Db, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I'm Getting Better is approximately 94 beats per minute.

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