Better Chords

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Better by Antigone Rising is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords D, Em, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			You'll want to pick the intro. I'm not a good picker, but 
I do my best! :) 
You can strum the solo. 

Intro D Em D 

Verse 1: 
G                           D   
Outside the madness come to me 
G            A                D 
Feelings are much higher underneath and 
       A         Em 
I would crawl up inside you 
A              Em 
know that I'll try to 
G                           A 
lonely is only as lonely as we 
A 
we're only so lonely 

Chorus: 
D                                   Em 
I don't mind where you go while you're gone 
A                      D 
You let me know if it's better 

Verse 2: 
         G                                 D 
You could stand on my shoulders for air to breathe 
           G                          A 
and I would bow to kiss the ground cause 
A 
here is where I found you 
          D 
and where I'd leave you, I'll leave you babe. 
        A                  Em        
And you know brighter will find you 
A                Em  
but don't let it blind you 
G                                        A 
you can't ask forgiveness for what you don't see 
A 
What you don't see is that 

Chorus: 
D                                 Em 
I don't mind where you go while you're gone 
A                       D 
You let me know if it's better 
D                                 Em 
I don't mind where you go while you're gone 
G                               D 
And I'll leave you alone if it's better 


Solo: 
G D G A D 


Verse 3: 
Em                A            
Angels beside you 
Em                A          
They keep and they guide you 
G                                     A 
but your eyes are just as sad as they can be 
A 
are they so sad like me? 

Chorus: 
D                                 Em 
I don't mind where you go while you're gone 
G                        D 
You let me know if it's better...(is it better baby?) 
D                                Em 
I don't mind where you go while you're gone 
                                 D 
Go on and leave you alone if it's better 
D                      Em 
And I'll sing...(hum and scat here while strumming D and Em) 
      G                                          D 
I'll leave you if it's better and I'll just sing 'til I feel better 
D                                  Em 
I don't mind where you go while you're gone 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante