I've Been Better Chords

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I've Been Better by Brad Paisley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B, A and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			E                                  B  
Darlin' after you left I got that promotion  
                                                 E  
They transferred me out to La Joya right on the ocean  

And now I'm makin' more money than I can spend  
            A  
I've got a house on the beach and a bunch of new friends  
     F#  
Oh you oughta hear what they say  
        B  
Tellin' me that I've got it made But…  

Chorus  

           A  
I've been better  
                                             E  
Yeah I miss those times when we were still together  
                                                   B  
Right now lookin' back I don't think the past has ever been so clear  
                                            A  
And I realize sittin' here as I write this letter  
  B            E  
Oh I've been better.  

E                                           B  
I've been seein' a girl that I met out in Spring Valley  
                                                               E  
She's havin' the time of her life least that's what she tells me  

She say it's love and to tell you the truth  
A  
I've tried my best to feel that way too  
        F#                       B  
Oh but I always realize when I look into her eyes that…  

Chorus  

B              E  
Oh I've been better 
    	

Chord diagrams

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