A Little Better Chords

KeyEb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays491

A Little Better by Gnarls Barkley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb, Ebm, B, C#, Cm and Bbm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Eb
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  			 Eb 
Now I can sing you the story line 
 Ebm 
And if you like my story fine 
 B                      C# 
But ain’t none of the glory mine 
 Eb 
See my life was a lonely one 
 Ebm 
And I was dear momma's only son 
 B                          C# 
With no idea of what I’m gonna become 
 Eb 
And I didn’t have long to know 
 Ebm 
That you don’t have to be grown to go 
 B                   C# 
I could have died so long before 
 Eb 
Then I finally saw the sign 
 Ebm 
And I made it on down the line 
 B              C# 
One step at a time 

 Cm 
I feel a lil better 
 Eb 
I can smile at it now 
 Bbm 
I feel a lil better …hah 
 Cm 
Oh better 
 Eb                               Bbm 
And even a little is still a lil better 
  C# 
Oh have mercy on me 

 Eb 
Ooh it’s probably plain to see 
 Ebm 
That I got a whole lot of pain in me 
 B                  C# 
And it will always remain in me 
 Eb 
So cold it’s a crying shame 
 Ebm 
Yet here I am trying again 
 B                    C# 
Cause I refuse to die in vain 
 Eb 
The circumstances put soul in me 
 Ebm 
And there ain’t no holding me 
 B                       C# 
I’ve got a heart made of gold in me 
 Eb 
Can you believe this is where I’ve been? 
 Ebm 
And when adversity comes again 
 B                C# 
I’ll deal with it then 

 Cm 
I feel better 
 Eb 
I can laugh at it now 
 Bbm 
I feel better …Ha ha 
 Cm 
Oh better 
 Eb 
And even a little is still a little better 
 C# 
Oh have mercy on me 

 Eb 
I said everything's fine you can take your time 
 Ebm 
What would be on your mind if you knew you was dyin' 
 B                               C# 
I would wanna just feel this a one more time 
 Eb 
I said everything's fine you can take your time 
 Ebm 
What would be on your mind if you knew you was dyin' 
 B                                C# 
I would wanna just feel this a one more time 
 Eb 
I wanna thank you morning sun 
 Ebm 
I wanna thank you lowly dirt 
 B                        C# 
Now I know I’m not the only one 
 Eb 
I, I wanna thank you friendly ghost 
 Ebm 
When all the calls were close 
 B                         C# 
It seems like you care the most 
 Eb 
I, I wanna thank you mom and dad 
 Ebm 
For hurting me so bad 
 B                   C# 
But you’re the best I ever had 
 Eb 
I, I wanna thank you 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante