Better Days Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays441

Better Days by Shed Seven is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, F, Fm, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
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16
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verse 1 
Am C   F         Am 
I just want you near 
Am       C         F 
I didn't even come close 
Am  C     F        Am 
I thought you'd be here 
Am         C           F      Fm 
Just when I needed you most 

     C                     G 
Even though you're not around 
             Am             F 
I'm holding out for better days 
         C 
It's unspoken 
      G 
I'm broken 
                    F      Fm 
And that's where I stay 
                    
That's where I stay 

Instrumental 
Am C F Am  
Am C F 

verse 2 
Am C     F          Am 
I could cry seven tears 
Am         C           F 
Watch them fall to the floor 
Am C      F        Am 
I thought you'd be near 
Am        C          F        Fm 
Just as I needed you most 

       C                 G 
Even though you're not around 
             Am             F 
I'm holding out for better days 
       C 
It's unspoken 
      G 
I'm broken 
                    F 
And that's where I stay 
      C                    G 
Even so, although I feel drowned 
            Am               F 
I'll hang around for better days 
        C 
It's unspoken 
      G 
I'm broken 
                    F 
And that's where I stay 
                   Fm          
That's where you find me today 

Instrumental 
C G Am F  
C G F Fm 
Am C F G  
Am C F 

verse 3 
Am C   F        Am 
I just want you near 
Am       C         F 
I didn't even come close 
Am C      F        Am 
I thought you'd be here 
Am          C          F    Fm 
Just when I needed you most 

     C                   G 
Even though you're not around 
            Am             F 
I'm holding out for better days 
         C 
It's unspoken 
      G 
I'm broken 
                     F  Fm 
And that's where I stay 
      C                    G 
Even so, although I feel drowned 
            Am              F 
I'll hang around for better days 
         C 
It's unspoken 
      G 
I'm broken 
                     F 
And that's where I stay 
               Fm 
That's where I stay 
                Am   Fm 
That's where I stay 
                    C Em Am F C 
Come and find me today 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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