Better Than It Was

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 			     better than it was - fastball 
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 Tabbed by: Padster 
 Email: padsterpat@gmail.com 
 Tuning: Standard 
  
 This is my first attempt at a proper TAB...here goes. 
 Notice that the chords are amazingly similar to those in 'Warm Fuzzy Feeling' 
  
 Suggested voicings: 
  
   A  B  D E5* F F#m 
 e-0--2--2--x--1--2-| 
 B-2--4--3--x--1--2-| 
 G-2--4--2--x--2--2-| 
 D-2--4--4--2--3--4-| 
 A-0--2--5--2--3--4-| 
 E-0--2--2--0--1--2-| 
  
 *For E5, it's basically just hitting the E string with down strokes, but you can add more 
  
 [INTRO] 
 >>in the intro and chorus chords, there's a small theme that goes like this: 
 e-----------------------------------------------| 
 B---2---2---3-2-0-2-0---------------------------| 
 G---------------------2-------------------------| 
 D-----------------------------------------------| 
 A-----------------------------------------------| 
 E-----------------------------------------------| 
 >>this might be played on a different guitar, but if you're playing solo, 
 >> try to play this with the chords in the chorus. Not too hard with the A chord, but  
 in F#m 
  
 [VERSE 1] 
  A 
 Once I had it all planned out 
     B 
 My dirty fingers moved about 
     D             E             A         E5 
 To make a mess of everything around me 
  A 
 I don't claim to know my way 
          B 
 I still run in circles every day 
  D                    E 
 Running around half blind 
  F             E 
 Life can be unkind 
  
 [CHORUS 1] 
                          A 
 But it's better than it was 
                     F#m 
 It's better than it was 
         D                 E 
 I complain very little because 
                      A    E5 
 It's better than it was 
  
 [VERSE 2] 
  A 
 I get to remembering 
     B 
 We had alot more money then 
     D             E            A          E5 
 To make a mess of everything around us 
  A 
 Now the money comes and goes a bit 
  B 
 Faster than my confidence grows 
  D          E 
 Everybody knows 
               F                E 
 There ain't nothing new about money woes 
  
 [CHORUS 2] 
                         A 
 But it's better than it was 
                     F#m 
 It's better than it was 
                     D    E 
 It's better than it was 
                      F#m 
 It's better than we ever could have 
 E                A 
 Wished it to before 
  
 [BRIDGE] 
 F#m            E 
 It was bad a while ago 
 F7                   E 
 Better than this I know 
  
 [SOLO - timing is approximate] 
 e----------------------------------4-7---7---7-7---7-7-6---4--------| 
 B------------------4---4-4-4-4-5-7-----------------------------7----| 
 G----4---4---4-6----------------------------------------------------| 
 D-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 A-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
 e-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B----7-7---5---4-5---7-7---5---4-5---5-5---4-----4---4-5---4-----4--| 
 G----------------------------------------------6---------------6----| 
 D-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 A-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 [CHORUS - everything up a tone] 
                          B 
 But it's better than it was 
                     G#m 
 It's better than it was 
         E                 F# 
 I complain very little because 
                      B 
 It's better than it was 
  
  * B, with that theme, for the rest * 
 Better than it was .....