It Gets Better

it gets better - fun . lower case denotes playing just the note - almost all of which are in the lowest octave playable in standard tuning , except the e’s and f’s in riff 1 and just before the Chorus . most of the runs in the bass can be left out with no problem . they just make the song more interesting . everything harmonically necessary is still present without them . C ( either bar or heavily muted ) what’ve we done? oh my god what’ve we done? oh my god riff 1 - on low E string : C C C cg/D D D dg/E E E eg/F E D E D C B C : | | all this on low E - - - - - - - - - - - - | this on a and E C ( E ) this is really happening F C you never looked so bored C /B Am ( A B C E ) can you feel my fingernails? F C C4 C they’ve never been so short F C Am G F C G it’s hard to lay a golden egg with everyone around F C Am G F C G it’s hard to stay inside my head when words keep pouring out C Dm Am F G like starlight crashing through the room , we’ll lose our feathers C Dm Am F * break yes , i know it hurts at first but it gets better C Dm it gets better , it gets better Am F G it gets better , we’ll get better C Dm it gets better , it gets better Am F G it gets better , we’ll get better C ( E ) i can taste your summer sweat F C C4 C it’s never been so warm C /B Am so can we kick the covers off? ( A A B C E ) they’re always on F C C4 C it’s never been so warm F C Am G F C G it’s hard to keep a straight face when i just want to smile F C Am G F G if you could see the look that’s in your eyes F E D E D C Dm Am F G like starlight crashing through the room , we’ll lose our feathers C Dm Am F * break yes , i know it hurts at first but it gets better C Dm it gets better , it gets better Am F G it gets better , we’ll get better C Dm it gets better , it gets better Am F G it gets better , we’ll get better Am there’s a fire in sky F some snow on the ground C rapid heavy G/B not quite enough cigarettes G to calm me down riff 1 twice C Dm F G what’ve we done? oh my god C Dm F G what’ve we done? oh my god C Dm it gets better , it gets better Am F G it gets better , we’ll get better C Dm it gets better , it gets better Am F G it gets better , we’ll get better ( this is really happening ) it gets better , it gets better it gets better , we’ll get better ( this is really happening ) it gets better , it gets better it gets better , we’ll get better