Intro
E B C#m G#m
VERSE:
G#m B
Their's paper peeling off the walls
E B
I see the paint from yesteryear
G#m C#m
We try to cover up the past
E B
But tiny secrets still appear
CHORUS:
B E
So please don't say it gets better,
B
It gets better,
C#m G#m
It gets better all with time
E
I'm not better,
B
We're not better,
C#m G#m
Even after all this time.
E
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
B
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
C#m G#m
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh
E
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
B
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
C#m G#m
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh
VERSE:
G#m B
The kitchen floor is a checkered board
E B
We've tried an escape for years
G#m C#m
The tiles are cracked and colors changed
E B
The battleground is all but cleared
CHORUS:
B E
So please don't say it gets better,
B
It gets better,
C#m G#m
It gets better all with time
E
I'm not better,
B
We're not better,
C#m G#m
Even after all this time.
BREAK:
E F#
Caught in the cobwebs
G#m E E
Memories linger in these rooms
E F#
Under the floorbards
G#m E
Sweeping stories we outgrew
E
Ooooh oooooh ooh
VERSE:
G#m B
Its not a place to call a home
E B
Just a place we've been for years
G#m C#m
The garden weeds have overgrown
E B
We've over stayed our welcome here
CHORUS:
G#m E
So please don't say it gets better,
B
It gets better,
C#m G#m
It gets better all with time
E
I'm not better,
B
We're not better,
C#m G#m
Even after all this time.
CHORUS:
E
It gets better
B
It gets better,
C#m G#m
It gets better all with time
E
I'm not better,
B
We're not better,
C#m G#m
Even after all this time.
OUTRO:
E
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
B
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
C#m G#m
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh
E
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
B
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
C#m G#m
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh
E
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
B
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh
C#m G#m G#m
Ooo-ooh ooh ooh ooh