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