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