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