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