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