BETTER THAN THIS
KEANE

Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY

Tabbed By Nicol?s Levy Renaud (acade365@hotmail.com)

STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 3 (Scroll down for no-capo version)

INTRO: G - Am -  Em

Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------|
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|

VERSE:
G
 Is this what you meant?
   Am                    Em
Is this what you dreamed of?
G
When you were making your plans
Am               Em
Shaking the dirt off?
       G
Do you feel like
        Am    Em
You and I belong? (Oh woah oh!)
                G
Just keep your eyes on the road
    Am             Em
And nothing can go wrong

CHORUS:
              D     Em         C
You can do so much better than this
              D     Em         C
You can do so much better than this

Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------|
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|

VERSE:
            G
I've been checking my sums
   Am                  Em
Oh where did the time go?
         G
Holding my photograph
Am           Em
Up to the window
             G
Through the paper
       Am        Em
And refracted sun (Oh woah oh!)
      G
I can see all the things
Am              Em
I wish that I'd done

CHORUS:
                   D    Em         C
You can hang your hopes on the medicine
                  D    Em            C
You can put your faith in the phone in
         D                    Em         C
You can tell yourself you're doing your best
              D     Em         C
You can do so much better than this

BRIDGE 1:
      C
Get a grip on yourself
      A
Get a grip on yourself
         G                              Am
Could've been something, but you're too late
        C       C/B     Em
And you weren't invited anyway

CHORUS:
              D      Em              C
Cos the photograph showed the wrong man
                D          Em           C
Cos there is no soap star holding your hand
                  D    Em            C
You don't see yourself in the freeze frame
                D     Em        C
Must be someone else using your name

BRIDGE 2:
D            Em             C
   And everyone will be the same
And everyone will gloat
D            Em                    C
   And everywhere you'll see your name
In every shop window

OUTRO CHORUS:
D       Em          C
   It's better than this
              D     Em         C
You can do so much better than this
              D     Em         C
You can do so much better than this
              D     Em         C
You can do so much better than this

OUTRO: G - Am -  Em              x2


Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------|             x2
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|

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STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO

INTRO: Bb - Cm -  Gm

Riff:
e|-------------10---------------|-------------10------|
B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|

VERSE:
Bb
 Is this what you meant?
   Cm                   Gm
Is this what you dreamed of?
Bb
When you were making your plans
Cm               Gm
Shaking the dirt off?
       Bb
Do you feel like
        Cm    Gm
You and I belong? (Oh woah oh!)
                Bb
Just keep your eyes on the road
    Cm             Gm
And nothing can go wrong

CHORUS:
              F     Gm         Eb
You can do so much better than this
              F     Gm         Eb
You can do so much better than this

Riff:
e|-------------10---------------|-------------10------|
B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|

VERSE:
            Bb
I've been checking my sums
   Cm                  Gm
Oh where did the time go?
         Bb
Holding my photograph
Cm           Gm
Up to the window
             Bb
Through the paper
       Cm        Gm
And refracted sun (Oh woah oh!)
      Bb
I can see all the things
Cm              Gm
I wish that I'd done

CHORUS:
                   F    Gm         Eb
You can hang your hopes on the medicine
                  F    Gm            Eb
You can put your faith in the phone in
         F                    Gm         Eb
You can tell yourself you're doing your best
              F     Gm         Eb
You can do so much better than this

BRIDGE 1:
      Eb
Get a grip on yourself
      C
Get a grip on yourself
         Bb                             Cm
Could've been something, but you're too late
        Eb              Gm
And you weren't invited anyway

CHORUS:
              F      Gm              Eb
Cos the photograph showed the wrong man
                F          Gm           Eb
Cos there is no soap star holding your hand
                  F    Gm            Eb
You don't see yourself in the freeze frame
                F     Gm        Eb
Must be someone else using your name

BRIDGE 2:
F            Gm             Eb
   And everyone will be the same
And everyone will gloat
F            Gm                    Eb
   And everywhere you'll see your name
In every shop window

OUTRO CHORUS:
F       Gm          Eb
   It's better than this
              F     Gm         Eb
You can do so much better than this
              F     Gm         Eb
You can do so much better than this
              F     Gm         Eb
You can do so much better than this

OUTRO: Bb - Cm -  Gm              x2


Riff:
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B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--|             x2
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|