• Song:

    Better Half

  • Artist:

    Get Up Kids

  • Album:

    iTunes Sessions

The Get Up Kids
Better Half
Four Minute Mile
1997 Vagrant Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
C -  x32010
D -  xx0232
Em - 022000
G -  320033

Intro: C-D-Em-G- x4

Verse 1:
C (x32010@1)               D (xx0232@1) I saw my better half
    Em (022000@1)             GThe (320003@1)better half of a decade
C (x32010@1)               D (xx0232@1) Slip through my hands inside 
    Em (022000@1)            Gher (320003@1)hands inside my pockets
C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) When she reached for her advantages
                   C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em GI (320003@1)should have done something

Interlude: C-D-Em-G- x2

Verse 2:
C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1) I saw my baby boy 
Em (022000@1)            Gdigging (320003@1)his own hole
C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)            Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1) Keeping alive family traditions
C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)          Em (022000@1)    G (320003@1) When he lied about intentions
                   C (x32010@1)      DI (xx0232@1)should have done something
                   Em (022000@1)     GI (320003@1)should have done something

Chorus:
       DWell (xx0232@1)I blame 
  G (320003@1)      Cmyself (x32010@1)for everything
   D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)        CIt (x32010@1)keeps my conscience clean
D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)  CI've (x32010@1)got bandages 
   D (xx0232@1)     Gto (320003@1)prove it
   C (x32010@1)     DTo (xx0232@1)prove it

Post Chorus: C-D-Em-G- x2

Verse 3:
C (x32010@1)               D (xx0232@1) I saw my better half
    Em (022000@1)             GThe (320003@1)better half of a decade
C (x32010@1)               D (xx0232@1) Slip through my hands inside 
    Em (022000@1)            Gher (320003@1)hands inside my pockets
C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) When she reached for her advantages
                   C (x32010@1)      DI (xx0232@1)should have done something
                   Em (022000@1)     GI (320003@1)should have done something
                   C (x32010@1)      DI (xx0232@1)should have done something
                   Em (022000@1)     GI (320003@1)should have done something
                   C (x32010@1)      DI (xx0232@1)should have done something
                   Em (022000@1)     GI (320003@1)should have done something
                   C (x32010@1)      DI (xx0232@1)should have done something
                   Em (022000@1)     GI (320003@1)should have done something
                   C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em GI (320003@1)should have done something

Outro: C--- x2, G(hold)
(Repeat chorus)
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