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Author/Artist: Pearl Jam
Title: Better Man
Album: Vitalogy
Transcribed by: Evan Cowan
Email: evan@giventowail.com
I probably botched a few of the chord names, my theory ain't too good =)
Intro
D/F# E7/G# (2x)
Verse:
D/F# E7/F#
Waiting, watching the clock, it's four o'clock, it's got to stop
D/F# E7/F#
Tell him, take no more, she practices her speech as he
F6/A G/B
Opens the door, she rolls over
F6/A G/B
Pretends to sleep as he looks her over
Chorus:
D A G D A G
She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man
D A G D Asus4 A
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man
D Asus4 A
Can't find a better man, can't find a better man
G
Ohh
D/F# E7/G#
Verse:
D/F# E7/G# D/F# E7/G#
Talking to herself, there's no one else who needs to know, she tells herself oh
D/F# E7/G#
Memories back when she was bold and strong and waiting for the
F6/A G/B
World to come along
F6/A G/B
Swears she knew him now she swears he's gone
Chorus:
D A G D A G
She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man
D A G D A G
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man
D A G D A G
She lies and says she still loves him, can't find a better man
D A G D Asus4 A
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man
D Asus4 A
Can't find a better man, can't find a better man
G
D A G
She loved him yeah
D A G
She don't want to leave this way
D A G
She feeds him yeah
D A G
That's why she'll be back again
D A G
Can't find a better man
D A G
Can't find a better man
D A G
Can't find a better man
D A G
Can't find a better
D A G D A G
Man
D A G D A G
D A G D A G
Ohh oh Ohhh oh oh oh
D A G D A G
Oh oh Uh huh uh huh
D A G D A G
Uh huh uh huh uh huh oh huh
D A G
Unusual Chords:
D/F# D/F# E7/G# E7/G#
fret: I II III IV fret: III IV V VI
E |---|---|---|---| ----- E |---|---|---|---| -----
B |---|---|-4-|---| --3-- B |---|---|-4-|---| --5--
G |---|-2-|---|---| --2-- G |---|-2-|---|---| --4--
D 0---|---|---|---| --0-- D 0---|---|---|---| --0--
A X---|---|---|---| --x-- A X---|---|---|---| --x--
E |---|-1-|---|---| --2-- E |---|-1-|---|---| --4--
(numbers represent
finger used to play
the corresponding fret)
F6/A F6/A G/B G/B
fret:IV V VI VII fret: VI VII VIII IX
E |---|---|---|---| ----- E |---|---|---|---| -----
B |---|---|-4-|---| --6-- B |---|---|-4-|---| --8--
G |---|-2-|---|---| --5-- G |---|-2-|---|---| --7--
D 0---|---|---|---| --0-- D 0---|---|---|---| --0--
A X---|---|---|---| --x-- A X---|---|---|---| --x--
E |---|-1-|---|---| --5-- E |---|-1-|---|---| --7--
Asus4 Asus4
fret: I II III IV
E |---|---|---|---| -----
B |---|---|-4-|---| --3--
G |---|-2-|---|---| --2--
D |---|-1-|---|---| --2--
A 0---|---|---|---| --0--
E |---|---|---|---| -----
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