From: Harlan L Thompson
GETTING BETTER- The Beatles
Fmaj7 (V)
C F/G
It’s getting better all the time
G C/G G C/G
I used to get mad at my school (No, I can’t complain)
G C/G G C/G
The teachers that taught me weren’t cool (No, I can’t complain)
G C/G G C/G
You’re holding me down, turning me around
G C/G G C/G G
Filling me up with your rules
CHORUS:
C F
I’ve got to admit it’s getting better
Em F
A little better all the time
C F
I have to admit it’s getting better
Em F Fmaj7 G
It’s getting better since you’ve been mine
C G C/G G C/G
Me used to be angry young man
G C/G G C/G
Me hiding me head in the sand
G C/G G C/G
You gave me the word I finally heard
G C/G G
I’m doing the best that I can …CHORUS
BRIDGE:
F C/E F C/E F C/E F C/E C
Getting so much better all the time
C F Em Fmaj7
It’s getting better all the time, better, better, better
C F Em Fmaj7 G
It’s getting better all the time, better, better, better
G
I used to be cruel to my woman G F C G
I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
Man I was mean but I’m changing my scene
And I’m doing the best that I can
CHORUS #2:
I admit it’s getting better
A little better all the time (can’t get no worse)
Yes, I admit it’s getting better
It’s getting better since you’ve been mine …BRIDGE
F C/E F C/E F C/E F F/G C
Getting so much better all the time
Fmaj7 (V): x 8 7 5 5 5 C/E: x 0 2 0 1 3
(from Sgt. Pepper’s, 1967)
(sent by Harlan at [email protected])
