Gracie Abrams – Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Gracie Abrams – Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCAmFGG7

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[Verse 1]
C
Don't feel it all
Am
Talk slow and leveled
F
Foot off the pedal
G
Same shirt and perfume on
C            Am
The two of us were accidental
F
But so good together
G
Now all I feel is

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[Pre-Chorus]
C
So bad about it
Am
I barely left my bed
F                   G
We’d talk around it,
all for nothin'

[Chorus]
C
So if that's all it was
          Am
If you’re good givin' in,
givin' up, I hope
F
So if that's all it was
     G7
Hope you feel better now
Am
And if that's what you want
F
If you don't wanna see
me at all, now
C
So if that's all it was
G7
Hope you feel better

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[Verse 2]
C
It's been a while
Am
Old clothes fit larger
F
You’re lookin’ smaller
G
What happened when I left?

[Pre-Chorus]
C
You know I'm mad about it
Am
But you barely left my head
F
We’d talk around it,
G
all for nothin'

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[Chorus]
C
So if that's all it was
Am
If you're good givin’ in,
             F
givin' up, I hope/now
F
So if that's all it was
     G7
Hope you feel better now
Am
And if that's what you want
       F
If you don't wanna see me
at all, now
C
So if that's all it was
     G7
Hope you feel better

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[Bridge]
Am            F
I'd turn, the car around
         C
if you'd let me
         G
If you'd let me, you'd let me
         Am         F
You know I'd cry my eyes out
         C
'til I'm empty
         G
'Til I'm empty, I'm empty, oh

[Chorus]
C
So if that's all it was
          Am
If you're good givin' in,
givin' up, I hope/now
F
So if that's all it was
     G
Hope you feel better now
Am
And if that's what you want
       F
If you don't wanna see me
at all, I hope/now
C
So if that's all it was
G7
Hope you feel better now

[Outro]
Am  F                    C
    Hope you feel better now
G
Hope you feel better

How to play Better: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Better by Gracie Abrams on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Better by Gracie Abrams is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 5 chords: C, Am, F, G and G7.

Most of the song cycles through C – Am – F – G (I – vi – IV – V in C major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F

Better chords: questions

What key is Better in?

Better by Gracie Abrams is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Better?

Better uses 5 chords: C, Am, F, G, G7.

What is the chord progression of Better?

The main progression is C – Am – F – G (I – vi – IV – V), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression.

Is Better easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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