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Mike Donehey – Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsF G Am C

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[Intro]
F   G Am    C    G

[Verse 1]
F           G        Am
Oh I try to fix your heart
                        C
But I leave with broken parts
                G
Like a criminal would
F              G        Am
I try to cover you with love
                        C
But the damage has been done
                  G
Will I ever be enough?
F                  G        Am
If I could take us far from here
                      C
Make the trouble disappear
                G
You know that I would
F                   G      Am
If I could make the burden light
                           C
Put the stars back in your eyes
              G
I wish that I could

[Chorus]
F                        G     Am
Tell me, it’s gonna get better
                       C
It’s gonna get better
                       G
It’s gonna get better
Is it gonna get better?
F                       G      Am
Tell me it’s gonna get better
                               C
Tell me it’s gonna get better
                       G
It’s gonna get better
Cause it’s gotta get better

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[Verse 2]
F              G       Am
Will it always be this hard
                               C
Like we’re driving through the fog
                G
Waiting for the sun
F                      G     Am
One day we’ll watch it burn away
                            C
We’ll be amazed we chose to stay
               G
I pray that we would

[Chorus]
F                        G     Am
Tell me, it’s gonna get better
                       C
It’s gonna get better
                       G
It’s gonna get better
Is it gonna get better?
F                       G      Am
Tell me it’s gonna get better
                               C
Tell me it’s gonna get better
                       G
It’s gonna get better
                       F   G Am
It’s gotta get better

[Bridge]
                  C     G
It may never be easy
                           F    G
But it gets better believe me
Am                            C
I know that it may never be easy
G
So tell me now
                       F
You’ll never leave me

[Refrain]
               G   Am
It's gonna get better
                     C
It's gonna get better
                     G
It's gonna get better

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[Chorus]
F                       G  Am
Tell me, it’s gonna get better

(Will it always be this hard)
                       C
It’s gonna get better
(Like we’re driving through the fog)
                       G
It’s gonna get better
(Waiting for the sun)
Is it gonna get better?
F                       G  Am
Tell me, it’s gonna get better

(One day we’ll watch it burn away)
                               C
Tell me it’s gonna get better
(We’ll be amazed we chose to stay)
                       G
It’s gonna get better
(I pray that we would)
It’s gotta get better

[Outro]
F   G Am   C   G x2

How to play Better: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Better by Mike Donehey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Better by Mike Donehey sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 4 chords to play it: F, G, Am and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – G – Am – C (IV – V – vi – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, D, Em, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Better chords: questions

What key is Better in?

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

What chords are in Better?

Better uses 4 chords: F, G, Am, C.

What is the chord progression of Better?

The main progression is F – G – Am – C (IV – V – vi – I).

Is Better easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, D, Em, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

How to play Better: key, chords and progression

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