Oct82023

Staind – Better Days Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAmAm/GD F G DmD/F#CD/G

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[Intro]
Am   Am/G   D   F  G
Am   G  Am   Dm
  F  G  Am

[Verse[
Am
I've been feeling all
G Am      D/F#
 out of control
                   F
There's no healing
     G            Am
between all the roads
                      G
And there's no comfort
      Am        Dm
Am I losing my soul?
              F
Is it too late
    G           C
To just let 'em go?

[Chorus]
                    Dm
And someday I will wake
                        F
up and everything has changed
                   G
Until then I will dream
            C
 of better days

                     Dm
Still living in the sorrow
                        F
 and learning from the pain
                   G
Until then I will dream
            Am
of better days

[Instrument Solo]
Am   G Am D    F G Am

[Verse]
                    G
I tried to hold on now
                           D
but it slipped through my hands
                  F G
Do you believe in   a
         Am
second chance
                          D
For all we've been through?
           Am         Dm
Don't you think we deserve
         F              G    C
So much more than this hurt?

[Chorus]
                    Dm
And someday I will wake up
                      F
 and everything has changed
                   G
Until then I will dream
            C
of better days

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                     Dm
Still living in the sorrow
                        F
and learning from the pain
                   G
Until then I will dream
            Am    G
 of better days
          D/F#   F G Am
Of better days

[Break]
           Am     G   Am/G
I've been feeling  so out
      D/G
of control
                  F  G C
There's no healiiing

[Chorus]
                    Dm
And someday I will wake up
                     F
and everything has changed
                   G
Until then I will dream
            C
 of better days

                     Dm
Still living in the sorrow
                        F
and learning from the pain
                   G
Until then I will dream
            C
 of better days

                Dm
Someday I will wake up and
                 F
everything has changed
                   G
Until then I will dream
            C
of better days

                     Dm
Still living in the sorrow
                        F
 and learning from the pain
                   G
Until then I will dream
            Am   G
of better days
          D/F#   F G Am
Of better days
    G      Am    G
Of better days
          D/F#   F G Am
Of better daaays

[Ouro]
Am   Am/G   D/F#  F  G

How to play Better Days: key, chords and progression

These are Better Days chords by Staind on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Better Days by Staind sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 9 chords to play it: Am, Am/G, D, F, G, Dm, D/F#, C and D/G.

The backbone of the song is F – G – Am – G (VI – VII – i – VII in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, A, C, D, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Better Days chords: questions

What key is Better Days in?

Better Days by Staind is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Better Days?

Better Days uses 9 chords: Am, Am/G, D, F, G, Dm, D/F#, C, D/G.

What is the chord progression of Better Days?

The main progression is F – G – Am – G (VI – VII – i – VII).

Is Better Days easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, A, C, D, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

How to play Better Days: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Better Days chords: questions

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