The Reytons – Could Do Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Reytons – Could Do Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C      Am    F      G
C      Am    F      G

[Verse 1]
C             Am
 Don't try to hard my love
   F
No one day your luck
     G                  C
your numbers might come in
            Am            F
Av' seen ya standin at the bar
all night
     G                     C
It's clear that your boring him
               Am
Don't say your trying
        F
to make friends
          G
When your mother's got
           C
your kids again
          Am
Your intentions are
       F        G
all pretend, uh oh

[Chorus]
            C
She wants a better life
Am                    F
 Yeah man she wants a better life
    G                     C
But nothing ever seems to go right
Am                  F
 Oh man she wants a better life
        G
And she could do better

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[Instrumental]
C      Am  G  F      G
C      Am  G  F      G

[Verse 2]
C            Am           F
 Your waking up with him again
           G
And it's a little bit boring
C             Am              F
 Kids walking back inside the house
                   G
School shirts on a Saturday morning
C             Am              F
 Your getting up at half past ten
             G               C
And say your never goin out again
          Am
Your intentions are
       F        G
all pretend, uh oh

[Chorus]
            C
She wants a better life
Am                    F
 Yeah man she wants a better life
    G                     C
But nothing ever seems to go right
Am                  F
 Oh man she wants a better life
        G
And she could do better now

[Solo]
C      Am  G  F      G
C      Am  G  F      G
C      Am  G  F      G
C      Am  G  F      G

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[Bridge]
C              Am      F
 Don't try too hard my love
         G                     C
I'm sure everythin'll work out fine
      Am      F
Don't try too hard
       G
You'll be alright

[Chorus]
C
Better life
Am                    F
 Yeah man she wants a better life
    G                     C
But nothing ever seems to go right
Am                  F
 Oh man she wants a better life
        G               C    Am
And she could do better now
G   F      G               C    Am
 Uh ohohoh could do better now
G   F      G
 Uh ohohoh could do better
C           Am    G
Better life, yeah man
            F
she wants a better life
    G
But nothing ever seems
   C
to go right
Am  G               F
 Oh man she wants a better life
        G               C    Am
And she could do better now

[Outro]
         F
Could do better, better,
G            C    Am
better by herself
         F
Could do better, better,
G            C    Am
better by herself
G        F
Could do better, better,
 G            C    Am
 better by herself
            F
She wants a better life
        G               C
And she could do better now

How to play Could Do Better: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Could Do Better by The Reytons on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Could Do Better by The Reytons is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: C, Am, F and G.

Listen for F – G – C – Am (IV – V – I – vi in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% 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

Could Do Better chords: questions

What key is Could Do Better in?

Could Do Better by The Reytons is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Could Do Better?

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

What is the chord progression of Could Do Better?

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

Is Could Do 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 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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