The Vamps – Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Vamps – Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCAmFGDmBb

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[Intro]
C

[Verse 1]
   Am       F                 G
We fell in, now we're fallin' apart
    C           Am     F  G
But do you even notice?
       Am       F    
You're sleepin' while
             G
 I'm fallin' apart
C                 Am     F
Goin' through the motions
So tell me

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[Chorus]
F              G
Did things get better?
   Am                 F
Or did we get used to it?
         Dm         G
Tell me, how did we get here?
        Am            F
So much space in this bed
       Dm              G
Did we learn to make a ditto?
          Am                F    
Feel like all that we could give,
       Dm          G
 yeah, we can do better
                  F
Yeah, we can do better 
than this

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[Verse 2]
                             G
I won't settle for less than best
  Am                   F
I say it so I don't forget
Dm                           G
I won't settle for less than best
    Am           F
And we can do better than this
       Am        F  
I bite my tongue then 
             G
I start to scream it
C              Am        F   G
Does it make a difference at all?

[Pre-Chorus]
                 Am        
'Cause we should be lovers
             F
 if there's a spark
          G              C
We should recover all we lost
                Am              F  G
'Cause it's too good to let you go

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[Chorus]
F              G
Did things get better?
   Am                 F
Or did we get used to it?
         Dm         G
Tell me, how did we get here?
        Am            F
So much space in this bed
       Dm              G
Did we learn to make a ditto?
          Am               
Feel like all that we could
 F           Dm          G
 give, yeah, we can do better
                  F
Yeah, we can do better than this

[Bridge]
                             G
I won't settle for less than best
  Am                   F
I say it so I don't forget
Dm                           G
I won't settle for less than best
    Am           F
And we can do better than this
          G                 F
(We can do better, we can do better)
        C        G       
We can (We can do better,
          F
 we can do better)  
We can do-do-do-do-do better 
  C        G                 F
(We can do better, we can do better)                      
We can say, we can say 
  Bb
(We can do better, 
we can do better)
(We can do better)

[Chorus]
F              G
Did things get better?
   Am                 F
Or did we get used to it? 
(We get used to it)
         Dm         G
Tell me, how did we get here?
        Am            F
So much space in this bed
 (So much space)
       Dm              G
Did we learn to make a ditto?
          Am                F   
Feel like all that we could give,
        Dm          G
 yeah, we can do better
                  F
Yeah, we can do better
 than this

[Outro]
                             G
I won't settle for less than best
  Am                   F
I say it so I don't forget
Dm                           G
I won't settle for less than best
    Am          F
And we can do better than this

How to play Better: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Better by The Vamps on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Better by The Vamps is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, Am, F, G, Dm and Bb.

The backbone of the song is G – Am – F – Dm (V – vi – IV – ii in C major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – reh. 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 G, Em, C, D, Am, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% 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
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

Better chords: questions

What key is Better in?

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

What chords are in Better?

Better uses 6 chords: C, Am, F, G, Dm, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Better?

The main progression is G – Am – F – Dm (V – vi – IV – ii).

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, Am, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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