Oct92020

Vaudeville Etiquette – What Better Time Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Into]
C Em F/C C x2

[Verse 1]
         C
When the all-knowing sea,
         Em
Restless waves and open 
arms,
        F/C
Are obsolete.                       
And I will see you once 
 C
again.
         C
When you whisper to me,
         Em
That the life we want,
                   F/C
Was never meant to be.
And we can live like it's 
    C
pretend.

[Chorus]
    G               
And what better time 
      F/C
than now,                       
Could there be to let it 
 C         C
out
G                     F/C
What better time than now,                         
Could there be to call the 
 Am                G
tides into better fortune.

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[Verse 2]
         C
When the birds circle 'round,
         Em
Like the vultures that 
have kept you,
       F/C
On the ground.
And the sky is all but 
 C
crying.
       C
On the first day of spring,
       Em
I will melt this wax,
                   F/C
Upon your fettered wing.                        
And to the fiery sun go 
C
flying
    G                
And what better time 
     F/C
than now,
Could there be to let 
   C         C
it out.
G                     F/C
What better time than now,                          
Could there be to call the 
Am                   G
tides into better fortune.

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[Bridge]
Am C        Am C         
Ooooooooo,  Oooooooooo,  
Am C        Am C      G
Oooooooooo, Ooooooooooooooo,
Am C        Am C         
Ooooooooo,  Oooooooooo,  
Am C        Am C      G
Oooooooooo, Ooooooooo Ohhhhh,
Am                      
Cold comfort underneath 
    Em
the sun,
Do you see,
         F/C
That the waves are growing 
faster,
        C
As they roll.
    Am
The swell, up above,
    Em
Overheard. Like an albatross.
    C
And everything we've ever 
known,
     F          C
Will be all but lost.
Do you see,
      Em
There between the dreams,
            F/C
Of autumn's memories.
And would you say that we 
     C
were lying,
   C
To ourselves,
To our needs,
       Em                    
To the countless that depend 
         F/C
on us to breathe.
                        C
I believe that greed is dying.
    G                     F/C
And what better time than now,
                         C
Could there be to let it out?
G                     F/C
What better time than now,
                          
Could there be to call the 
 Am                   G
tides into better fortune.

[Solo if you want]
C           F/C         C      
Ohhh, oh oh ohhh, oh oh ohhhh, 
      G
oh oh ohhhhhh

How to play What Better Time: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of What Better Time by Vaudeville Etiquette on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

What Better Time by Vaudeville Etiquette is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 6 chords in all: C, Em, F/C, G, Am and F.

The backbone of the song is C – Em – F/C – C (I – iii – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.