Learn to play "Get Better" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A G D G Hallelujah, I'm listening to a recording of you F#m Em sleeping next to me G D A cappella, I'm listening to you cover G F#m Em Elliot Smith's "Angeles" G D A It's these times I'll need if you go G D A It's these times I'll need if you go, so Chorus: D Bm Get better, my darling G D I know you will Bm G Get better, my darling D E7 I know you will Get better D Bm I'm drawn to the motorway D G The cold whoosh of trucks passing D Bm This nightmare under sodium light D G The orange spread is soul-quietening D G A younger you and a younger me Meeting at The Serpentine G E7 D A I am yours, you are mine A G Happy birthday D Staff smuggled in a card I made G D A It rests under your pillow A G D When out of ICU I'll cringe at all the "I love you"s G D A The card retired the life of one biro G D A At this time I wanted you to know G D A At this time I wanted you to know Chorus: Get better, my darling I hope you will Get better, my darling I hope you will get better I'll start the day with tiramisu Raise a spoon to frontline workers An underfunded principle They risk all to be there for us A younger you and a younger me meeting at The Serpentine I am yours, you are mine You were the baker, I'll christen this new era With the smell of freshly baked bread Your Nutella, I'll keep it in the cellar You were always a fan of that spread Six months on, there's a car crash outside The fire brigade using the jaws of life No flush at night to sound your return I still pretend you're only out of sight Front garden bouquet, I threw it at the fire brigade I was admonished and told to go back inside From the living room window, I stand and watch the white sheet go Over the family car and I close my eyes Chorus: I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room Smiling at your phone I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room Smiling at your phone I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room Smiling at your phone I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room Smiling at your phone, I still pretend A younger me, a younger you Meeting at The Serpentine The beginning of spring, you wore those yellow ripped jeans Your look defined my 2009 Your shyness stoked my boldness "Shall we go in?" I smiled Your hand warmed walking through the gallery Get better I know I will Get better My darling, I know I will You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Bm D E7 Em F#m G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Get Better" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Get Better" by alt-J.