alt-J - Get Better: Guitar Chords

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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

E7

Guitar chord E7

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord 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.