Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Wanna 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.

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E                          Bsus4
Hey I hear the voice of a preacher from the back
room.
A                      Bsus4
Calling my name and I follow just to find you.
E                        Bsus4               A
I trace the faith to a broken down television
                Bsus4
and put on the weather.

And I've trained myself to give up on the past
'cause
I froze in time between hearses and caskets
Lost control when I panicked at the acid test
I wanna get better

While my friends were getting high
and chasing girls down parkway lines
I was losing my mind because the love,
the love, the love, the love, the love
That I gave wasted on a nice face
In a blaze of fear I put a helmet on a helmet
Counting seconds through
the night and got carried away

So now I'm standing on
the overpass screaming at the cars
"Hey, I wanna get better!"

Chorus:
I didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better

I go up to my room and there's girls on the ceiling
Cut out their pictures and I chase that feeling
Of an eighteen year old who didn't
know what loss was
Now I'm a stranger
And I miss the days of a life still permanent
Mourn the years before I got carried away

So now I'm staring at
the interstate screaming at myself
"Hey, I wanna get better!"

Chorus:
I didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
I didn't know I was broken 'til i wanted to change
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better

F#                                   Bsus4
Cause I'm sleeping in the back of a taxi.
                                 F#
I'm screaming from my bedroom window.
                    Bsus4
Even if it's gonna kill me.

Woke up this morning early before my family
From this dream where she was trying to show me
How a life can move from the darkness
She said to get better
So I put a bullet where I shoulda put a helmet
And I crash my car 'cause I wanna get carried away

That's why I'm standing on the overpass
screaming at myself
"Hey, I wanna get better!"

Chorus:
I didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bsus4

Guitar chord Bsus4

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "I Wanna Get Better" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Wanna Get Better" by Bleachers.