Luke Combs - Better Back When: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Better Back When" 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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    G#                        C#
We snuck in the back of that college town frat
             G#                      C#
'Cause they wouldn't let us in the front
             G#                    C#
Threw their Miller time keg in a Chevrolet bed
       G#               C#
And we let them horses run
      Fm                     D#/G
Cut a path through the grass yellin', "Kiss my ass"
      G#                   C#
With middle finger in the wind
    Fm                D#/G
We laughed, we drank, every now and then I think
          C#
Man, I'd love to do that again

Chorus:
                G#       C#
Those were some good times
                G#       C#
Those were the best nights
     G#                           C#
The freedom you feel when you're learnin' to fly
         G#              C#
And the song on the radio was singin' our lives
G#                    C#                   Fm
I can't say that the moon in the sky was shinin'
            D#
any brighter than it is tonight
        G#                  C#
But it looked on fire back then
             Fm
It probably wasn't
    D#                         G#     C#
But it seemed a little better back when

Gravel lot spot by the porta J'ohns
'Bout a quarter mile from the door
Worked three weeks for a pair of cheap seats
To hear "Never Wanted Nothing More"
We were feelin' that buzz from a summertime love
And a bottle tucked in a boot
It's crazy to think that looking back now
But back then, we never knew

Chorus:
Those were some good times
Those were the best nights
The freedom you feel when you're learning to fly
And the song on the radio was singin' our lives
I can't say that the moon in the sky
Was shinin' any brighter than it is tonight
But it looked on fire back then
It probably wasn't, but it seemed
a little better back when

A#m                           G#/C   C#
I ain't sayin' that right now ain't right
where I wanna be
    A#m                              G#/C  D#
But I swear time adds a little shine to a long
gone memory

Chorus:
Those were some good times
Those were the best nights
The freedom you feel when you're learning to fly
And the song on the radio was singin' our lives
I can't say that the moon in the sky
Was shinin' any brighter than it is tonight
But it looked on fire back then
It probably wasn't, but it seemed
a little better back when

Yeah, it seemed a little better back when


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Better Back When" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Better Back When" by Luke Combs.