Better Things The Kinks
Song title: Better Things
Words and Music by Raymond Douglas Davies
Copyright �© 1981 Arista Records
Published by Sony Music Entertainment
NOTES:
Timing is 4/4.
INTRO:
Notes:
The rhythm part is played on a piano. Here, D7 sounds more accurate than F#m,
although it is F#m in the VERSEs.
Play the INTRO chords x4.
The 2nd time, play Guitar Figure 1 over the INTRO chords;
The 3rd time, play Guitar Figure 2 over the INTRO chords;
The 4th time, play Guitar Figure 1 over the INTRO chords;
Chords:
D xx0232 or x57775 G 320033 or 355433
D7 xx0212 or x57575 A x02220 or 577655
[play: | D | D7 | G | A |] [x4]
Guitar Figure 1
[D] [D7]
|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7-h-8-------10------8-------7--| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
[G] [A]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-8-----------7------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------9------|-7---6---------------6----------| |--------------------------------|-------------9------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
Guitar Figure 2
[D] [D7]
|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7-h-8-------10------8---7------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
[G] [A]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7-h-8-------10------8---7------|-7-------------------7----------| |-----------------------------7--|-----9-------9-----------9---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
VERSE:
Notes:
For the last verse line, you might want to play the A as x02220 to enable
easy toggling to Asus2 (x02200). Just a suggestion...
Chords:
D x57775 Bm x24432 Asus2 x02200
[F#m]G [244222]355433 [F#7]D/A [242322]x07775
A 577655 E 022100
Here's [D]wishing you the [F#m]bluest sky, and [G]hoping something [A]better comes to[D]morrow
Hoping all the [F#m]verses rhyme, and the [G]very best of [A]choruses to
[Bm]Follow all the [F#7]doubt and sadness
I [D/A]know that better [E]things are on their [A]way[Asus2] [A] [G]
VERSE:
Notes:
G* - The CHORUS starts immediately on this G.
Chords:
D xx0232 Bm x24432 Asus2 x02200
[F#m]G [244222]355433 [F#7]D/A [242322]x00232
A x02220 E 022100
Here's [D]hoping all the [F#m]days ahead, [G]won't be as bitter [A]as the ones be[D]hind you
Be an opti[F#m]mist instead, and [G]somehow happi[A]ness will find you
[Bm]Forget what happened [F#7]yesterday
D/A E A Asus2 A G*
I know that better things are on the way
CHORUS:
Notes:
The fills overlay the rhythm guitar so, in the figure below, the "(2)"
corresponds to the F#m chord that the rhythm guitar would play.
Fills 1 and 2 are essentially the same but played on different beats.
Fill1: Fill2:
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---------------------0------(2)-| |---------------------0-------2--| |-0-----------2---4--------------| |---------0---2---4--------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
Chords:
[G]D [355433]x57775 [A]F#m [577655]244222
[(G)]It's really good to see you [D]rocking out and [G]having [A]fun
[D]Living like you [G]just be[A]gun
Ac[D]cept your life and [G]what it [A]brings
D G A D [Fill1] F#m [Fill2]
I hope tomorrow you'll find better things
G A [D] [ F#m G A]*
I know tomorrow you'll find better things
[*play Guitar Figure 3 over D] [ F#m G A]*]
Guitar Figure 3
[D] [F#m]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----3----------------------5-h-| |---------------------0-------2--|-------------0-------2----------| |-0-----------2---4--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
[G] [A]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7br---------5---5--------------|--------------------------------| |---------------7-------------7--|-7---6---6----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
[repeat 1st VERSE]
CHORUS:
Chords:
[G]D [355433]x57775 [A]F#m [577655]244222
[(G)]I know you've got a lot of [D]good things happening [G]up a - [A]head
The [D]past is gone it's [G]all been [A]said
So [D]here's to what the [G]future [A]brings
D G A D [Fill1] F#m [Fill2]
I know tomorrow you'll find better things
[repeat last line to fade; guitar solos replace fills]
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