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  THE BEATLES - GETTING BETTER (Lennon & McCartney) From SGT.
                PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND. Released on
                June 1st 1967.

  -----------------------------------------------------------

  It's getting better all the time
  I used to get mad at my school
  The teachers who taught me weren't cool
  You're holding me down, turning me round
  Filling me up with your rules.

  I've got to admit it's getting better
  A little better all the time
  I have to admit it's getting better
  It's getting better since you've been mine.

  Me used to be a angry young man
  Me hiding me head in the sand
  You gave me the word
  I finally heard
  I'm doing the best that I can.
  I've got to admit it's getting better
  I used to be cruel to my woman
  I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
  Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene
  And I'm doing the best that I can.

  I admit it's getting better
  A little better all the time
  Yes I admit it's getting better
  It's getting better since you've been mine

  12/8

  Csus4

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  G 5      5      5      5     5      5      5      5     
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12  12        12     12  12       
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  00:04
  C                           Dm

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  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15    15     15     15     
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12    12     12  12        
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
      It's      better all    time                     I
         getting           the

  G

  e                                                       
  B 3                                            1        
  G 0                                                     
  D 0                                      0H2            
  A                                                       
  E 3                                                     


  e 15                                                    
  B                                                       
  G 12                                                    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  used   get mad   at my  school                      The
      to
                                  No I   can't  complain


  e                                                       
  B 3                                            1        
  G 0                                                   0 
  D 0                                      0H2          0 
  A                                                       
  E 3                                                     
  teachers   taught me weren't cool                    You're
         who
                                  No I   can't  complain


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G 0      0      0      0   0 0      0      0      0   0 
  D 0      0      0      0   0 0      0      2      2   3 
  A                                                       
  E 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  holding    down             turning    round
         me                          me
                Aaaaaaaahh                     Aaaaaaaahh


  e                                              0        
  B                                        0H1   1        
  G 0      0      0      0     0      0    0     0        
  D 0      0      2      2     0      0    0H2            
  A                                                       
  E 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  filling    up     with   rules                       I've
         me            your
                                            Foooooooooooo

  00:24
  C                           Dm

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  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12  12        12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  got to admit      it's   better               a  little
                       getting                         better
  ooooohoooooooools                         Better

  Em                           F

  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
                all    the time                        I
                                  It can't  get no     worse


  e 3      3      3      3     5      5      5      5     
  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15  15        15    
  B                                                       
  G        12     12     12    12     12  12        12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  have   admit      it's   better               it's   better
      to               getting                     getting
                                            Better


  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12  0 
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
                       since         been
                           you've        mine

  00:40


  e                                                       
  B 3                                            1        
  G 0          0                                          
  D 0                                      0H2            
  A                                                       
  E 3                                                     
                                                       Me

  e 15                                                    
  B                                                       
  G 12                                                    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  00:44


  e                                                       
  B 0      0      1      1     0      0    0H1   1        
  G 0      0      0      0     0      0    0     0        
  D 0      0      2      2     0      0    0H2   2        
  A                                                       
  E 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  used   be  angry     young                           Me
      to                   man


  e                                                       
  B 0      0      1      1     0      0    0H1   1        
  G 0      0      0      0     0      0    0              
  D 0      0      2      2     0      0    0H2            
  A                                                       
  E 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  hiding me  head   in the sand                        You


  e                                                       
  B 0      0      1      1     0      0      1      1     
  G 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  D 0      0      2      2     0      0      2      2     
  A                                                       
  E 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
  gave   the word          I  finally    heard         I'm
      me


  e                                                       
  B 0      0    0H1   1        0      0                   
  G 0      0    0     0        0      0          5        
  D 0      0    0H2   2        0      0          5        
  A                                        5H7      7 \   
  E 3      3      3      3     3      3                   
   doing the best   that   can                         I've
                       I

  01:00


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  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15  15        15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12  12        12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  got to admit      it's   better               a  little
                       getting                         better
                                            Better


  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
                all    the time                        I
                                  It can't  get no     worse

  01:07


  e 3      3      3      3     5      5      5      5     
  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G        12     12     12  12        12     12  12       
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  have   admit      it's   better               it's   better
      to               getting                     getting
                                            Better


  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
                       since         been
                           you've        mine

  01:15


  e  8      8      8      8     8      8      8      8    
  B 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  G 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  D 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12  12        12     12     12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  Getting       so     much   better        all    the time


  e 3      3      3      3     5      5      5      5     
  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12  12        12     12  12       
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
      it's      better all    time
         getting           the

  01:23


  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  Better         better       better


  e 3      3      3      3     5      5      5      5     
  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12  12        12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
      it's      better all    time
         getting           the


  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  Better         better       better


  e                                                       
  B 3                                                     
  G 0                                                     
  D 0                                                     
  A                                                       
  E 3                                                     
                                                       I

  e 15                                                    
  B                                                       
  G 12                                                    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  01:39


  e                                                       
  B 3                                                     
  G 0                                                     
  D 0                                                     
  A                                                       
  E 3                                                     
  used   be cruel   to my  woman     I   beat      and kept
      to                                        her


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                            0                        0 
  D                            0                        0 
  A                                                       
  E                            3                          
      her           from   things that   loved
         apart         the           she

  01:47
  G                           G             C

  e                                                       
  B            1               0      0      1      1     
  G 0   0      0      2        0      0      0      0     
  D 0   0             0        0      0      2      2     
  A                                                       
  E 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
                              Man I  was mean   but    changing
                                                   I'm

  G             C             G             C

  e                                                       
  B 0      0      1      1     0      0      1      1     
  G 0      0      0      0     0      0      0      0     
  D 0      0      2      2     0      0      2      2     
  A                                                       
  E 3      3      3      3     3      3      3      3     
         my  scene  and    doing     the best   that   can
                       I'm

                     I

  G

  e                            
  B 0      0                   
  G 0      0          5        
  D 0      0          5        
  A             5H7      7 \   
  E 3      3                   
                Oooooooooooho

  01:56
  C                           Dm

  e 3      3      3      3     5      5      5      5     
  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15  15     15 15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12  12     12 12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
      I  admit     it's    better               a  little
                       getting                         better
  oooooooooohh                              Better

  Em                           F

  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
                all    the  time                       Yes

  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
                all    the time                        Yes,
                                  It can't  get no     worse

  02:04


  e 3      3      3      3     5      5      5      5     
  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
      I  admit     it's    better               a  little
                       getting                         better
                                            Better


  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12     12     12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
                       since         been
                           you've        mine

  02:12


  e  8      8      8      8     8      8      8      8    
  B 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  G 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  D 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12  12     12        12     12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  Getting       so     much   better        all    the time


  e 3      3      3      3     5      5      5      5     
  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15  15
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12  12        12     12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
      it's      better all    time
         getting           the

  02:20


  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12  12        12     12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  Better         better       better


  e 3      3      3      3     5      5      5      5     
  B 5      5      5      5     6      6      6      6     
  G 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  D 5      5      5      5     7      7      7      7     
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12  12        12     12  12       
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
      it's      better all    time
         getting           the


  e 7      7      7      7      8      8      8      8    
  B 8      8      8      8     10     10     10     10    
  G 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  D 9      9      9      9     10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12  12        12     12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  Better         better       better

  02:31


  e  8      8      8      8     8      8      8      8    
  B 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  G 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  D 10     10     10     10    10     10     10     10    
  A                                                       
  E                                                       


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G        12  12        12  12        12  12        12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  Getting       so     much   better        all    the time


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12     12     12    12  12        12  12       
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  .........................Fade..........................


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12  12        12    12  12        12     12  12
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  .......................................................


  e 15     15     15     15    15     15     15     15    
  B                                                       
  G 12     12  12        12    12     12     12     12    
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
  .......................................................

        B  Bend
        R  Release
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        P  pull-off
        ~  vibrato
        +  harmonic
        x  Mute note
        . - play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^ - ties two notes together
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