A Better Place a Better Time

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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(0:00)

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5-4---2-4--5-4-202-----5-4--2-4----2---5~-|
A|---2---3-5----2-3---5-----2--3-5--5-3------|
E|-3----------3-------3---3---------3---3~---|

Verse 1

(Part 1)

(0:29)

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4-4--4----------5-5--5-| (x2)
D|-5-5--5--4-4--4--2-2--2--5-5--5-|
A|-5-5--5--2-2--2--2-2--2--3-3--3-|
E|-3-3--3----------0-0--0---------|

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 1

(Part 2)

(0:35)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 1

(Part 3)

(0:39)

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 1

(Part 4)

(0:42)

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4-4--4----------5-5--5-| (x2)
D|-5-5--5--4-4--4--2-2--2--5-5--5-|
A|-5-5--5--2-2--2--2-2--2--3-3--3-|
E|-3-3--3----------0-0--0---------|

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 1

(Part 5)

(0:49)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| (x2)
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bridge

(0:56)

e|----------3--3-3------------3--3-3-2--0-0-00-----------------|
B|----------3--3-3------------3--3-3-2--0-0-00-----------------|
G|-5--5-5-4-4--4-4-4-5--5-5-4-4--4-4-3--0-0-00-4-4-44-5-5-55-7-|
D|-5--5-5-4-5--5-5-4-5--5-5-4-5--5-5-4--2-2-22-4-4-44-5-5-55-7-|
A|-3--3-3-2-5--5-5-2-3--3-3-2-5--5-5-4--2-2-22-2-2-22-3-3-33-5-|
E|----------3--3-3------------3--3-3-2--0-0-00-----------------|

Chorus 1

(1:11)

e|-3-3-2-2-7-7-----|
B|-3-3-3-3-8-8-----|
G|-4-4-4-4-9-9-5/7-| (x4)
D|-5-5-4-4-9-9-5/7-|
A|-5-5-2-2-7-7-3/5-|
E|-3-3-------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Verse 2

(Part 1)

(1:37)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------4-4-4-4-----------5-5-5-5-| (x4)
D|-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0----------|

Verse 2

(Part 2)

(1:51)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------4-4-4-4-----------5-5-5-5-| (x2)
D|-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0----------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 2

(Part 3)

(1:57)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 2

(Part 4)

(2:00)

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 2

(Part 5)

(2:05)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| (x4)
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 2

(Part 6)

(2:17)

e|-3---7-----|
B|-3---8-----|
G|-4-7-9-5-7-| (x4)
D|-5-7-9-5-7-|
A|-5-5-7-3-5-|
E|-3---------|

. . . . .

Unmute some strings every now and then

Verse 2

(Part 7)

(2:43)

e|-P------------------------------------|
B|-I-S----------------------------------|
G|-C-L----------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| (x12)
D|-K-I--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|---D--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|---E--3-3-3-3-------------------------|

Play the pick slide only the first time!

Bridge

(3:18)

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----4-4-5-5-7-7-| (x4)
D|-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|
E|-0-0-------------|

Chorus 2

(3:33)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----------7-7-7777-9-9-9999-5-55/7-77-| (x4)
D|-5-5-5555-7-7-7777-9-9-9999-5-55/7-77-|
A|-5-5-5555-5-5-5555-7-7-7777-3-33/5-55-|
E|-3-3-3333-----------------------------|

Verse 3

(Part 1)

(3:53)

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7| (x8)
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5|
E|-3-3-3-3------------------------|

Bridge

(4:16)

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----4-4-5-5-7-7-| (x4)
D|-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|
E|-0-0-------------|

Chorus 3

(4:30)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----------7-7-7777-9-9-9999-5-55/7-77-| (x8)
D|-5-5-5555-7-7-7777-9-9-9999-5-55/7-77-|
A|-5-5-5555-5-5-5555-7-7-7777-3-33/5-55-|
E|-3-3-3333-----------------------------|

Verse 4

(Part 1)

(5:12)

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7| (x8)
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5|
E|-3-3-3-3------------------------|

Chorus 4

(5:39)

e|-3-3-2-2-7-7-----|
B|-3-3-3-3-8-8-----|
G|-4-4-4-4-9-9-5/7-| (x6)
D|-5-5-4-4-9-9-5/7-|
A|-5-5-2-2-7-7-3/5-|
E|-3-3-------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Outro

(6:07)

e|-3-3-2-2-7-7-----3~-|
B|-3-3-3-3-8-8-----3~-|
G|-4-4-4-4-9-9-5/7-4~-| (x2)
D|-5-5-4-4-9-9-5/7-5~-|
A|-5-5-2-2-7-7-3/5-5~-|
E|-3-3-------------3~-|

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| ~ Vibrato

| . Staccato

| / Slide up

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