Better Times

Beach House

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
 
C Am  
I want you 
To know the truth 
Cause I been around before 
Felt I was looking anymore 
 
C Am  
Been a fool for weeks 
Cause my heart stands for nothing 
And your soul's too weak 
Got away 
It's been around for days 
Goes far if you want it 
It needs to be kept 
          
         Em 
But then you 
         Am 
You come around 
    Dm    G 
Big mistake 
 
 
                C Am 
I don't want to know 
                Em Dm 
I don't want to know 
Dm 
We don't need the side, to know 
Am     G 
Better times 
 
Bridge:
 
C 
Running around cause you beat yourself up, and you made a crack  
                             Am 
And the one that you love is gone 
C 
How much longer can you play with fire 
                             Am 
Before you turn into a liar, Oooh (2x)
 
C Am ... 
I been around before 
Thought you were looking anymore 
 
         Em 
But then we 
            Am 
We come and go 
         Dm  G 
Go up in smoke 
 
                C Am 
I don't want to know 
                Em Dm 
I don't want to know 
Dm 
We don't need the side, to know 
Am     G 
Better times

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Chord set

C · Am · Em · Dm · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.