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From: Harlan L Thompson 

GETTING BETTER- The Beatles

Fmaj7 (V)
C                            F/G
It's getting better all the time
   G           C/G        G              C/G
I used to get mad at my school (No, I can't complain)
      G             C/G              G           C/G
The teachers that taught me weren't cool  (No, I can't complain)
          G        C/G    G         C/G
You're holding me down, turning me around
 G          C/G            G  C/G  G
Filling me up with your rules

CHORUS:
      C                           F
I've got to admit it's getting better
          Em              F
A little better all the time
   C                          F
I have to admit it's getting better
              Em              F       Fmaj7   G
It's getting better since you've been mine 

C    G         C/G         G  C/G 
Me used to be angry young man
     G        C/G         G   C/G
Me hiding me head in the sand
     G           C/G      G      C/G
You gave me the word I finally heard
      G         C/G        G
I'm doing the best that I can ...CHORUS

BRIDGE:
 F C/E  F  C/E   F  C/E F  C/E  C
Getting so much better all the time
 C                           F     Em              Fmaj7
It's getting better all the time, better, better, better
 C                           F      Em             Fmaj7   G
It's getting better all the time, better, better, better

   G
I used to be cruel to my woman                          G F C G 
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 

CHORUS #2:
I admit it's getting better
A little better all the time (can't get no worse)
Yes, I admit it's getting better
It's getting better since you've been mine ...BRIDGE
 F C/E   F  C/E  F C/E F   F/G  C
Getting so much better all the time

Fmaj7 (V): x 8 7 5 5 5   C/E: x 0 2 0 1 3


(from Sgt. Pepper's, 1967)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)