lower case denotes playing just the note – almost all of which are in the lowest octave playable in standard tuning, except the E ‘s and F’s in Riff 1 and just before the chorus.
C (either bar or heavily muted)
What’ve we done? oh my god
What’ve we done? oh my god
Riff 1- on low E string: C C C G/D D D D G/E E E E G/F E D E D C B C
all this on low E————|this on A and E
C E
This is really happening
F C
You never looked so bored
C B Am A B C E
Can you feel my fingernails?
F C Csus4 C
They’ve never been so short
F C Am G F C G
It’s hard to lay a golden egg with everyone around
F C Am G F C G
It’s hard to stay inside my head when words keep pouring out
C Dm Am F G
Like starlight crashing through the room, we’ll lose our feathers
C Dm Am Fbreak
Yes, I know it hurts at first but it gets better
C Dm
It gets better, it gets better
Am F G
It gets better, we’ll get better
C Dm
It gets better, it gets better
Am F G
It gets better, we’ll get better
C (E)
I can taste your summer sweat
F C Csus4 C
It’s never been so warm
C /B Am
So can we kick the covers off?
(A A B C E)
They’re always on
F C Csus4 C
It’s never been so warm
F C Am G F C G
It’s hard to keep a straight face when I just want to smile
F C Am G F G
If you could see the look that’s in your eyes
F E D E
D C Dm Am F G
Like starlight crashing through the room, we’ll lose our feathers
C Dm Am Fbreak
Yes, I know it hurts at first but it gets better
C Dm
It gets better, it gets better
Am F G
It gets better, we’ll get better
C Dm
It gets better, it gets better
Am F G
It gets better, we’ll get better
Am
There’s a fire in sky
F
Some snow on the ground
C rapid heavy G/B
Not quite enough cigarettes
G
To calm me down
Riff 1 twice
C Dm F G
What’ve we done? oh my god
C Dm F G
What’ve we done? oh my god
C Dm
It gets better, it gets better
Am F G
It gets better, we’ll get better
C Dm
It gets better, it gets better
Am F G
It gets better, we’ll get better
(This is really happening)
It gets better, it gets better
It gets better, we’ll get better
(This is really happening)
It gets better, it gets better
It gets better, we’ll get better
