Better Man - Pearl Jam

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Standard, NO capo. If you have trouble with the    parts, think of it as , , , .

(Chords Used)

(Full chords with lyrics at bottom):

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

       
---0------0---
---6------8---
---5------7---
---0------0---
---0------0---
---5------7---

          
---2------0---
---3------2---
---2------2---
---0------2---
---0------0---
---0------0---

         
---3------0---
---3------3---
---0------2---
---0------2---
---2------0---
---3------0---


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Strumming for intro and first 2 verses (listen to song):


[Intro]

         
e|------0-0-0-
B|------3-0-0-
G|------2-2-2-
D|------------
A|------------
E|-2--2-------

              
0-0------0-0-0
0-0------3-0-0
2-2------2-2-2
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--------------
----2--2------

       
-0-0--------0-
-0-0--------5-
-2-2--------4-
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--------------
-----2/4--4---

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
0-0-0-0-5-5-5-
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
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--------------

0-0-0-|
5-5-5-|
4-4-4-|
------| 
------|
------|(x2)


[Verse]

         
e|------0-0-0-
B|------3-0-0-
G|------2-2-2-
D|------------
A|------------
E|-2--2-------
       Waiting

              
0-0------0-0-0
0-0------3-0-0
2-2------2-2-2
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--------------
----2--2------
,      watch..

       
-0-0--------0-
-0-0--------5-
-2-2--------4-
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-----2/4--4---
.      ...four

0-0-0-0------0
0-0-0-0------5
4-4-4-4------4
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--------------
--------4--4--
        ...got

-0-0-0-0-|
-0-0-0-0-|
-4-4-4-4-|
---------|
---------|
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 to...


         
e|------0-0-0-
B|------3-0-0-
G|------2-2-2-
D|------------
A|------------
E|-2--2-------
       Tell...

              
0-0------0-0-0
0-0------3-0-0
2-2------2-2-2
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----2--2------
     ...take..

       
-0-0--------0-
-0-0--------5-
-2-2--------4-
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--------------
-----2/4--4---
.       ...pra

0-0-0-0------0
0-0-0-0------5
4-4-4-4------4
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--------4--4--
ct...    ...sp

-0-0-0-0-|
-0-0-0-0-|
-4-4-4-4-|
---------|
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eech as he...


[Pre-Chorus]

           
e|------0-0-0-
B|------6-6-6-
G|------5-5-5-
D|------------
A|------------
E|-5--5-------
..opens...    

    
0--------0-0-0
6--------8-8-8
5--------7-7-7
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--5/7--7------
...she rolls..

-0---|
-8---|
-7---|
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-----|
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.


           
e|------0-0-0-
B|------6-6-6-
G|------5-5-5-
D|------------
A|------------
E|-5--5-------
  pretends... 

    
0--------0-0-0-0---|
6--------8-8-8-8---|
5--------7-7-7-7---|
-------------------|
-------------------|
--5/7--7-----------|
...looks...


        
e|------0-0-0-
B|------8-8-8-
G|------7-7-7-
D|------------
A|------------
E|-7--7-------

              
0------0-0-0-0
8------8-8-8-8
7------7-7-7-7
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--------------
--7--7--------

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--2-|
--3-|
--2-|
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[Intro] (x2)

         
   Waitin', wa

              
tchin' the clo

   
ck, it's four 

o'clock, it's 

got to stop
         
   Tell him, t

        
ake no more, s

he practices h

er speech
           
As he opens th

        
e door, she ro

lls over...
           
Pretends to sl

          
eep as he look


s her over
       
   She lies an

       
d says she's i

     
n love with hi

         
m, can't find 

      
a better man
       
   She dreams 

       
in color, she 

   
dreams in red,

           
 can't find a 

        
better man...
        
        Can't 

             
find a better 

    
man
        
        Can't 

             
find a better 

           
man


Ohh...


[Intro]

         
   Talkin' to 

        
herself, there

's no one else

 who needs to 

know...

         
   She tells h

              
erself, oh...

(FULL STRUMMING FROM HERE ON OUT)
         
   Memories ba

              
ck when she wa

  
s bold and str

ong

              
And waiting fo

           
r the world to

 
 come along

           
Swears she kne

              
w it, now she 


swears he's go

ne
             
   She lies an

             
d says she's i

             
n love with hi

             
m, can't find 

              
a better man
             
   She dreams 

             
in color, she 

            
dreams in red,

              
 can't find a 

            
better man
             
   She lies an

             
d says she sti

            
ll loves him, 

             
can't find a b

            
etter man
             
   She dreams 

             
in color, she 

            
dreams in red,

              
 can't find a 

            
better man...
             
   Can't find 

             
a better man
             
   Can't find 

             
a better man


[Interlude]

(stop with hand after  and ):

e|-2-2-2-2-2-2
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0
A|------------
E|------------

-2---0-0-0-0-0
-3---2-2-2-2-2
-2---2-2-2-2-2
-0---2-2-2-2-2
-----0-0-0-0-0
--------------

-0-0---3-3-3-3
-2-2---3-3-3-3
-2-2---0-0-0-0
-2-2---0-0-0-0
-0-0---2-2-2-2
-------3-3-3-3

-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3

-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3

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   She loved h

     
im,     yeah
             
   she don't w

             
ant to leave t

 
his way
             
   She feeds h

     
im,     yeah
             
   that's why 

             
she'll be back

        
 again
             
   You'll find

             
 a better man
             
   You'll find

             
 a better man
             
   You'll find

             
 a better man
             
   You'll find

             
 a better...
    
man...

(repeat    until you want to, Vedder does some vocals but no words really)

(end on )

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