Xavier Rudd - Better People

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better people – xavier rudd
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tabbed by : breno
email : brennansmart@hotmail . com

well this tab has had alot of requests and i cant believe no one has tabbed
it!this is my version of it , if you have any corrections or problems please
email me rather than rating badly . speaking of which , please rate!

tuning : standard ( eadgbe )

F# G#
people saving whales ,
B C#
and giving your thanks to our seas ,
F# G#
my respect to the ones in the forest ,
B C#
standing up for our old trees

chorus :
this strumming pattern is pretty common in xaviers songs . use it at this
chorus , and for the rest of the song after this chorus .
F# B C# B
E | – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – |
B | – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – |
G | – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – |
D | – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – |
A | – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – 2 – x – – 2 – x – – – – – 4 – x – – 4 – x – – – – – 2 – x – – 2 – x – – – |
E | – – – 2 – x – – 2 – x – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – x – – – |

F#
them giving food to the hungry ,
B
hope to the needy ,
C#
giving life to a baby ,
B
giving care for free ,
F#
’cause there is freedom around us ,
B
we have everything we need ,
C#
and i will care for you ,
B
’cause you care for me .
F#
and we all have opinions ,
B
some of them get through ,
C#
but theres better people ,
B
with more good to do .
F# B C# C#
good to do

little riff after chorus :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – 2/6 – – – – 6/7 – – – – 7/9 – – – |

F# G#
and what i have could be my search
B C#
or just some words from my heart
F# G#
my respect to the ones making changes
B C#
for all the lives theyll give their all

F#
like them giving food to the hungry ,
B
hope to the needy ,
C#
giving life to a baby ,
B
giving care for free ,
F#
’cause there is freedom around us ,
B
we have everything we need ,
C#
and i will care for you ,
B
’cause you care for me .
F#
and we all have opinions ,
B
some of them get through ,
C#
but theres better people ,
B
with more good to do .
F# B C# C#
good to do

riff after chorus :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – 2/6 – – – – 6/7 – – – – 7/9 – – – |

B F#
when our world it keeps spinning round and round it goes
B F#
human nature keeps on spreading its disease
B F#
and our children keep growing up with what they know
G# C#
from what we teach and what they see
B F#
and it’s only a question of the time we have
B C#
and the lives that our children need
B F#
cause they can only keep growing up with what they know
G# C#
and what we teach , and what they see

F#
like giving food to the hungry ,
B
hope to the needy ,
C#
giving life to a baby ,
B
giving care for free ,
F#
’cause there is freedom around us ,
B
we have everything we need ,
C#
and i will care for you ,
B
’cause you care for me .
F#
and we all have opinions ,
B
some of them get through ,
C#
but theres better people ,
B
with more good to do .
F# B C# C#
good to do
F# B C# C#
oooo good to do

F#

end riff :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – 2/6 – – 6/11 – – 11 – – – 6/7 – – – – – – |

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