Song: James Blunt - Make Me Better
Tuning: Drop D
Tabbed by: jjhand
[Verse Riff]
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-| play 2x
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-/5-------5-------5-------5-------|
Lyrics:
"You made me breakfast every morning"
"You made me sleep all through the night"
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
"You made me worry without any warning"
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------6-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-0-------0-------7-------7-------|
[Verse 2]
Same riff as Verse above
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-| play 2x
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-/5-------5-------5-------5-------|
Lyrics:
"You made me sorry but this wasn't always"
"You made me hungry for your body, babe"
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
"You made me run down hospital hallways"
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------6-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-0-------0-------7-------7-------|
"You gave me life, dear, and he's got your eyes"
[PreChorus]
Listen for timing - lyrics not timed to notes perfectly
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|-----6-------6-------7-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------0-------0-------|-7-------7-------9-------7-------|
"I waited so long baby, I did you wrong. Let's make up for the time we've wasted"
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|-----6-------6-------------------|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------0-------0-------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
"You would wait by the phone Every time I was gone, but all along"
[Chorus]
play 2x
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------5---|------6-------6-------2-------4---|-----4-------4-------7-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------4-------5-------|-/7-------7-------0-------5-------|-5-------5-------9-------7-------|
"You are everything I have never been I want you to make me better"
"And I've been wondering why you let me in I want you to make me better"
[Verse 3]
Same riff as Verse above
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-| play 2x
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-/5-------5-------5-------5-------|
Lyrics:
"You made me stop and savor the moment"
"You made me laugh out loud, you do"
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
"You give me memories like time is frozen"
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------6-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-0-------0-------7-------7-------|
"You gave me a child and he's got your smile"
[PreChorus 2]
Listen for timing - lyrics not timed to notes perfectly
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|-----6-------6-------7-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------0-------0-------|-7-------7-------9-------7-------|
"And I sang a song every night I was gone. About all the dreams I'm chasing"
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|-----6-------6-------------------|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------0-------0-------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
"And I have been wrong with the things that I've done, but all along"
[Chorus 2]
play 2x, second guitar strums chords noted above
D F#m G A D G Bm A
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------5---|------6-------6-------2-------4---|-----4-------4-------7-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------4-------5-------|-/7-------7-------0-------5-------|-5-------5-------9-------7-------|
"You are everything I have never been I want you to make me better"
"And I've been wondering why you let me in I want you to make me better"
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5------0--0--0--0------|-7--7--7--7--------9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7--| play 2x
A|-5--5--5--5------0--0--0--0------|-7--7--7--7--------9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7--|
D|-5--5--5--5------0--0--0--0------|-7--7--7--7--------9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7--|
"Although that I've never read your mind I figured it out on my own"
"I am so glad that I've caught you in time Before I am left all alone, alone"
[Chorus 2]
play 3x, second guitar strums chords noted above on 2nd and 3rd time
D F#m G A D G Bm A
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------5---|------6-------6-------2-------4---|-----4-------4-------7-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------4-------5-------|-/7-------7-------0-------5-------|-5-------5-------9-------7-------|
"You are everything I have never been I want you to make me better"
"So please, my darling Take this wedding ring I want you to make me better"
"And I've been wondering why you let me in I want you to make me better"
[Outro]
play 2x
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-------4-------4---|-----7-------7-------6-------6---|
D|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------5-------5-------|-9-------9-------7-------7-------|
"I want you to make me better"
************************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
************************************
