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Better Together Tabs

(ver. 3)
Jack Johnson
Okay this is not my first tab I've ever written, but this hopefully is the first one
that is accepted. This might need a little explaining. I made this tab because I also
wanted to get that bassline in, so with this, you don't need a bass or another guitar
Plus I like to see all the lyrics to go with roughly where to play.

For this:
e------5-X--|
B------6-X--|
G----5---X--|
D-----------|
A-----------|
E--5--------|

You thumb the 6th string E and hold the other three like an open chord D. I play it
this way for simplicity as opposed to the Capo. Use the music too as an aid and if
Enjoy.

Intro:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------12-------10------7-----5-----7------10-------12-------10---------|
D---10/12----12\10----10\7---7\5---5/7---7/10----10/12----12\10----10------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1: 

 There's no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard      
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10-x----------10-x-------------------6-x------------------5-x-----|
G--------10-x----------10-x-------------------7-x------------------5-x-----|
D-----10----x-------10----x-----------------7---x----------------5---x-----|
A---8-------------7-----------------------5--------------------3-----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     No song that I could sing but I can try for your heart      
e--------6-x-----------5-x--------------3-x-----------8-x------------------|
B--------6-x-----------6-x--------------3-x-----------8-x------------------|
G------7---x---------5---x------------3---x---------9---x------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---6--------------5----------------3-------------8------------------------|

         Our dreams and they are made out of real things like a     
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10-x-------10-x--------------6-x--------------5-x-----------------|
G--------10-x-------10-x--------------7-x--------------5-x-----------------|
D-----10----x----10----x------------7---x------------5---x-----------------|
A---8----------7------------------5----------------3-----------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      shoebox of photographs with sepia-toned loving       
e--------6-x-----------5-x--------------3-x-----------8-x------------------|
B--------6-x-----------6-x--------------3-x-----------8-x------------------|
G------7---x---------5---x------------3---x---------9---x------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---6--------------5----------------3-------------8------------------------|

  Love is the answer at least for most of the questions in my heart like   
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10-x---------10-x--------------6-x----------------------5-x-------|
G--------10-x---------10-x--------------7-x----------------------5-x-------|
D-----10----x------10----x------------7---x--------------------5---x-------|
A---8------------7------------------5------------------------3-------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
      why we're here?      Where do we go? And how come it’s so hard?   
e--------6-x-----------5-x------------------3-x-------------------8-x------|
B--------6-x-----------6-x------------------3-x-------------------8-x------|
G------7---x---------5---x----------------3---x-----------------9---x------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---6--------------5--------------------3---------------------8------------|

      It’s not always easy as sometimes life can be deceiving   
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10-x---------------10-x--------------6-x--------5-x---------------|
G--------10-x---------------10-x--------------7-x--------5-x---------------|
D-----10----x------------10----x------------7---x------5---x---------------|
A---8------------------7------------------5----------3---------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      I’ll tell you one thing, it’s always better when we’re together    
e--------6-x-----------------5-x----------------3-x-----------------8-x----|
B--------6-x-----------------6-x----------------3-x-----------------8-x----|
G------7---x---------------5---x--------------3---x---------------9---x----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---6--------------------5------------------3-------------------8----------|

Chorus: (strum)
       Mmmm, it’s always better when we’re together
        We’ll look at the stars when we’re together 
       Well, it’s always better when we’re together 
       Yeah, it’s always better when we’re together
e----6-------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
B----6-------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
G----7-------------------9-------------------------------------------------|
D----8-------------------10------------------------------------------------|
A----8-------------------10------------------------------------------------|
E----6-------------------8-------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: X2
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10-x----------10-x-------------------6-x------------------5-x-----|
G--------10-x----------10-x-------------------7-x------------------5-x-----|
D-----10----x-------10----x-----------------7---x----------------5---x-----|
A---8-------------7-----------------------5--------------------3-----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          
e--------6-x-----------5-x--------------3-x-----------8-x------------------|
B--------6-x-----------6-x--------------3-x-----------8-x------------------|
G------7---x---------5---x------------3---x---------9---x------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---6--------------5----------------3-------------8------------------------|

Verse 1: 

  And all if these 
          moments just might find their way into my dreams tonight       
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B--------------10-x------------------10-x------------------6-x--------5-x--|
G--------------10-x------------------10-x------------------7-x--------5-x--|
D-----------10----x------------10----x----------------7---x---------5---x--|
A---------8------------------7----------------------5-------------3--------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     But I know that they’ll be gone when the morning light sings      
e--------------6-x------------------5-x--------------3-x-----------8-x-----|
B--------------6-x------------------6-x--------------3-x-----------8-x-----|
G------------7---x----------------5---x------------3---x---------9---x-----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------6--------------------5-------------3-------------8--------------|

    Or brings new things         for tomorrow night you see  
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------10-x-------10-x------6-x----------------5-x------------|
G-------------------10-x-------10-x------7-x----------------5-x------------|
D----------------10----x----10----x----7---x--------------5---x------------|
A-------------8----------7-----------5------------------3------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
    That they’ll be gone too, too many things I have to do, but if all of
e------------6-x-------------5-x-----------3-x--------------8-x------------|
B------------6-x-------------6-x-----------3-x--------------8-x------------|
G----------7---x-----------5---x---------3---x------------9---x------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------6---------------5-------------3----------------8------------------|

   these dreams might find their way into my day to day scene   
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------10-x----------10-x-----------------6-x-------------5-x-------|
G-------------10-x----------10-x-----------------7-x-------------5-x-------|
D----------10----x-------10----x---------------7---x-----------5---x-------|
A--------8-------------7---------------------5---------------3-------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     I’d be under the impression I was somewhere in between   
e---------------6-x--------5-x--------------3-x-------------8-x------------|
B---------------6-x--------6-x--------------3-x-------------8-x------------|
G-------------7---x------5---x------------3---x-----------9---x------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------6-----------5---------------3---------------8------------------|

   With only two, just me and you, not so many things we got to do  
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------10-x---------------10-x--------------6-x----------5-x----|
G-----------------10-x---------------10-x--------------7-x----------5-x----|
D--------------10----x------------10----x------------7---x--------5---x----|
A------------8------------------7--------------5----------------3----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
       Or places we got to be we’ll sit beneath the mango tree now   
e-------------6-x--------------5-x------------3-x--------------8-x---------|
B-------------6-x--------------6-x------------3-x--------------8-x---------|
G-----------7---x------------5---x----------3---x------------9---x---------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------6----------------5--------------3----------------8---------------|

Chorus: (strum)
       Yeah, it’s always better when we’re together
    Mmmm, we’re somewhere in between together  
       Well, it’s always better when we’re together 
       Yeah, it’s always better when we’re together
e----6-------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
B----6-------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
G----7-------------------9-------------------------------------------------|
D----8-------------------10------------------------------------------------|
A----8-------------------10------------------------------------------------|
E----6-------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
  
Bridge: X2 (He hums the first time through, but not the second time)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10-x----------10-x-------------------6-x------------------5-x-----|
G--------10-x----------10-x-------------------7-x------------------5-x-----|
D-----10----x-------10----x-----------------7---x----------------5---x-----|
A---8-------------7-----------------------5--------------------3-----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

            
e--------6-x-----------5-x--------------3-x-----------8-x------------------|
B--------6-x-----------6-x--------------3-x-----------8-x------------------|
G------7---x---------5---x------------3---x---------9---x------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---6--------------5----------------3-------------8------------------------|

Verse 3: (strum)
     I believe in memories they look so, so pretty when I sleep 
And now when, 
        when I wake up you look so pretty sleeping next to me, but there is
      not enough time    and there is no, no song I could sing and there is
    no combination of words I could say but I will
  still tell you one thing (let the last note ring)    
                               ...We’re better together 
e----6------------8----------------------6----------------8----------------|
B----6------------8----------------------6----------------8----------------|
G----7------------9----------------------7----------------9----------------|
D----8------------10---------------------8----------------10---------------|
A----8------------10---------------------8----------------10---------------|
E----6------------8----------------------6----------------8----------------|

Outro:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------12-------10------7-----5-----7------10-------12-------10---------|
D---10/12----12\10----10\7---7\5---5/7---7/10----10/12----12\10----10------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e---------13-------10-----8-----10------13------15------13------10---------|
B---10/13----13/10---10\8--8/10---10/13---13/15---15\13---13\10---10\8/10--|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
            
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