#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## SONG: BETTERMAN ARTIST: Pearl Jam TAB BY: Neil Smith (nj2_smit@uwe.ac.uk) Main Riff: This note is played in the intro, but I'm not sure about the verse. vvv ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------3---0-----------3---0-----------4---0---------4---4-4--[4] ------2-----2---------2-----2---------3-----3-----3---3-----3--- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2-------------0h2-------------0h4-------------0h4----[4]-------- ^^^ This note is not played in the intro, but is present when Vedder is singing the verses. Bridge: (He opens the door ...) F/A G/B ----------------------0--------- 6---------6-----8---------8----- 5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7--- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 5-----5-------X-7-----7-------X- The second time (or on the live version) you may want to strum those chords, thus: F/A G/B -5--------7- -6--------8- -5--------7- -7--------9- -8-------10- -5--------7- Chorus: (If my chord names are wrong, sorry, I never did theory) :-( (This part given double time so I can fit some lyrics in) Dsus2 A G (Gadd4 ???) 0-------------------------------0-----------3-------3---3------- 3-------------------------------2-----------0-------1---0------- 2-------------------------------2-----------0-------0---0------- 0-------------------------------2-----------0-------0---0------- 0-------------------------------0-----------2-------2---2------- x-------------------------------x-----------3-------3---3------- She lies and says .. love with him Can't find a betterman She dreams in col our she dreams in red Can't find a Asus4 A Dsus2 0-------0------- 0--------------- 3-------2------- 3--------------- 2-------2------- 2--------------- 2-------2------- 0--------------- 0-------0------- 0 -------------- x-------x------- x--------------- Betterman .... Can't find a Betterman Can't find a Asus4 A G5 0-------0------- 3--------------- 3-------2------- 3--------------- 2-------2------- 0--------------- 2-------2------- 0--------------- 0-------0------- x--------------- x-------x------- 3--------------- Betterman .... And everything else is just a repeat of those bits, I think. Hope that's OK. Cheers ... Neil. LYRICS: Waiting, watching the clock, it's 4 o'clock, it's got to stop Tell him, take no more she practices her speech As he opens the door, she rolls over Pretends to sleep as he looks her over She lies and says she's in love with him Can't find a better man She dreams in colour she dreams in red Can't find a better man Can't find a better man Can't find a better man .. Ohh .. Talking to herself there's no one else who needs to know She tell herself, ohh .. Memories, back when she was smooth and strong and waited for The world to come along, swears she knew it now she swears he's gone (Chorus) She loved him, yeah. She don't want to leave this way She feeds him, yeah. That's why she'll be back again Can't find a better man ... From: sminder@engin.umich.edu (scott sebastian minder) This is from the live Pearl Jam concert from Atlanta last weekend: Better Man Pearl Jam Transcribed by Scott Minder Verses: ----------------------------------------------------- ---3--0----------3--0-----5--2-------5-----5--2----5- ---2----2--------2----2---4----4--4-----4-------4---- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -3---------0--3-------------------------------------- This is repeated during the verses. The second half is changed each time a bit. Pre chorus: F and G like: 1 3 1 3 2 4 3 5 Chorus: Dsus2 A G repeated. Last G is G5 That's pretty much the whole song. Please e-mail with suggestions, corrections, comments: sminder@engin.umich.edu