Chords for "Things Are Getting Better"

Date: February 13, 2000 10:00 PM
From: keld nilsson


Chords for "Things Are Getting Better"
Written by R. D. Davies


Intro      G  AG     G    AG      G  AG     G    AG

       G                       (A)    G      
Well I worked for a week and I got no pay

 G              A   G   
(Things getting better)
        G                  (A)     G          
Well my baby's coming back home to stay
  G             A   G   
(Things getting better)
      G                             (A)           G  
Well she's coming back home,  but I haven't got a dime
 G              A   G  
(Things getting better)
     G                  (A)     G     
But I've got my love to keep me fine
  G             A   G
(Things getting better)

D  C 
Oh-Oh
 G             A   G  
Things getting better
 G             A   G 
Things getting better

      G              (A)   G 
Well since my baby's been away
 G              A   G  
(Things getting better)
     G                     (A)    G  
Well things got worse from day to day
  G             A   G  
(Things getting better)
     G                  (A)     G 
Well now my baby's come back to me
  G             A   G 
(Things getting better)
      G                A        G 
Yeah, it'll get better wait and see
 G              A   G  
(Things getting better)

D  C
Oh-Oh

 G             A  G 
Things getting better
 G             A  G 
Things getting better  
       G                     (A)     G 
Well I pawned my watch and I sold my car
  G             A   G 
(Things getting better)
    G                       (A)    G
The money I've got wouldn't move me far
 G              A   G
(Things getting better)
     G                      (A)       G
But I don't mind now that you've have packed
  G             A   G
(Things getting better)
 G               A G
It's a fact that 
 G             A  G 
Things getting better
 G             A  G
Things getting better

D  C 
Oh-oh
G              A  G
Things getting better
G              A  G 
Things getting better

G  AG     G     AG


This song can be found on the EP "Kinksize Session" 1964



From:  Don Blende
Date:  20 August 2013

Chords for "Things Are Getting Better"
Written by Ray Davies


Intro:
F# F# B F#  X 4


       F#                      (B)    F#      
Well I worked for a week and I got no pay

 F#             B   F#   
(Things getting better)
        F#                 (B)     F#          
Well my baby's coming back home to stay
 F#             B   F#   
(Things getting better)
     F#                             (B)           F#  
Well she's coming back home,  but I haven't got a dime
 F#             B   F#  
(Things getting better)
    F#                  (B)          F#     
But I've got my love to keep me from dyin'
 F#             B   F#
(Things getting better)


G# C# 
Oh-Oh
F#             B   F#  
Things getting better
F#             B   F# 
Things getting better


     F#              (B)   F# 
Well since my baby's been away
 F#             B   F#  
(Things getting better)
     F#                    (B)    F#  
Well things got worse from day to day
 F#             B   F#  
(Things getting better)
     F#                 (B)     F# 
Well now my baby's come back to me
 F#             B   F# 
(Things getting better)
      F#               B        F# 
Yeah, it'll get better wait and see
 F#             B   F#  
(Things getting better)


G# C#
Oh-Oh
F#             B  F# 
Things getting better
F#             B  F# 
Things getting better 

 
       F#                    (B)     F# 
Well I pawned my watch and I sold my car
 F#             B   F# 
(Things getting better)
    F#                      (B)     F#
The money I've got wouldn't move me far
 F#             B   F#
(Things getting better)
    F#                    (B)         F#
But I don't mind now that you've have packed
 F#             B   F#
(Things getting better)
F#               B F#
It's a fact that 
F#             B  F# 
Things getting better
F#             B  F#
Things getting better


G# C# 
Oh-oh
F#              B  F#
Things getting better
F#              B  F# 
Things getting better

Outro (Same as intro):
F# F# B F# X 2



This song was featured on the Kinks' first UK EP, "Kinksize Session" released November 27 1964.