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                       IT COULD BE BETTER - Girlschool
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Written by: K.McAuliffe/K.Johnson/E.Williams/D.Dufort
     B-side of "Take It All Away" single       (1979, City Records)
CD: "Demolition"   [CD bonus track]       (2004, Sanctuary Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury   (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: July 12, 2006

INTRO:

   G          C   Bb               G          C   Bb
 G -----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
 D -----------------|-------------|---5-------------|-------------| 2x
 A -----------3---1=|=------------|-----------3---1=|=------------|
 E -3---------------|---------1-/-|-3---------------|---------1-/-|

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 +


(4/4 time from here to end of song)

   G              C    Bb          (3x)  G             C    Bb
 G -----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------o|-----------------|---0------------|
 A ---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-----o|---------------3-|-3---3-3-3-1----|
 E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------1-1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------1-1|


1ST VERSE:

   G                 C                 G                 C
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-3-----3---3-3---|-----------------|-3-----3---3-3---|
 E -3---3---3-------|-----------------|-3---3---3-------|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .
   What are we                         What are we
    gonna do about tomorrow?            gonna do about today?


   Bb                                  A                 A7
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
 A -1-1-1---1-1-1---|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-0-0-4-4-5-5-7-7-|-----------------|
 E -------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
   All we ever
     seem to get are problems,   When all we want to do is play


2ND VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse, except last 2 measures)

So many people trying to sell us
All they do is get in our way
Don't bother talking to us

   A                 D
 G -----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-4---4---4-------|
 A -0-0-4-4-5-5-6---|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|
 Unless you have
    something good to say, It could be


CHORUS:

   G                 C                 G                 C
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-------2---3-5---|-----------------|-------2---3-5---|
 A -------2---3-5---|-3---------------|-------2---3-5---|-3---------------|
 E -3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .
   better   than the way it is,
                          It could be better  than the way it is,It could be


   G                 D                 C                 G
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -----2---3-4-5-5=|=--5-5-5-5-5-5-3=|=--3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
 E -3---------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-3---------1-1/2-|
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .
   better,        Oh                oh                oh


3RD VERSE:   (played same as 2nd Verse)

So now there's gotta be some changes
Can't carry on this way
Don't need no one to help us
To make it in a big big big big way


Play CHORUS


BRIDGE:

   D                                   C
 G ---------------7=|=----5---4-------|---------------5=|=----3-3-2-2-----|
 D -----4-4-5-6-7---|-------------7---|-----2-2-3-4-5---|-------------5-5-|
 A -5-5-------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Always telling us something that we already know


   D                                   C
 G ---------------7=|=----5-5-4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----4-4-5-6-7---|-------------7---|-----2-2-3-4-5-3=|=----2---0-------|
 A -5-5-------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----------3-3---|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Always telling us something


   G          F   F# G          F   F#
 G -----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|
 E -3---------1-1/2-|-3---------1-1/2-|


   G              C    Bb              G              C    Bb
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A ---------------3-|---1-------------|---------------3-|---1-------------|
 E -3---------------|-------------1/2-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|


BREAK:

   G              C    Bb              G              C    Bb
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x
 A ---------------3=|=--1-1-0-1-0-----|---------------3=|=--1-1-0-1-0-----|
 E -3---3---3-1-3---|-------------1-1-|-3---3---3-1-3---|-------------1-1-|


   G              C    Bb              G              C    Bb
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -10--10-8--5---3-|---1----5/8-8/10-|-10--10-8--5---3-|---1----5/8-8/10-|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   G              C    Bb              G              C    Bb
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A ---------------3=|=--1-1-0-1-0-----|---------------3=|=--1-1-0-1-0-----|
 E -3---3---3-1-3---|-------------1-1-|-3---3---3-1-3---|-------------1-1-|


   A
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|
 A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-4-4-5-5-7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-4-4-|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                                               It could be

CHORUS:

   G                 C                 G                 C
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-------2---3-5---|-----------------|-------2---3-5---|
 A -------2---3-5---|-3---------------|-------2---3-5---|-3---------------|
 E -3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   better   than the way it is,
                          It could be better  than the way it is,It could be


   G                 D                 C
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -----2---3-4-5-5=|=--5-5-5-5-5-5-3=|=--3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 E -3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   better,        Oh                oh,      It could be


   G              C    Bb              G              C    Bb
 G -----------------|---5-5-5-3-3-----|-----------------|---5-5-5-3-3-----|
 D -----5---5-3-----|-------------5-5-|-----5---3-3-----|-------------5-5-|
 A -------------5-3=|=----------------|-------------5-3=|=----------------|
 E -3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .     . .     .   .     .   .   .   .     . .     .   .
   better,                 It could be better,                 It could be


   G              C    Bb              G              C    Bb
 G -----------------|---5-5-5-3-3-----|-----------------|---5-5-5-3-3-----|
 D -----5-5-3-3-----|-------------5-5-|-----5-5-3-3-----|-------------5-5-|
 A -------------5-3=|=----------------|-------------5-3=|=----------------|
 E -3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   better,                 It could be better


   Bb                                                    G
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|---3-3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
 A -1---1---1-0-1-0-|-1---1---1-0-1-0-|-1-------1-----1-|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|

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Notes:

-The opening staff has a shifting time signature (between 4/4 and 3/4) so
 the timing is marked -- the rest of the song is in 4/4
-Dots (...) under a staff indicate where the downbeats fall (1 2 3 4)

=...hold note                       o
/...slide up                        o...repeat (from beginning of staff)

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)