-RIFFS- RIFF 1 e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---| G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| RIFF 2 e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---| G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2---| RIFF 3 e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---| G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| RIFF 4 e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---| G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| E|---------------------| RIFF 5 e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| B|---3-3-0-0-1-1-0-0---| G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| E|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| -INTRO- -VERSE- I've got me a shovel I'm digging a ditch And I'm gonna fight for this four square feet of land like a mean old son-of-a-bitch I've got me a future I'm not stuck on the past I've got no new tricks, yeah, I'm up on bricks, but, me, I'm a machine and I was built to last -Chorus- I'm trying to get better 'cause I haven't been my best She took a plain black marker and started writing on my chest She drew a line across the middle of my broken heart and said "come on now let's fix this mess" We can get better (RIFF 1) Because we're not dead yet -VERSE- They threw me a whirlwind And I spat back a sea I took a battering but I've got thicker skin and the best people I know are looking out for me So, I'm taking the high road My engine's running high and fine May, I always see the road rising up to me and my enemies defeated in the mirror behind -Chorus- I'm trying to get better 'cause I haven't been my best She took a plain black marker and started writing on my chest She drew a line across the middle of my broken heart and said "come on now let's fix this mess" We can get better Because we're not dead yet -BRIDGE- It's just a knot in the small of your back You can work it out with your fingers It's just some numbers tangled up in your songs You can work it out with your fingers It's just a tune that gets stuck in your head You can work it out with your fingers It's just a simple --- missing from the past and your mess A reminder you could always be a little bit better than this -Chorus- Try and get better and don't ever accept less Take your plain black marker and write this on your chest Draw a line underneath all of this unhappiness Come on now let's fix this mess We can get better Em (RIFF 2 > 3) Because we're not dead yet (RIFF 4 > 5) We can get better (RIFF 1) Because we're not dead yet