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Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better Chords

Chord reference Am, G, F, C, C#
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [G] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [Am]I won’t [G]lie to [F]you, I know he’s [Am]just not [G]right for [F]you And you can [Am]tell me if I’m off, but I [G]see it on your face When you [F]say that he’s the one that you want And you’re [Am]spending all your time In this [G]wrong situation, and [F]anytime you wanted to stop

I know I can [Am]treat you [G]better [F]Than he [C]can, and any girl like [Am]you [G]deserves [F]a gentleman [C] Tell me why are we [Am]wasting time, on all on your [G]wasted crying When you should [F]be with me [C]instead, I know I can [Am]treat you [G]better [F]Better than he can

[Am]I’ll stop [G]time for [F]you, the second you [Am]say you’d [G]like [F]me to [Am]I just wanna give you, the [G]loving that you’re missing [F]Baby, just to wake up with you

Could be [G]everything I need and [G]this could be so different [Am]Tell me what you want to do

‘Cause I know I can [Am]treat you [G]better [F]Than he [C]can, and any girl like [Am]you [G]deserves [F]a gentleman [C] Tell me why are we [Am]wasting time, on all on your [G]wasted crying When you should [F]be with me [C]instead, I know I can [Am]treat you [G]better [F]Better than he can

[Am] [G] [F] [C#]Better than he can [Am] [G] [F] [C#] [Am]Give me [G]a sign, take my [C]hand, we’ll [F]be fine [Am]Promise I [G]won’t let [F]you down, just [Am]know that [G]you don’t Have to [C]do [F]this alone, [Am]promise I’ll [G]never let [F]you down

I know I can [Am]treat you [G]better [F]Than he [C]can, and any girl like [Am]you [G]deserves [F]a gentleman [C] Tell me why are we [Am]wasting time, on all on your [G]wasted crying When you should [F]be with me [C]instead, I know I can [Am]treat you [G]better [F]Better than he can

[C] [G] [F] [C]Better than he can [C] [G] [F] [C] [C] [G] [F] [Am]

Artist Shawn Mendes
Album Illuminate
Genres Pop
Year 2016
Key Am

How to Play Treat You Better on Guitar?

Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, F, C, C# chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Treat You Better with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.