Jake Etheridge - I Could Be Better | OurVinyl Sessions

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Folk singer-songwriter Jake Etheridge performs his previously unreleased tune “I Could Be Better”. This live session was filmed and recorded at Forty-one Fifteen Studios in East Nashville.
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About Jake:
Jake Etheridge is a Nashville-based singer, songwriter and actor. Originally from South Carolina, Etheridge was born into a family of musicians. Jake is a member of a platinum-selling Dutch country band, The Common Linnets, who's song "Calm After The Song" reached #1 in 14 countries throughout Europe.
Etheridge has also penned songs for film and television, including shows like Shameless, the CW's Supergirl, Charmed, UnREAL, and nearly a dozen for CMT's Nashville, in which he also starred.
Jake kicked off his newest musical era with his single "Rock and Roll" which was followed by his debut EP, "Because Im High" available everywhere now.
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Lyrics:
Maybe if I was a statue you’d have someone to look up to
Wouldn’t that be wonderful
Wouldn’t that be nice
And maybe if you were a painter
You could paint yourself in circles
Baby give me purple eyes
Or any color that you like
Cause I could be better
I could be more for you
I could do better and I know you feel it too
I could find a clean slate
Or maybe try and change my tune
Or maybe I’d be better
If I found someone new
What if I was a computer
Would that mean something to you
Wouldn’t that be wonderful
Oh I’d always get it right
Maybe if you were mother cause you do remind me of her
You could tell me how to live my life
One rule at a time
Cause I could be better
I could be more for you
I could do better and I know you feel it too
I could find a clean slate
Or maybe try and change my tune
Or maybe I’d be better
If I found someone new
And I know all of the things you want me to be
But I won’t change into something I don’t believe
(written by Jake Etheridge and Judy Blank)
Performers:
Guitar & lead vocal: Jake Etheridge
Harmonies: Madeleine Anderson
Keys/Harmonies: Matthew Crosby
Steele Guitar: James Paul Mitchell
Acoustic/Banjo: Jesse Isley
Credits:
Director: Tom Beal
Producer: Amber Christian
Editor: Tom Beal
Camera 1: Tom Beal
Camera 2: Craig Hill
Camera 3: Michael Moen
Camera 4: Molly Mantlow
B-roll: Allen Ralph
Tracking Engineer: Kate Haldrup
Assistant Engineer: Homero Ruiz (Forty-one Fifteen)
Mixing Engineer: Dylan Alldredge
Mastering Engineer: Kevin Dailey
Photographer: Molly Mantlow
Special thanks to the whole team at Forty-one Fifteen.

[@EarToTheGroundMusic]

Jake Etheridge is one of the most complete singer songwriters I've found in the past few years. His ability to bounce between rock and rootsy country is incredible. Thanks for this one.

[@OurVinyl]

Thanks for watching!

[@McCumbo]

An afternoon delight

[@brittanygodsey1409]

I love Jake. I listened to him prior to him ever being on Nashville. Then as a vet his performance of a vet with PTSD on the show and shining light on the problem with the VA system and just his singing made me love him more. Such an underrated perfectly rounded artist

[@OurVinyl]

Thank you for watching, Brittany!

[@susanunderwood4357]

Love the Harmony 💕

[@tfghetyu]

Excellent! I love when I get recommendations like this from KZbin. Kinda giving me a Trampled By Turtles vs Lone Bellow vibe... very cool indeed.

[@builtbluecollar1687]

Yep 👍👍❤ that will do.

[@BillyBobDingledorf]

Pleasant.

[@MusicIsLifeFM]

excellent love it

[@TheMetalMag]

cool your songs are so great

[@bycarolbarber]

💓

[@calvinrobison209]

What guitar is he playing ?

[@coolbone6917]

Chords: G Am G Am G Am C G C G C G Am D

[@coolbone6917]

Does anyone know the tabs to this song