Chords for Blue Rodeo - "Better Off As We Are" [Official Video]

Tempo:
125.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blue Rodeo - "Better Off As We Are" [Official Video] chords
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[G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [G]
We [Em] sat around [G] at night and talked about so many [Em] things.
Lay on the [G] floor till the morning appeared.
[Em] You laughed at [G] me.
You said I just don't get [Em] it.
You said we should be [G] making plans for getting out of here.
[Em] [G]
[Em] [C] Somebody told [G] me when I was just a little [Em] kid, [C] don't follow
[G] leaders, think for yourself.
[Em] Everybody [G] minds everybody else's business, yeah.
[C] Why can't we turn our [G] eyes to [D] somebody else?
[Em] Oh, oh, [C] [G]
[D] [Em] oh.
[C] [G]
[D] [G] Tell me, though, you're thinking [F]
we [C] could ever [G] be something.
[F]
We [C] could rise [G] with the stars.
[F]
[C] Better off [D] as we are.
[Em] My [C] older brother, [G] he left the [D] day he finished [Em] school,
moved [C] down to New [G] York, rushing [D] and squaring.
[Em] He called [C] me up, [G]
says you [D] should come see me.
[Em] We'll watch the [C] waves of people [G] rolling [D] everywhere.
[Em] [C] [G]
[D] Oh, oh, [Em] oh.
[C] [G]
[D] [G] Tell me, though, you're thinking [F]
we [C] could ever [G] be something.
[F]
We could rise with [G] the stars.
[F]
[C] Better off as [D] we are.
[Em] [C] [G]
[Em] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [Em] [C] [G]
[Dm] [G] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [D]
[Em] Late [C] in the evening, [G]
I'm up [D] in my [Em] room,
trying to [C] think of nothing, [G]
clear away [D] the day [Em] I like.
[C] [G] And I let my [D] body once, [Em] step [C] into the [G] moonlight,
pull [D] that away, [Em] oh.
[C] [G]
[D] Oh, oh, [Em] oh.
[C] [G]
Tell me, though, you're thinking [F]
we [C] could ever [G] be something.
[F]
We [C] could rise [G] with the stars.
[F]
[C] Better off [D] as we are.
[Em] [C] [G]
[D] [Em] [C] [G]
[D] [Em] [C] [G]
[Em] [C] [G]
[F]
[C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Blue Rodeo - (Live) Better Off As We Are chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, D, C, G and C in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 62 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 125 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ We [Em] _ sat around [G] at night and talked about so many [Em] things.
Lay on the [G] floor till the morning appeared.
[Em] You laughed at [G] me.
You said I just don't get [Em] it.
You said we should be [G] making plans for getting out of here.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [C] Somebody told [G] me when I was just a little [Em] kid, [C] don't follow
[G] leaders, think for yourself.
[Em] _ Everybody [G] minds everybody else's business, yeah.
[C] Why can't we turn our [G] eyes to [D] somebody else?
[Em] Oh, oh, [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] oh.
[C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] Tell me, though, you're thinking [F]
we [C] could ever [G] be something.
_ _ [F]
We [C] could rise [G] with the _ stars.
[F] _
[C] Better off [D] as we are. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] My [C] older brother, [G] he left the [D] day he finished [Em] school,
moved [C] down to New [G] York, rushing [D] and squaring.
[Em] He called [C] me up, [G]
says you [D] should come see me.
[Em] We'll watch the [C] waves of people [G] rolling [D] everywhere.
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[D] Oh, oh, [Em] oh.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] Tell me, though, you're thinking [F]
we [C] could ever [G] be something.
_ _ [F]
We could rise with [G] the _ stars.
[F] _
[C] Better off as [D] we are. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Late [C] in the evening, [G]
I'm up [D] in my [Em] room,
trying to [C] think of nothing, [G]
clear away [D] the day [Em] I like.
[C] _ [G] And I let my [D] body once, [Em] step [C] into the [G] moonlight,
pull [D] that away, [Em] oh.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Oh, oh, [Em] oh.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Tell me, though, you're thinking [F]
we [C] could ever [G] be something.
_ _ [F]
We [C] could rise [G] with the _ stars.
[F] _
[C] Better off [D] as we are. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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