Chords for Old Me Better | Keb' Mo' | Playing For Change | Live Outside
Tempo:
98.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
G
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
One, two, [Bb] three.
When I first laid eyes on you, I swore I'd do anything.
Let you clean me up, fix me [E] up, just
to get you [F] to wear my wedding ring.
[Bb] Now, having second [Eb] thoughts, I'm writing [E] you this letter.
[Bb] I'm scared [G] to tell you through your [C] face,
I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[C] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
[Gm] Well, I'd sleep all day, party all [Eb] night,
did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
You made [G] me a brand new [C] man.
But [F] I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
Well, I got to say, you're the only one that I ever loved.
You and I, we were drifting, [C] we were like a hand in glove.
[A] [Bb] I ain't done much talking [Eb] since the day we [C] got together.
[Bb] Truth be [G] told, I got to say, [C] [Cm] I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you [Gm] better.
[C] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
[Bb] Well, I'd sleep all day, party all [Eb] night,
did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
[Ab] You made [G] me a brand new [C] man.
But [F] I'd like to [Gm] owe you better.
[G] No doubt about it, you're the only one.
[C] And I know you really love [A] the man that I've become.
Oh, but [Gm] I'd like to owe you better.
[Bb] I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[Eb] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
Well, [Bb] I'd sleep all day, party all night,
[Eb] did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
Don't get me wrong, I ain't that bad.
And I appreciate your work.
I don't drink as much, don't swear as much,
[E] even name and go to church.
[Ab] [Bb] Now I'm sitting here looking back, [Eb] wearing a stupid [E] sweater.
[Bb] Truth be told, [G] I got to say, [C] I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[C] Didn't take crap [A] from anyone.
Well, [Bb] I'd sleep all day, party all night,
[Eb] did whatever I wanted, [C] whatever I liked.
[Bb] You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd like [Gm] [F] to owe [Bb] you better.
[F]
When I first laid eyes on you, I swore I'd do anything.
Let you clean me up, fix me [E] up, just
to get you [F] to wear my wedding ring.
[Bb] Now, having second [Eb] thoughts, I'm writing [E] you this letter.
[Bb] I'm scared [G] to tell you through your [C] face,
I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[C] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
[Gm] Well, I'd sleep all day, party all [Eb] night,
did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
You made [G] me a brand new [C] man.
But [F] I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
Well, I got to say, you're the only one that I ever loved.
You and I, we were drifting, [C] we were like a hand in glove.
[A] [Bb] I ain't done much talking [Eb] since the day we [C] got together.
[Bb] Truth be [G] told, I got to say, [C] [Cm] I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you [Gm] better.
[C] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
[Bb] Well, I'd sleep all day, party all [Eb] night,
did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
[Ab] You made [G] me a brand new [C] man.
But [F] I'd like to [Gm] owe you better.
[G] No doubt about it, you're the only one.
[C] And I know you really love [A] the man that I've become.
Oh, but [Gm] I'd like to owe you better.
[Bb] I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[Eb] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
Well, [Bb] I'd sleep all day, party all night,
[Eb] did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
Don't get me wrong, I ain't that bad.
And I appreciate your work.
I don't drink as much, don't swear as much,
[E] even name and go to church.
[Ab] [Bb] Now I'm sitting here looking back, [Eb] wearing a stupid [E] sweater.
[Bb] Truth be told, [G] I got to say, [C] I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[C] Didn't take crap [A] from anyone.
Well, [Bb] I'd sleep all day, party all night,
[Eb] did whatever I wanted, [C] whatever I liked.
[Bb] You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd like [Gm] [F] to owe [Bb] you better.
[F]
Key:
Bb
C
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F
Eb
Bb
C
G
_ _ _ _ One, two, [Bb] three. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When _ I first laid eyes on you, I swore I'd do anything.
Let you clean me up, fix me [E] up, just
to get you [F] to wear my wedding ring.
[Bb] Now, having second [Eb] thoughts, I'm writing [E] you this letter.
[Bb] I'm scared [G] to tell you through your [C] face,
I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[C] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
[Gm] Well, I'd sleep all day, party all [Eb] night,
did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
You made [G] me a brand new [C] man.
But [F] I'd like to [Bb] owe you better. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I got to say, you're the only one that I ever loved.
You and I, we were drifting, [C] we were like a hand in glove.
[A] _ [Bb] I ain't done much talking [Eb] since the day we [C] got together.
[Bb] Truth be [G] told, I got to say, [C] [Cm] I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you [Gm] better.
[C] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
[Bb] Well, I'd sleep all day, party all [Eb] night,
did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
[Ab] You made [G] me a brand new [C] man.
But [F] I'd like to [Gm] owe you better.
[G] No doubt about it, you're the only one.
[C] And I know you really love [A] the man that I've become.
Oh, but [Gm] I'd like to owe you better.
[Bb] I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[Eb] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
Well, [Bb] I'd sleep all day, party all night,
[Eb] did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd [Bb] like to owe you better. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't get me wrong, I ain't that bad.
And I appreciate your work.
I don't drink as much, don't swear as much,
[E] even name and go to church.
[Ab] _ [Bb] Now I'm sitting here looking back, [Eb] wearing a stupid [E] sweater.
[Bb] Truth be told, [G] I got to say, [C] I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[C] Didn't take crap [A] from anyone.
Well, [Bb] I'd sleep all day, party all night,
[Eb] did whatever I wanted, [C] whatever I liked.
[Bb] You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd like _ [Gm] [F] to owe [Bb] you better.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When _ I first laid eyes on you, I swore I'd do anything.
Let you clean me up, fix me [E] up, just
to get you [F] to wear my wedding ring.
[Bb] Now, having second [Eb] thoughts, I'm writing [E] you this letter.
[Bb] I'm scared [G] to tell you through your [C] face,
I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[C] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
[Gm] Well, I'd sleep all day, party all [Eb] night,
did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
You made [G] me a brand new [C] man.
But [F] I'd like to [Bb] owe you better. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I got to say, you're the only one that I ever loved.
You and I, we were drifting, [C] we were like a hand in glove.
[A] _ [Bb] I ain't done much talking [Eb] since the day we [C] got together.
[Bb] Truth be [G] told, I got to say, [C] [Cm] I'd like to [Bb] owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you [Gm] better.
[C] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
[Bb] Well, I'd sleep all day, party all [Eb] night,
did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
[Ab] You made [G] me a brand new [C] man.
But [F] I'd like to [Gm] owe you better.
[G] No doubt about it, you're the only one.
[C] And I know you really love [A] the man that I've become.
Oh, but [Gm] I'd like to owe you better.
[Bb] I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[Eb] Didn't take [F] crap from anyone.
Well, [Bb] I'd sleep all day, party all night,
[Eb] did whatever I [E] wanted, whatever I [Bb] liked.
You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd [Bb] like to owe you better. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't get me wrong, I ain't that bad.
And I appreciate your work.
I don't drink as much, don't swear as much,
[E] even name and go to church.
[Ab] _ [Bb] Now I'm sitting here looking back, [Eb] wearing a stupid [E] sweater.
[Bb] Truth be told, [G] I got to say, [C] I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
I'd like to owe you better.
I was a lot more fun.
I'd like to owe you better.
[C] Didn't take crap [A] from anyone.
Well, [Bb] I'd sleep all day, party all night,
[Eb] did whatever I wanted, [C] whatever I liked.
[Bb] You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd [Bb] like to owe you better.
You made me [G] a brand new man.
[C] But I'd like _ [Gm] [F] to owe [Bb] you better.
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