Better By You, Better Than Me Chords by Spooky Tooth

Tempo:
158 bpm
Chords used:

A

C

Bb

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Spooky Tooth - Better By You, Better Than Me chords
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[G]
[A] [C]
[A] [Am]
[G] [A] [C]
[A] [Am]
[A] [C]
[A] [C] [G]
[A] [C] [A]
You can find a way [C] to beat [A] my passion.
[Am] [A] You listen to the blood [C] flow in [G] my veins.
[Bb] [Am] You hear the teaching of the wind.
[Dm] Tell her what I'm like within.
[F] I can't find a word, my mind [E] is dim.
Better by you, better [G] than [A] me.
[C] Oh [A] yeah.
[C] [G] [A]
[C] [A]
Well, I guess you'll have to tell her [C] how I [A] try.
[Eb] [A] To speak the thoughts I've [C] held so long [G] inside.
[Bb] [Am] Tell her now I've got to go.
[Dm] You're plowed in the streets and by the shore.
[F] Tell her the world's not fun [Am] for living [E] for.
[G] It's better by you, better than [A] me.
Oh, [C] I guess it [A] is.
[Em]
[C] [D]
[F] [D] [Am]
[Dm]
It's better by [E] you, better [Bb] than me.
[A] You can say what only [D] can see.
You [Dm] can tell her what I [Bb] wanted to be.
[A] Better by you, better [D] than me.
[G]
[A]
[C] [A] [Am]
[G] [A]
[C] [A] [C]
[G] Well, I [A] think I'd better change [C] my way of [A] living.
I only really know [C] the way I [G] feel.
[Bb] [Am] Guess I'll learn to fight and kill.
[Dm] Tell her not to wait until [F] she finds my blood pouring
out [Am] of her [E] cell.
[A] [G]
It's better by you, it's better than [A] me.
[C] Oh [A] yeah.
[Am]
[D]
[F] [C] [D] [C] [Dm]
It's better [E] by you, it's better [Bb] than me.
[A] You can say what only [D] can see.
[Dm] Oh, tell her what I wanted [Bb] to be so badly.
[A] It's better by you, it's better [D] than me.
It's better by you, it's better [Bb] than me.
[A] Oh, say what I [D] can't see.
Tell her, tell her what I wanted [Bb] to be so bad.
[A] It's better by you, it's better [D] than me.
[Bb]
[A]
[D]
[Bb]
[A]
[D]
[Bb] By you, [A]
[G]
[Dm]
[Gm] you [Bb] know it.
You, [A]
[Dm]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Am]
[A] [D]
[G]
[Bb]
[A]
[D]
[Bb]
[A]
[Dm]
[G]
[Bb]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Bb]
[A]
you know it.
By you, better by you, [Dm] better than me.
Oh, you know it is.
Yes.
[N]
Thank you, Hamburg!
Thank you, Hamburg! All right!
Key:  
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Spooky Tooth - (Live in Germany, 2004, Live) Better By You, Better Than Me chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, Bb, A, C, G, A, C and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 79 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 158 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You can find a way [C] to beat [A] my passion.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] You listen to the blood [C] flow in [G] my veins.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ You hear the teaching of the wind.
_ [Dm] _ Tell her what I'm like within.
_ _ [F] I can't find a word, my mind [E] is dim. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Better by you, better [G] than [A] me. _ _
_ _ [C] _ Oh [A] yeah. _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, I guess you'll have to tell her [C] how I [A] try. _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [A] To speak the thoughts I've [C] held so long [G] inside. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] Tell her now I've got to go.
[Dm] You're plowed in the streets and by the shore.
_ [F] Tell her the world's not fun [Am] for living [E] for. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] It's better by you, better than [A] me. _ _ _
Oh, [C] I guess it [A] is.
_ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's better by [E] you, better [Bb] than me. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ You can say what only [D] can see. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You [Dm] can tell her what I [Bb] wanted to be. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Better by you, better [D] than me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] Well, I [A] think I'd better change [C] my way of [A] living. _ _ _ _
_ I only really know [C] the way I [G] feel. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Am] Guess I'll learn to fight and kill.
_ [Dm] _ Tell her not to wait until [F] she finds my blood pouring
out [Am] of her [E] cell.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ It's better by you, it's better than [A] me. _ _ _ _
[C] _ Oh [A] yeah.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's better [E] by you, it's better [Bb] than me. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ You can say what only [D] can see. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Oh, tell her what I wanted [Bb] to be so badly.
_ _ _ [A] _ It's better by you, it's better [D] than me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's better by you, it's better [Bb] than me. _ _
_ _ _ [A] Oh, _ _ say what I [D] can't see. _ _
_ _ Tell her, _ tell her what I wanted [Bb] to be so bad.
_ _ [A] _ _ It's better by you, it's better [D] than me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ By you, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] you [Bb] know it.
_ _ You, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you know _ it.
By _ _ you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
better by _ you, _ [Dm] better than _ _ _ _ _ me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, you know it is.
Yes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you, Hamburg!
_ Thank you, Hamburg! All right! _ _ _

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This song, written by Gary Wright, is among the lineup of tracks on the Nomad Poets album.

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