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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[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!
[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
C
Bb
G
D
A
C
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ [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! _ _ _
_ _ [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! _ _ _