Chords for The King Cole Trio - It's Better To Be By Yourself (1946)
Tempo:
145.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] It's [E] better
[C] to be by [G] yourself.
[F] It is [G] better [F] to [D] be by [Gm] yourself.
[C] Love is made [D] by two, [Gm] don't include a [Cm] third.
[F] Cause you lose [G] your chicken and you'll get the bird.
So it's better [C] to be by [F] yourself.
[C] [Bb] Never [Cm] trust [Dm] a gal [G] [C] who puts [Gm] on sweet dialogue.
[A] [Bb] Never [Cm] trust [Dm] a pal, [G] [F] cause remember [G] that man's best friend is his dog.
So it's better [C] to be [Bb] by yourself.
[G]
[F] [Bb] It is [Cm] better [A] to [D] be on [Gm] the shelf.
[C] Be just [C] like a hermit [G] living in a [Eb] cave.
You [F] don't get [G] much loving but the dough you save makes it better to [C] be by [D] yourself.
[F] [D] [Bb]
[Bm] [A]
[Bbm]
[G] [Ab] [Am]
[F]
[Ab] [Bbm] [A]
[Bb] [Gm] [G]
[Ab] [F] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Db] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Gbm]
[Db] [F] There's a story that's told by the [A] man his mate.
[D] When his chains run out, he'll say [C] I'll see you gate.
[Dm] Now he works all day and [A] come home at night.
[Dm] She's a little [Db] bitty pet and all she wants to [C] do is hide.
So it's better [Dm] to be by [Gm] yourself.
[D] It's better to be by [G] yourself.
[C] [B] It's better [Eb] to be by [D] yourself.
[Ab] [D] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Gb]
[C] to be by [G] yourself.
[F] It is [G] better [F] to [D] be by [Gm] yourself.
[C] Love is made [D] by two, [Gm] don't include a [Cm] third.
[F] Cause you lose [G] your chicken and you'll get the bird.
So it's better [C] to be by [F] yourself.
[C] [Bb] Never [Cm] trust [Dm] a gal [G] [C] who puts [Gm] on sweet dialogue.
[A] [Bb] Never [Cm] trust [Dm] a pal, [G] [F] cause remember [G] that man's best friend is his dog.
So it's better [C] to be [Bb] by yourself.
[G]
[F] [Bb] It is [Cm] better [A] to [D] be on [Gm] the shelf.
[C] Be just [C] like a hermit [G] living in a [Eb] cave.
You [F] don't get [G] much loving but the dough you save makes it better to [C] be by [D] yourself.
[F] [D] [Bb]
[Bm] [A]
[Bbm]
[G] [Ab] [Am]
[F]
[Ab] [Bbm] [A]
[Bb] [Gm] [G]
[Ab] [F] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Db] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Gbm]
[Db] [F] There's a story that's told by the [A] man his mate.
[D] When his chains run out, he'll say [C] I'll see you gate.
[Dm] Now he works all day and [A] come home at night.
[Dm] She's a little [Db] bitty pet and all she wants to [C] do is hide.
So it's better [Dm] to be by [Gm] yourself.
[D] It's better to be by [G] yourself.
[C] [B] It's better [Eb] to be by [D] yourself.
[Ab] [D] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Gb]
Key:
C
G
F
D
Bb
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] It's [E] better _
[C] to be by [G] yourself. _ _
_ _ [F] _ It is [G] better [F] to [D] be by [Gm] yourself. _ _
_ _ [C] _ Love is made [D] by two, [Gm] don't include a [Cm] third.
[F] Cause you lose [G] your chicken and you'll get the bird.
So it's better _ [C] to be by [F] yourself. _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] Never _ [Cm] trust [Dm] a gal [G] _ [C] who puts [Gm] on sweet dialogue.
[A] _ [Bb] Never _ [Cm] trust [Dm] a pal, [G] _ [F] cause remember [G] that man's best friend is his dog.
So it's better [C] to be [Bb] by yourself.
[G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] It is [Cm] better [A] to [D] be on [Gm] the shelf. _ _
_ _ [C] _ Be just [C] like a hermit [G] living in a [Eb] cave.
You [F] don't get [G] much loving but the dough you save makes it better to [C] be by [D] yourself. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Db] _ [F] There's a story that's told by the [A] man his mate.
_ [D] When his chains run out, he'll say [C] I'll see you gate.
[Dm] Now he works all day and [A] come home at night.
[Dm] She's a little [Db] bitty pet and all she wants to [C] do is hide.
So it's better [Dm] to be by [Gm] yourself.
_ [D] It's better to be by [G] yourself.
[C] _ [B] It's better [Eb] to be by [D] yourself.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] It's [E] better _
[C] to be by [G] yourself. _ _
_ _ [F] _ It is [G] better [F] to [D] be by [Gm] yourself. _ _
_ _ [C] _ Love is made [D] by two, [Gm] don't include a [Cm] third.
[F] Cause you lose [G] your chicken and you'll get the bird.
So it's better _ [C] to be by [F] yourself. _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] Never _ [Cm] trust [Dm] a gal [G] _ [C] who puts [Gm] on sweet dialogue.
[A] _ [Bb] Never _ [Cm] trust [Dm] a pal, [G] _ [F] cause remember [G] that man's best friend is his dog.
So it's better [C] to be [Bb] by yourself.
[G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] It is [Cm] better [A] to [D] be on [Gm] the shelf. _ _
_ _ [C] _ Be just [C] like a hermit [G] living in a [Eb] cave.
You [F] don't get [G] much loving but the dough you save makes it better to [C] be by [D] yourself. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Db] _ [F] There's a story that's told by the [A] man his mate.
_ [D] When his chains run out, he'll say [C] I'll see you gate.
[Dm] Now he works all day and [A] come home at night.
[Dm] She's a little [Db] bitty pet and all she wants to [C] do is hide.
So it's better [Dm] to be by [Gm] yourself.
_ [D] It's better to be by [G] yourself.
[C] _ [B] It's better [Eb] to be by [D] yourself.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _