Better off Dead Chords by Bill Withers
Tempo:
90.85 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Fm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[F]
She couldn't stand me anymore
You see I've got a drinking problem
[Ab] [C] Now I'm a star by [G] my own hand
[D] [A] Hey
better off without me and [C] I'm better off [F] dead now that she's gone
gave most took the least even as the priest come to our [Fm] home
cried and [F] prayed and promised
She couldn't stand me anymore
You see I've got a drinking problem
[Ab] [C] Now I'm a star by [G] my own hand
[D] [A] Hey
better off without me and [C] I'm better off [F] dead now that she's gone
gave most took the least even as the priest come to our [Fm] home
cried and [F] prayed and promised
100% ➙ 91BPM
F
C
Bb
Fm
A
F
C
Bb
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She couldn't stand me anymore
_ So she just took the kids and went _
_ _ _ _ _ You see I've got a drinking problem
[Fm] All the money that we had I spent
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] [C] Now I'm a star by [G] my own hand
Cuz I'm not [F] man enough to live alone
[D] _ _ _ [A] Hey
[C] _ [Bb] She's better off without me and [C] I'm better off [F] dead now that she's gone
_ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ She gave most took the least even as the priest come to our [Fm] home
_ _ _ _ _ And I cried and [F] prayed and promised
That I'd leave the stuff alone
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] [C] Now I'm asleep what I can't face I hope she finds the kids to help me home
Oh
_ _ _ Hey
_ [Bb]
She's better off without me and [C] I'm better off dead now that [A]
she's gone
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] She used to call a friend and [F] cry then the man cut off the telephone
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
She'd sit and [F] cry while I [Fm] went out and pawned the things we owned
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] Now I'm a star by [G] my own hand cuz I'm not man [D] enough to live [C] alone
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] She's better off without me [B] and I'm better off [N] dead _ _
_ _ _ _ She couldn't stand me anymore
_ So she just took the kids and went _
_ _ _ _ _ You see I've got a drinking problem
[Fm] All the money that we had I spent
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] [C] Now I'm a star by [G] my own hand
Cuz I'm not [F] man enough to live alone
[D] _ _ _ [A] Hey
[C] _ [Bb] She's better off without me and [C] I'm better off [F] dead now that she's gone
_ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ She gave most took the least even as the priest come to our [Fm] home
_ _ _ _ _ And I cried and [F] prayed and promised
That I'd leave the stuff alone
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] [C] Now I'm asleep what I can't face I hope she finds the kids to help me home
Oh
_ _ _ Hey
_ [Bb]
She's better off without me and [C] I'm better off dead now that [A]
she's gone
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] She used to call a friend and [F] cry then the man cut off the telephone
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
She'd sit and [F] cry while I [Fm] went out and pawned the things we owned
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] Now I'm a star by [G] my own hand cuz I'm not man [D] enough to live [C] alone
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] She's better off without me [B] and I'm better off [N] dead _ _
