Chords for Buckshot LeFonque - Better Than I Am
Tempo:
64.525 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] [A] [C#] [Fm]
[C] [E] I [G] know [D] that I was not [C] the one [G] who [F] let my [C] feelings show [Am] in any [Dm] way that [A] mattered.
[G] The moment [F] I felt [Em] she might mean [Am] something to me, [C] I would just [F] run away.
[C] [G] I [D] felt that love is [Em] for fools, [G] [F] a [C] tarnishing angel, [Am]
turned a [Dm] diamond for simple [G] coal.
[Am] Because in [G] all my [D] life, [G] I never [Am] met that someone [F] to make me [C] feel love was right.
[G] Alright, now I'll do most [Em] anything for [C] you [D#] to bring your [D] love [C#] [Em] back into my empty [C] world.
You're the only girl [Gm] I'm [Dm] thinking [D] of.
[C] Though I'll never know why you left this [Am] way, I'll try [G#] to understand.
[Fm] [C]
[G#] Cause the [C] moment you [D] were in my [F] life, [G] it's better than [Gm] I [A] ever knew.
[C#] [Fm]
[C] [E] [G] Now I see [D] how wishes from [C] the past [G] can [F] manifest [C] themselves in your feelings for [D] [G] others.
[Em] My bitter [F]
heart [G] would poison [Am] loving souls of those [C] who try to [F] come too close.
[G] [Dm] [G] And then [D] you came into [C] my life [G] and [F] filled me [C] with the strength [Am] to face the pain [Dm] inside me.
[G] [F#] Now that I've [G] given you [Fm] the best part [C] of my heart, I see [Dm] you have [C] your issues too.
[F] Your issues [G] too.
Now I'll do [C] most anything for you to [D#] bring your [D] [C#] love [C] back into [G] my empty world.
You're [C] the only girl [Dm] I'm thinking [Fm] of.
[C] Though I'll never know why you left this [F#] way, I'll try [G#] to understand.
[Fm] [C]
[Fm] Cause the moment [C] you [D] were in my [Am] life, [D] it's better than [G] I [Bm] ever [F#m] [C#m]
[F] [E]
[Bm] knew.
[E]
[Am] [Dm] [E]
[Fm] Though [C] I'll never know why you left this way, [Am] I'll try to [G#] understand.
[Fm] [C] Cause the [G#] moment [Am] you were in [D] my life, [F#] [F] it's better [D] than I ever [A] [C] [G]
[A#] [F] knew.
[B] [A#] [D#m]
[F#]
[C] [E] I [G] know [D] that I was not [C] the one [G] who [F] let my [C] feelings show [Am] in any [Dm] way that [A] mattered.
[G] The moment [F] I felt [Em] she might mean [Am] something to me, [C] I would just [F] run away.
[C] [G] I [D] felt that love is [Em] for fools, [G] [F] a [C] tarnishing angel, [Am]
turned a [Dm] diamond for simple [G] coal.
[Am] Because in [G] all my [D] life, [G] I never [Am] met that someone [F] to make me [C] feel love was right.
[G] Alright, now I'll do most [Em] anything for [C] you [D#] to bring your [D] love [C#] [Em] back into my empty [C] world.
You're the only girl [Gm] I'm [Dm] thinking [D] of.
[C] Though I'll never know why you left this [Am] way, I'll try [G#] to understand.
[Fm] [C]
[G#] Cause the [C] moment you [D] were in my [F] life, [G] it's better than [Gm] I [A] ever knew.
[C#] [Fm]
[C] [E] [G] Now I see [D] how wishes from [C] the past [G] can [F] manifest [C] themselves in your feelings for [D] [G] others.
[Em] My bitter [F]
heart [G] would poison [Am] loving souls of those [C] who try to [F] come too close.
[G] [Dm] [G] And then [D] you came into [C] my life [G] and [F] filled me [C] with the strength [Am] to face the pain [Dm] inside me.
[G] [F#] Now that I've [G] given you [Fm] the best part [C] of my heart, I see [Dm] you have [C] your issues too.
[F] Your issues [G] too.
Now I'll do [C] most anything for you to [D#] bring your [D] [C#] love [C] back into [G] my empty world.
You're [C] the only girl [Dm] I'm thinking [Fm] of.
[C] Though I'll never know why you left this [F#] way, I'll try [G#] to understand.
[Fm] [C]
[Fm] Cause the moment [C] you [D] were in my [Am] life, [D] it's better than [G] I [Bm] ever [F#m] [C#m]
[F] [E]
[Bm] knew.
[E]
[Am] [Dm] [E]
[Fm] Though [C] I'll never know why you left this way, [Am] I'll try to [G#] understand.
[Fm] [C] Cause the [G#] moment [Am] you were in [D] my life, [F#] [F] it's better [D] than I ever [A] [C] [G]
[A#] [F] knew.
[B] [A#] [D#m]
[F#]
Key:
C
G
D
F
Am
C
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [Fm] _
[C] _ _ [E] I _ [G] know [D] that I was not [C] the one [G] who [F] let my [C] feelings show [Am] in any [Dm] way that [A] mattered.
[G] _ The moment [F] I felt [Em] she might mean [Am] something to me, [C] I would just [F] run away.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ I [D] felt that love is [Em] for fools, [G] [F] a [C] tarnishing angel, _ [Am]
turned a [Dm] diamond for simple [G] coal.
[Am] Because in [G] all my [D] life, [G] I never [Am] met that someone [F] to make me [C] feel love was right.
_ [G] Alright, now I'll do most [Em] anything for [C] you [D#] to bring your [D] love [C#] _ [Em] back into my empty [C] world.
You're the only girl [Gm] I'm [Dm] thinking [D] of.
[C] Though I'll never know why you left this [Am] way, I'll try [G#] to understand.
_ [Fm] _ [C]
[G#] Cause the [C] moment you [D] were in my _ [F] life, [G] it's better than [Gm] I [A] ever knew.
_ [C#] _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] Now I see [D] how wishes from [C] the past [G] can [F] manifest [C] themselves in your feelings for [D] [G] others.
[Em] My bitter [F]
heart [G] would poison [Am] loving souls of those [C] who try to [F] come too close.
[G] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ And then [D] you came into [C] my life [G] and [F] filled me [C] with the strength [Am] to face the pain [Dm] inside me.
[G] _ [F#] Now that I've [G] given you [Fm] the best part [C] of my heart, I see [Dm] you have [C] your issues too.
_ [F] Your issues [G] too.
Now I'll do [C] most anything for you to [D#] bring your [D] [C#] love [C] back into [G] my empty world.
You're [C] the only girl [Dm] I'm thinking [Fm] of.
[C] Though I'll never know why you left this [F#] way, I'll try [G#] to understand.
[Fm] _ _ [C]
[Fm] Cause the moment [C] you [D] were in my [Am] life, [D] it's better than [G] I [Bm] ever [F#m] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ knew.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _
_ [Fm] Though [C] I'll never know why you left this way, [Am] I'll try to [G#] understand.
[Fm] _ [C] Cause the [G#] moment [Am] you were in [D] my life, [F#] _ [F] it's better [D] than _ I ever [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [A#] _ [F] knew.
_ [B] _ [A#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [Fm] _
[C] _ _ [E] I _ [G] know [D] that I was not [C] the one [G] who [F] let my [C] feelings show [Am] in any [Dm] way that [A] mattered.
[G] _ The moment [F] I felt [Em] she might mean [Am] something to me, [C] I would just [F] run away.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ I [D] felt that love is [Em] for fools, [G] [F] a [C] tarnishing angel, _ [Am]
turned a [Dm] diamond for simple [G] coal.
[Am] Because in [G] all my [D] life, [G] I never [Am] met that someone [F] to make me [C] feel love was right.
_ [G] Alright, now I'll do most [Em] anything for [C] you [D#] to bring your [D] love [C#] _ [Em] back into my empty [C] world.
You're the only girl [Gm] I'm [Dm] thinking [D] of.
[C] Though I'll never know why you left this [Am] way, I'll try [G#] to understand.
_ [Fm] _ [C]
[G#] Cause the [C] moment you [D] were in my _ [F] life, [G] it's better than [Gm] I [A] ever knew.
_ [C#] _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] Now I see [D] how wishes from [C] the past [G] can [F] manifest [C] themselves in your feelings for [D] [G] others.
[Em] My bitter [F]
heart [G] would poison [Am] loving souls of those [C] who try to [F] come too close.
[G] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ And then [D] you came into [C] my life [G] and [F] filled me [C] with the strength [Am] to face the pain [Dm] inside me.
[G] _ [F#] Now that I've [G] given you [Fm] the best part [C] of my heart, I see [Dm] you have [C] your issues too.
_ [F] Your issues [G] too.
Now I'll do [C] most anything for you to [D#] bring your [D] [C#] love [C] back into [G] my empty world.
You're [C] the only girl [Dm] I'm thinking [Fm] of.
[C] Though I'll never know why you left this [F#] way, I'll try [G#] to understand.
[Fm] _ _ [C]
[Fm] Cause the moment [C] you [D] were in my [Am] life, [D] it's better than [G] I [Bm] ever [F#m] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ knew.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _
_ [Fm] Though [C] I'll never know why you left this way, [Am] I'll try to [G#] understand.
[Fm] _ [C] Cause the [G#] moment [Am] you were in [D] my life, [F#] _ [F] it's better [D] than _ I ever [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [A#] _ [F] knew.
_ [B] _ [A#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _