Chords for Elton John - Better Off Dead (1974) With Lyrics!

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91.25 bpm
Chords used:

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Db

Ab

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elton John - Better Off Dead (1974) With Lyrics! chords
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[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Db] There was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn on
And just in time for the night to pass [Gb] by without warning
[Eb] Away in the distance there's a blue [Ab] flashing light
[Gb] Someone's in trouble, some [Db] man or night
Has the stirring neon stands ready [Gb] to fuse
The wind blows away all [Bbm] of yesterday's news
[Gb] [Db]
Well they've locked up their daughters and they've battened the hatches
They always could find us but they never [Gb] could catch us
Through [Eb] the greased street window of an all-night [Ab] cafe
[Gb] We watched the arrested get [Db] taken away
[Bbm] And that cigarette haze as it [Gb] clouded the beat
As the whores and the drunks filed [Bbm] in from the [Ebm] street
[Bbm]
[F] Caught the stings in the fire, the cold [Bbm] in the fire
[Gb] I'm how I am and I'm not just saying [Db] fire
[F]
If the founder really loves us [Bbm] it's on his side
[Ebm]
Then you'll [Gb] found her out [Ab] there if you haven't yet tried
[Db]
[Gb] [Db]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Gb]
[Db] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [F] Caught the stings in the fire, the [Bbm] cold [Gb] in the fire
I'm how I [Db] am and I'm not just saying fire
[F] If the founder really loves us it's on his [Bbm] side
[Ebm] Then you'll found her out [Ab] there if you haven't yet tried
[Gb]
[Ab] Found her out there, found her out [F] there, found her out [Ab] there
[Bbm] [Db]
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Gb
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Bbm
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Db
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Ab
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F
134211111
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
Db
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To start learning Elton John - Better Off Dead chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C#, F, A#m, F#, C#, F#, A#m, D#, G# and F#. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C# Major in mind.

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_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ _ _ There was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn on
And just in time for the night to pass [Gb] by without warning
_ _ [Eb] Away in the distance there's a blue [Ab] flashing light
[Gb] _ _ Someone's in trouble, some [Db] man or night
Has the stirring neon stands ready [Gb] to fuse
_ The wind blows away all [Bbm] of yesterday's news
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ Well they've locked up their daughters and they've battened the hatches
_ They always could find us but they never [Gb] could catch us
Through [Eb] the greased street window of an all-night [Ab] cafe
_ [Gb] _ We watched the arrested get [Db] taken away
[Bbm] And that cigarette haze as it [Gb] clouded the beat
_ As the whores and the drunks filed [Bbm] in from the [Ebm] street
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [F] Caught the stings in the fire, the cold [Bbm] in the fire _
[Gb] I'm how I am and I'm not just saying [Db] fire
_ _ [F]
If the founder really loves us [Bbm] it's on his side
_ [Ebm]
Then you'll [Gb] found her out [Ab] there if you haven't yet tried _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [F] Caught the stings in the fire, the [Bbm] cold _ _ _ [Gb] _ in the fire
I'm how I [Db] am and I'm not just saying fire _
_ [F] If the founder really loves us it's on his [Bbm] side
_ [Ebm] Then you'll found her out [Ab] there if you haven't yet tried
[Gb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ Found her out there, found her out [F] there, found her out [Ab] there
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Bernie Taupin and Elton John.

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