Chords for José James - Better Off Dead
Tempo:
192.15 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Bb
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Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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_ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh, [Fm] she couldn't [Eb] stand me [G] anymore, _ [Fm] _
[Eb] so she just took the kids [Fm] and went. _
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] You see, [Eb] I got a [Bb] drinking problem, [Fm] _ _
[Eb] all the money that we had I [Fm] spent.
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_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Now [C] I'm a star by my own hand, cause I'm [F] not man enough [C] to live _ alone. _ _ _ _ _ _
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She's better off without me, and I'm better [Bb] off dead now [C] that she's [Eb] gone.
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[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] She gave the [Eb] most, [C] took the least, _ [Ab] even had [Bb] the priest come to [Fm] our home.
[Eb] _ _ Yes, she [Fm] did, y'all.
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And I cried and prayed and [Gm] promised [Fm] God _ _ [Bb] that I'd _ leave the [C] stuff _ [Eb] alone.
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[Em] Now I'm a [F] star by [C] my own hand, cause I'm [G] not man enough to live [Em] _ _ [F] alone.
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[F] _ [Bbm] _ She's better off without me, and I'm better off [G] dead now [Fm] that she's [Eb] gone.
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] Yeah, _ [Bb]
yeah, [Fm] yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah, _ better [C] off dead. _ _ _
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_ [Fm] _ _ _ I'm a star by my own _ hand, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
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cause _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Cm] I'm not man enough to live alone.
I'm a star by my own hand, cause I'm not man enough _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] to _ _
_ [F] _ _ live alone.
I'm _ _ _
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[Gm] _ my own hand, cause I'm not man enough to live alone.
[F] I _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] used [Eb] to call up my friends and [C] cry, and the man [F] cut off his telephone.
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh, she'd sit [Eb] and cry, [Ab] meanwhile _ I went [Gb] out and owned [F] the things [Fm] we _ owned.
[Bb] Oh, yeah, [F] baby, say, ooh.
_ _ [C] Now I'm a star by my own hand, [Bb] cause I'm not [C] man enough to live alone.
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She's better off without me, and I'm better off [E] _
dead.
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[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ Better off dead now, _ now that she's gone. _
[Fm] I'm better off dead [Eb] now _ _ that she's gone.
[C] _
_ Better off dead, baby, _ yeah.
_ _ Said I can't leave this [F] stuff alone, [Bb] yeah.
Leave this stuff alone, yeah.
[Ab] _ _
_ [C] I'm better off dead. _ _
_ _ [Fm] I can't leave [Bb] this stuff alone.
[C] Better off dead. _ _
Yeah, I can't leave this stuff alone.
[Gm] Said [Fm] I'm better off dead.
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[Gm] _ Better [F] off [Fm] dead.
I'm _ _ better off dead.
[C] I'm _ _ better [Fm] off dead. _ _
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[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ Leave _
[Bb] this stuff [F] alone. _ _ _
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_ Better off dead. _ _ _
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I'm better off dead, yeah. _
_ I'm a star. _ _ _ _ _
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[Fm] I'm better off dead, _ _ _ I'm better off _ dead, I said I'm better off dead, yeah, I _ said I'm
better off dead.
_ Can't leave the stuff alone, yeah, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] no I can't leave the stuff [Fm] alone, [Bb] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ I said I can't
leave the stuff alone.
Ain't [F] no sunshine [F] when she's gone, [Bb] well I can't leave the stuff [F] alone.
_ Only darkness in my [C] own head, but I can't leave the [Fm] stuff alone.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, [Bb] I [Ab] can't leave the stuff [C] alone, I'm better off dead,
_ _ _ no I [Eb] can't leave the [Fm] stuff alone, I'm better off dead.
_ _ _ _ No sunshine when she's [Bb] gone, [Fm] no sunshine, _ _ [F] there [Fm] ain't no sunshine when she, there ain't
no sunshine, _ _ sunshine, _ _ sunshine when she, when she, when she, when she, _ when she, when
she, when she, _ [Bb] when she, when she, _
[F] when she, when she, when she, when she, when [C] she, when
_ _ But she's gone, _ _ _ _ _ I'm better [Fm] off dead, [Eb] _ _ _
I'm [Fm] better off [Bb] dead, _ _ [Cm] _
I'm [Fm] better off dead, [F] _ _ _
I'm better
off dead, _ _ [D] _ _
[Fm] I'm better off dead, [Cm] _ _ [C] _
I'm better off [D] dead, _ I [F] said I'm better off, off, _ off,
_ off, off, _ off, I'm better off dead, off, _ off, _ [C] _ off, [Eb] _ off, I'm better [Fm] off dead, _ _ _ [F] I'm better
off, _ [Eb] _ I said [Fm] I'm better off dead.
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh, [Fm] she couldn't [Eb] stand me [G] anymore, _ [Fm] _
[Eb] so she just took the kids [Fm] and went. _
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] You see, [Eb] I got a [Bb] drinking problem, [Fm] _ _
[Eb] all the money that we had I [Fm] spent.
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_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Now [C] I'm a star by my own hand, cause I'm [F] not man enough [C] to live _ alone. _ _ _ _ _ _
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She's better off without me, and I'm better [Bb] off dead now [C] that she's [Eb] gone.
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[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] She gave the [Eb] most, [C] took the least, _ [Ab] even had [Bb] the priest come to [Fm] our home.
[Eb] _ _ Yes, she [Fm] did, y'all.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
And I cried and prayed and [Gm] promised [Fm] God _ _ [Bb] that I'd _ leave the [C] stuff _ [Eb] alone.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Now I'm a [F] star by [C] my own hand, cause I'm [G] not man enough to live [Em] _ _ [F] alone.
_ [Gb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[F] _ [Bbm] _ She's better off without me, and I'm better off [G] dead now [Fm] that she's [Eb] gone.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Yeah, _ [Bb]
yeah, [Fm] yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah, _ better [C] off dead. _ _ _
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_ [Fm] _ _ _ I'm a star by my own _ hand, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
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cause _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Cm] I'm not man enough to live alone.
I'm a star by my own hand, cause I'm not man enough _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] to _ _
_ [F] _ _ live alone.
I'm _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ star
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[Gm] _ my own hand, cause I'm not man enough to live alone.
[F] I _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] used [Eb] to call up my friends and [C] cry, and the man [F] cut off his telephone.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh, she'd sit [Eb] and cry, [Ab] meanwhile _ I went [Gb] out and owned [F] the things [Fm] we _ owned.
[Bb] Oh, yeah, [F] baby, say, ooh.
_ _ [C] Now I'm a star by my own hand, [Bb] cause I'm not [C] man enough to live alone.
[F] _ _
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_ _ _ _ She's better off without me, and I'm better off [E] _
dead.
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[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ Better off dead now, _ now that she's gone. _
[Fm] I'm better off dead [Eb] now _ _ that she's gone.
[C] _
_ Better off dead, baby, _ yeah.
_ _ Said I can't leave this [F] stuff alone, [Bb] yeah.
Leave this stuff alone, yeah.
[Ab] _ _
_ [C] I'm better off dead. _ _
_ _ [Fm] I can't leave [Bb] this stuff alone.
[C] Better off dead. _ _
Yeah, I can't leave this stuff alone.
[Gm] Said [Fm] I'm better off dead.
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[Gm] _ Better [F] off [Fm] dead.
I'm _ _ better off dead.
[C] I'm _ _ better [Fm] off dead. _ _
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[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ Leave _
[Bb] this stuff [F] alone. _ _ _
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Better off dead. _ _ _
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I'm better off dead, yeah. _
_ I'm a star. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] I'm better off dead, _ _ _ I'm better off _ dead, I said I'm better off dead, yeah, I _ said I'm
better off dead.
_ Can't leave the stuff alone, yeah, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] no I can't leave the stuff [Fm] alone, [Bb] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ I said I can't
leave the stuff alone.
Ain't [F] no sunshine [F] when she's gone, [Bb] well I can't leave the stuff [F] alone.
_ Only darkness in my [C] own head, but I can't leave the [Fm] stuff alone.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, [Bb] I [Ab] can't leave the stuff [C] alone, I'm better off dead,
_ _ _ no I [Eb] can't leave the [Fm] stuff alone, I'm better off dead.
_ _ _ _ No sunshine when she's [Bb] gone, [Fm] no sunshine, _ _ [F] there [Fm] ain't no sunshine when she, there ain't
no sunshine, _ _ sunshine, _ _ sunshine when she, when she, when she, when she, _ when she, when
she, when she, _ [Bb] when she, when she, _
[F] when she, when she, when she, when she, when [C] she, when
_ _ But she's gone, _ _ _ _ _ I'm better [Fm] off dead, [Eb] _ _ _
I'm [Fm] better off [Bb] dead, _ _ [Cm] _
I'm [Fm] better off dead, [F] _ _ _
I'm better
off dead, _ _ [D] _ _
[Fm] I'm better off dead, [Cm] _ _ [C] _
I'm better off [D] dead, _ I [F] said I'm better off, off, _ off,
_ off, off, _ off, I'm better off dead, off, _ off, _ [C] _ off, [Eb] _ off, I'm better [Fm] off dead, _ _ _ [F] I'm better
off, _ [Eb] _ I said [Fm] I'm better off dead.
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