{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":726542,"song":"My Better Half","artist":"Bo Burnham","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11584785-my-better-half-chords-by-bo-burnham/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/726542?type=chord","rating":4.37524,"votes":12,"content":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                             My Better Half - Bo Burnham\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\n\r\nAlso, I'm not sure how on earth you get the chord diagrams to\r\n show up, so I'll just leave it to you to figure out the chords, pretty easy though.\r\n\r\n\r\nAnyways, lissen' to the song for timing and strumming patterns and whatnot.\r\n\r\n[tab]So for the first verse you pick these notes, just a Em chord and a G chord. Play 2x for intro.\r\n        [ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|--------------------------------0---------------------------------------3--|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------0----------------------------------------0----------|\r\nD|---------2-------------------------------------------0---------------------|\r\nA|---2----------------------------------------2------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------0-------------------------------------------3---------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nyou filled the hole that pierced my soul, i promised that i'd find\r\nsomeone willing to take a run, round pleasures of my mind\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]        (10th muffled)\r\nyou make me laugh youre my better half, though you weigh twice as much[/tab]\r\n\r\nStrum D a few times here.\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n350 pounds of love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nyou mustve fell from up above[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand killed the townspeople below[/tab]\r\nyou had a crush and you let it show\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nwhen i want to pleasure you i need an expedition crew[/tab]\r\nEm             G          D (pick the high e string a few times)\r\nwith all those trips to KFC, you eat out more than me.\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  \r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n(Now for this verse go back to picking like the first verse)\r\n\r\nwe look just like the number 10\r\nwhen you stand next to me\r\nis it your stare that pulls me in?\r\nor just gravity\r\nyou mix mayonnaise with your scotch\r\nyoure the perfect spouse\r\n(Start strumming Em chord here) D (strum once)\r\nlast week we went on a whale watch\r\nThe boat drove to your house.\r\n\r\nStrum the D chord a few times then go to chorus.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n350 pounds of pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nwhen you exhale al gore goes insane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhenever we make out[/tab]\r\nD (10th muffled)\r\ni taste jam and sauerkraut\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nwe went on a sailing trip you fell and floated beside the ship[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthen a boat docked on your pants[/tab]\r\n(pick the high e string while keeping the D chord)\r\nand said \"i claim this island in the name of france.\"\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nAlrighty, now heres a note, I'm not sure if these chords are right, but they sound kinda \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthen you did what i feared you dissapeared[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nsaying this was something new[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nlyposuction, breast reduction[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand what came home wasnt you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nno no no no it wasnt you it was[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n120 pounds of hate,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nand you said, \"i look great.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand when the nurse removed the fat, they found the neighbors cat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\ni just paused and said to her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\ni loved you just the way you were[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthen she smiled and for my sake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nsaid, \"pass the caaaaaaaaaaaaake!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\npass the caaaaaaake[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nPass the caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPass the caaaaaaaake[/tab]\r","plain_text":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                             My Better Half - Bo Burnham\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTuning: Standard\n\n\nAlso, I'm not sure how on earth you get the chord diagrams to\n show up, so I'll just leave it to you to figure out the chords, pretty easy though.\n\n\nAnyways, lissen' to the song for timing and strumming patterns and whatnot.\n\n\n\nyou filled the hole that pierced my soul, i promised that i'd find\nsomeone willing to take a run, round pleasures of my mind\n\n\nStrum D a few times here.\n\n\n\nyou had a crush and you let it show\n\nEm             G          D (pick the high e string a few times)\nwith all those trips to KFC, you eat out more than me.\n\nEm  G  Em  Cmaj7    Em  G  \nD\n\n(Now for this verse go back to picking like the first verse)\n\nwe look just like the number 10\nwhen you stand next to me\nis it your stare that pulls me in?\nor just gravity\nyou mix mayonnaise with your scotch\nyoure the perfect spouse\n(Start strumming Em chord here) D (strum once)\nlast week we went on a whale watch\nThe boat drove to your house.\n\nStrum the D chord a few times then go to chorus.\n\n\n\n\nD (10th muffled)\ni taste jam and sauerkraut\n\n\n\n(pick the high e string while keeping the D chord)\nand said \"i claim this island in the name of france.\"\n\nEm G Em Cmaj7 Em G D\n\nAlrighty, now heres a note, I'm not sure if these chords are right, but they sound kinda","chords":["Em","G","B","D","A","E","Cmaj7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}