{"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":2893607,"song":"Better Off With The Blues","artist":"Delbert McClinton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11651243-better-off-with-the-blues-chords-by-delbert-mcclinton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2893607?type=chord","rating":4.72801,"votes":32,"content":"Better off With the Blues - Delbert McClinton\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]G7[/ch] | [ch]D7[/ch] | % |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]\r\nSince you been gone I've had time to myself[/tab]\r\nHaven't even tried to find somebody else\r\n[tab]         [ch]G7[/ch]                                                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWhen you told me you were leavin', you know it almost came as good news[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A7[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]                              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nIt may sound funny but it's true, I think I'm better off with the blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nNow, I must admit that I miss you sometimes[/tab]\r\nNot a day goes by, that you don't cross my mind\r\n[tab]           [ch]G7[/ch]                                            [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBut at the same time, I think of all the hell you put me through[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A7[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]                              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nYeah, it's the lesser of two evils, I think I'm better off with the blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI know some day I'll wake up and this blues will be gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI'll forget about you and how everything went wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nBut if you had to stay, I'd be dead in my tracks[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nNow, I still love you, baby, but I don't want you back[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nTonight I'm gonna go down to the sad side of town[/tab]\r\nListen to 'em play the blues when the sun goes down\r\n[tab]         [ch]G7[/ch]                                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll know just what to say, when someone asks about you[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A7[/ch]                                [ch]G7[/ch]                              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI'll say, yeah, we had our good times but I think I'm better off with the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]G7[/ch]                            [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nYeah, if I had to choose, I say I'm better off with the blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]D7[/ch]  | %  | %  | %  |\r\n| [ch]G7[/ch]  | %  | [ch]D7[/ch] | %  |\r\n| [ch]A7[/ch]  | [ch]G7[/ch] | [ch]D7[/ch] | %  |\r\n\r\n| [ch]D7[/ch]  | %  | %  | %  |\r\n| [ch]G7[/ch]  | %  | [ch]D7[/ch] | %  |\r\n| [ch]A7[/ch]  | [ch]G7[/ch] | [ch]D7[/ch] | %  |","plain_text":"Better off With the Blues - Delbert McClinton\n\n[Intro]\n| A7 | G7 | D7 | % |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\nHaven't even tried to find somebody else\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\nNot a day goes by, that you don't cross my mind\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\nListen to 'em play the blues when the sun goes down\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n| D7  | %  | %  | %  |\n| G7  | %  | D7 | %  |\n| A7  | G7 | D7 | %  |\n\n| D7  | %  | %  | %  |\n| G7  | %  | D7 | %  |\n| A7  | G7 | D7 | %  |","chords":["A7","G7","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}