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Better Off As We Are

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tabbed/Chorded by: ultimatelefty
you can just do simple strummings of the chords...
e|---Em------|----C-----|----G-----|---3D-2---|
B|-----0---|-----1---|---------|---3-3-3-|
G|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|-2-----2-|
D|---2---2-|---2-2-2-|-----0---|-0-----0-|
A|-2-------|-3-------|---2---2-|---------|
E|-0-------|---------|-3-------|---------|
 Em   C   G   D(x4)
EmWe sat Caround at night and Gtalked about so Dmany things 
Emlay on the Cfloor till the Gmorning apDpeared 
Emyou laughed at Cme and Gsaid I just don't get Dit 
Emyou said we should be Cmaking plans for Ggetting out of herDe 
Em C G D
EmSomebody tCold me when GI was just a little Dkid
Emdon't follow Cleaders just Gthink for yDourself 
Embut everybody Cminds everyGbody else's busiDness here 
Emwhy can't they Cturn their eyes to Gsomebody elsDe 
 Em   C   G   D(x2)
Tell me Gno use thinking 
Fwe could Cever be sometGhing 
Fwe could Crise with the Gstars 
Fbetter Coff as we Dare 
EmMy older Cbrother he Gleft the day he Dfinished school 
Emmoved down to CNew York to GWashington DSquare 
Emhe calls me Cup and Gsays you should come and Dsee me 
Emwatch the waves of Cpeople rolling Geverywhere D  
 Em   C   G   D(x2)
Tell me Gno use thinking 
Fwe could Cever be sometGhing 
Fwe could Crise with the Gstars 
Fbetter Coff as we Dare 
 Em   C   G   D(x4)
  G   F     C(x2)
G  F C D
EmLate in the Cevening I'm Gup in my Droom 
Emtrying to think of Cnothing Gclear away the Dday 
EmI lie Cawake and Glet my body Dwander 
Emup into the Cmoonlight Gfloating Daway 
 Em   C   G   D(x2)
Tell me Gno use thinking 
Fwe could Cever be sometGhing 
Fwe could Crise with the Gstars 
Fbetter Coff as we Dare 
 Em   C   G   D(x4)
G  F C
End on G  

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Better Off As We Are

by Blue Rodeo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tabbed/Chorded by: ultimatelefty

you can just do simple strummings of the chords...

Em C G D

e|---------|---------|---------|---3-2---|

B|-----0---|-----1---|---------|---3-3-3-|

G|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|-2-----2-|

D|---2---2-|---2-2-2-|-----0---|-0-----0-|

A|-2-------|-3-------|---2---2-|---------|

E|-0-------|---------|-3-------|---------|

Em C G D

(x4)

Em C G D

We sat around at night and talked about so many things

Em C G D

lay on the floor till the morning appeared

Em C G D

you laughed at me and said I just don't get it

Em C G D

you said we should be making plans for getting out of here

Em C G D

Somebody told me when I was just a little kid

Em C G D

don't follow leaders just think for yourself

Em C G D

but everybody minds everybody else's business here

Em C G D

why can't they turn their eyes to somebody else

Em C G D

(x2)

Tell me no use thinking

F C G

we could ever be something

F C G

we could rise with the stars

F C D

better off as we are

Em C G D

My older brother he left the day he finished school

Em C G D

moved down to New York to Washington Square

Em C G D

he calls me up and says you should come and see me

Em C G D

watch the waves of people rolling everywhere

Em C G D

(x2)

Tell me no use thinking

F C G

we could ever be something

F C G

we could rise with the stars

F C D

better off as we are

Em C G D

(x4)

G F C

(x2)

G F C D

Em C G D

Late in the evening I'm up in my room

Em C G D

trying to think of nothing clear away the day

Em C G D

I lie awake and let my body wander

Em C G D

up into the moonlight floating away

Em C G D

(x2)

Tell me no use thinking

F C G

we could ever be something

F C G

we could rise with the stars

F C D

better off as we are

Em C G D

(x4)

G F C

End on

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