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Intro: | C|Csus4| C| Csus4  
Verse 1
C             Csus4
Where did we go?
C             Csus4                   C
When was the moment that we broke in two?
          Csus4
I think I know
 CIn fact I am Csus4sure I can blame it on Gyou
I remember the F/Cfirst big Csurprise
The Gday you came home with your F/Cinfrared Ceyes
AmI looked G/BinsiCde them, but Dm7all I could see
Were F/Ctiny reflections of GmeC/G  G7  
Chorus
But it’s not me it’s F/Cyou, what you’re turning inCto
Is some kind of Dm7something that I never Cknew
You used to be F/COK and I liked you Cthat way
But I Amdon’t think that Am7/GI like you D7/F#better
No I F/Cdon’t think that GI like you CbetterCsus4  
Verse 2
 CYou started out Csus4small
 CSome gills and some Csus4wings and a few extra Cthumbs
 CNow you’re thirteen feet Csus4tall
 CEven when you’re aCsus4sleep your machinery Ghums
And I’m tired of the F/Cevenings I Cspend
GMaking small talk with your F/Cnew robot Cfriends
And their Amstupid G/BinsiCstence on Dm7scanning my iris
When F/Cthey know damn well who I GamC/G  G7  
Chorus
And you look like the F/Cvictim of a surgical Ccrime
A little Darth Dm7Vader, a little Optimus CPrime
You used to be F/COK and I liked you thCat way
But I Amdon’t think that Am7/GI like you D7/F#better
No I F/Cdon’t think that GI like you Abbetter
{guitar solo]
| AbSus4| Ab| Eb| Fm| Bb| Eb| Ab| Db| G| C|
Verse 3
 CSo that’s how it Csus4goes
 CSnap your mandibles Csus4once to say you Cunderstand
 Now hold me Csus4close
 CWait, now that’s Csus4too close, you’re crushing my Ghand
I can tell by that F/Cshrieking Calarm
That Gyour weapons systems are F/Cactive and Carmed
AmDo mG/Be a Cfavor and Dm7power them down
F/CJust so we don’t have a GsceneC/G  G7  
Chorus
And I wish it was F/Cdifferent, but we’re just not the Csame
At least we got Dm7someone we know we can Cblame
You used to be F/COK and I liked you Cthat way
But I Amdon’t think that Am7/GI like you D7/F#better
No I F/Cdon’t think that GI like you Cbetter 
Outro: | C|Csus4| C|Csus4| C|

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Better

by Jonathan Coulton

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Csus4

F/C

G/B

Dm7

C/G

Am7/G

D7/F#

AbSus4

C Csus4 C Csus4

Intro: | || |

Verse 1

C Csus4

Where did we go?

C Csus4 C

When was the moment that we broke in two?

Csus4

I think I know

C Csus4 G

In fact I am sure I can blame it on you

F/C C

I remember the first big surprise

G F/C C

The day you came home with your infrared eyes

Am G/B C Dm7

I looked inside them, but all I could see

F/C G C/G G7

Were tiny reflections of me

Chorus

F/C C

But it’s not me it’s you, what you’re turning into

Dm7 C

Is some kind of something that I never knew

F/C C

You used to be OK and I liked you that way

Am Am7/G D7/F#

But I don’t think that I like you better

F/C G C Csus4

No I don’t think that I like you better

Verse 2

C Csus4

You started out small

C Csus4 C

Some gills and some wings and a few extra thumbs

C Csus4

Now you’re thirteen feet tall

C Csus4 G

Even when you’re asleep your machinery hums

F/C C

And I’m tired of the evenings I spend

G F/C C

Making small talk with your new robot friends

Am G/B C Dm7

And their stupid insistence on scanning my iris

F/C G C/G G7

When they know damn well who I am

Chorus

F/C C

And you look like the victim of a surgical crime

Dm7 C

A little Darth Vader, a little Optimus Prime

F/C C

You used to be OK and I liked you that way

Am Am7/G D7/F#

But I don’t think that I like you better

F/C G Ab

No I don’t think that I like you better

{guitar solo]

AbSus4 Ab Eb Fm Bb Eb Ab Db G C

| | | | | | | | | | |

Verse 3

C Csus4

So that’s how it goes

C Csus4 C

Snap your mandibles once to say you understand

Csus4

Now hold me close

C Csus4 G

Wait, now that’s too close, you’re crushing my hand

F/C C

I can tell by that shrieking alarm

G F/C C

That your weapons systems are active and armed

Am G/B C Dm7

Do me a favor and power them down

F/C G C/G G7

Just so we don’t have a scene

Chorus

F/C C

And I wish it was different, but we’re just not the same

Dm7 C

At least we got someone we know we can blame

F/C C

You used to be OK and I liked you that way

Am Am7/G D7/F#

But I don’t think that I like you better

F/C G C

No I don’t think that I like you better

C Csus4 C Csus4 C

Outro: | || || |

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