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Joseph Better You Than Me

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The Killers, Elton John and Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys 
Standard Tuning 
Chords Used:
 E/G#- (4x2100)
 G/D- (xx0003)
 C/E- (032010)
 G/B- (x20003)
 E/B- (x22100)
 F#/A#- (x1x322)
[VERSE 1]
N.C                                  E       A  E  
Well, your eyes just haven't been the same, Joseph
Are you bad at dealing with the Afame, C#mJoseph?
There's a Bpale moon - Ashine a - E/G#bove you,B  
Do you E/G#see both C#msides? Do they Ashove you a - Bround?
[VERSE 2]
BIs the Etouchstone forcing you to Ahide, EJoseph?
Are the rumours eating you a - Alive, C#mJoseph?
When the Bholy Anight is u - E/G#pon you,B  
Will you E/G#do what's C#mright, the po - Asition is Byours?
[CHORUS 1]
BFrom the Gtemple Cwalls to the G/DNew York C/Enight,
Our G/Bdecisions Drest on a Cchild.
When she Gtook her Cstand,
Did she G/Bhold your C/Ehand?
Will your G/Bfaith stand Dstill or run a - Cway, 
Run a - Gway?
[GUITAR SOLO]
|          E|          B|          E|E  
|          E|          B|        C#m|C#m  
[VERSE 3]
C#mWhen they've Edriven you so Afar, 
That you E/Bthink you're gonna drop,
Do you Ewish you were Aback there at the     C#mcarpenter shop?
With the Bplane and the Alathe, 
The work E/G#never drove you Bmad.
You're a E/G#maker, a crea - C#mtor, 
Not just   Asomebody's Bdad
[CHORUS 2]
BFrom the Gtemple Cwalls to the G/DNew York C/Enight,
Our de - G/Bcisions Drest on a Cman.
When I Gtake the Cstand,
Will he G/Bhold my C/Ehand?
Will my G/Bfaith stand Dstill or run a - Cway, 
Run a - Eway?
[BRIDGE]
EAnd the Adesert, 
It's a Bhell of a place to find EheavenC#m  
AForty years lost in the Bwilderness looking for GodC#m  
And you Aclimb to the top of the Bmountain
Looking down on the Bcity,E  
Where F#/A#you were Aborn
All the years since you left gave you Btime to sit back and reflect
[OUTRO]
   EBetter Ayou than E/G#me, (better Byou than me)
   EBetter Ayou than E/G#me, yeBah
             E              A              E/G#             B(E)
When the holy night is u - pon you (Better you, better you)
Do you Esee both Asides? Do they E/G#shove you a - Bround?E  
Better Ayou than me, E/G#Joseph,B  
Better Eyou than me, (better Ayou than me)
E/G#Joseph, Joseph, EJoseph, AJoseph
Than E/G#me, 
Better Byou than me
   EBetter Ayou than me
Better E/G#you, better Byou than me
Well, your Eeyes just haven't been the same, Joseph

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Joseph Better You Than Me

by The Killers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

The Killers, Elton John and Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys

Standard Tuning

Chords Used:

E/G#

- (4x2100)

G/D

- (xx0003)

C/E

- (032010)

G/B

- (x20003)

E/B

- (x22100)

F#/A#

- (x1x322)

[VERSE 1]

E A E

N.C

Well, your eyes just haven't been the same, Joseph

A C#m

Are you bad at dealing with the fame, Joseph?

B A E/G# B

There's a pale moon - shine a - bove you,

E/G# C#m A B

Do you see both sides? Do they shove you a - round?

[VERSE 2]

B E A E

Is the touchstone forcing you to hide, Joseph?

A C#m

Are the rumours eating you a - live, Joseph?

B A E/G# B

When the holy night is u - pon you,

E/G# C#m A B

Will you do what's right, the po - sition is yours?

[CHORUS 1]

B G C G/D C/E

From the temple walls to the New York night,

G/B D C

Our decisions rest on a child.

G C

When she took her stand,

G/B C/E

Did she hold your hand?

G/B D C

Will your faith stand still or run a - way,

Run a - way?

[GUITAR SOLO]

E B E E

| | | |

E B C#m C#m

| | | |

[VERSE 3]

C#m E A

When they've driven you so far,

E/B

That you think you're gonna drop,

E A C#m

Do you wish you were back there at the carpenter shop?

B A

With the plane and the lathe,

E/G# B

The work never drove you mad.

E/G# C#m

You're a maker, a crea - tor,

A B

Not just somebody's dad

[CHORUS 2]

B G C G/D C/E

From the temple walls to the New York night,

G/B D C

Our de - cisions rest on a man.

G C

When I take the stand,

G/B C/E

Will he hold my hand?

G/B D C

Will my faith stand still or run a - way,

Run a - way?

[BRIDGE]

E A

And the desert,

B E C#m

It's a hell of a place to find heaven

A B C#m

Forty years lost in the wilderness looking for God

A B

And you climb to the top of the mountain

B E

Looking down on the city,

F#/A# A

Where you were born

All the years since you left gave you time to sit back and reflect

[OUTRO]

E A E/G# B

Better you than me, (better you than me)

E A E/G# B

Better you than me, yeah

E A E/G# B

(E)

When the holy night is u - pon you (Better you, better you)

E A E/G# B E

Do you see both sides? Do they shove you a - round?

A E/G# B

Better you than me, Joseph,

E A

Better you than me, (better you than me)

E/G# E A

Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph

E/G#

Than me,

Better you than me

E A

Better you than me

E/G# B

Better you, better you than me

Well, your eyes just haven't been the same, Joseph

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