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                             BETTER OFF - Gardens
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Tuning: Standard
The whole song uses these four chords (I'm gonna simplify the names a lot here):
e|-A---------C#m---------E--------F#m------|
B|-0--------4--------0--------2-----|
G|-1--------4--------1--------2-----|
D|-2--------6--------2--------4-----|
A|-0--------4--------2--------4-----|
E|-------------------0--------2-----|
A            C#m      E
A            C#m      E
AStop on the drive, It's poorly timed
C#mI'm buying you your Ecigarettes
AMid afternoon Alone in the room
C#mYou're calling like you Ealways do
A"We have some bad news Another to lose
C#mDon't want to make you Ehave to choose"
A"They did everything But all the same
C#mEverything must Efade away"
C#mShe is better Eoff
She is better Aoff
What about C#mme?
If I had been Earound
Would I still feel reAsponsible?
C#m     E
A            C#m      E
AYour name is inscribed You'll stay in my mind
C#mThe same way that you Ealways were
AOpen and free Like I want to be
C#mBut I'm lost inside a Eguilty mind
C#mShe is better Eoff
She is better Aoff
What about C#mme?
If I had been Earound
Would I still feel reAsponsible?
F#mYou were barely hanging Aon
F#mI knew better than to Aleave
F#mAnd I never said Agoodbye
F#mBut I hope that you forEgive me

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Better Off

by Gardens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

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BETTER OFF - Gardens

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Tuning: Standard

The whole song uses these four chords (I'm gonna simplify the names a lot here):

A C#m E F#m

e|---------------------------------|

B|-0--------4--------0--------2-----|

G|-1--------4--------1--------2-----|

D|-2--------6--------2--------4-----|

A|-0--------4--------2--------4-----|

E|-------------------0--------2-----|

A C#m E

Stop on the drive, It's poorly timed

C#m E

I'm buying you your cigarettes

Mid afternoon Alone in the room

C#m E

You're calling like you always do

"We have some bad news Another to lose

C#m E

Don't want to make you have to choose"

"They did everything But all the same

C#m E

Everything must fade away"

C#m E

She is better off

C#m

What about me?

If I had been around

Would I still feel responsible?

C#m E

A C#m E

Your name is inscribed You'll stay in my mind

C#m E

The same way that you always were

Open and free Like I want to be

C#m E

But I'm lost inside a guilty mind

C#m E

She is better off

C#m

What about me?

If I had been around

Would I still feel responsible?

F#m A

You were barely hanging on

F#m A

I knew better than to leave

F#m A

And I never said goodbye

F#m E

But I hope that you forgive me

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