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Better Than I Know Myself (Adam Lambert)
Album: Trespassing
Track 8
2012
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
C:    x32010
Em:   x22000
G:    320033
D:    xx0232
  Intro:      C     Em     G     G     Em     D  C  
  Cold as Emice
  And more bGitter than a december
  Winter nEmight
  DThat's how I trCeated you
  And I know that EmI
  I sometimes tGend to lose my temper
  And I crEmoss the line
  DYeah that's the trCuth
  I know it gets hCard sometEmimes
  But GI could never
  LEmeave your sDide
  No matter wChat I say
  Cause if I wanted to gCo I would have gEmone by now
  But GI really need you near me to
  EmKeep my mind Doff the edCge
  If I wanted to lCeave I would have lEmeft by now
  But yGou're the only one that knows me
  EmBetter than I knDow myseClf
  All alEmong
  I tried to pretGend it didn't matter
  If I was alEmone
  But dDeep down I knCow
  If you were gEmone
  For even a dGay I wouldn't know which way to tEmurn
  DCause I'm lost withCout you
  I Cknow it Emgets hard sometimes
  But GI could never
  LEmeave your sDide
  No matter wChat I say
  Cause if I wanted Cto go I would hEmave gone by now
  But GI really need you near me to
  EmKeep my mind Doff the edCge
  If I wanted to lCeave I would have lEmeft by now
  But yGou're the only one that knows me
  EmBetter than I knDow myseClf
  GI get kind of dark
  Let it go too far
  DI can be obnoxious at times
  CBut try and see my heart
  GCause I need you now
  So don't let me down
  DYou're the only thing in this world
  CI would die without
  Cause if I wanteCd to go I would Emhave gone by now
  But GI really need you near me to
  EmKeep my mind Doff the edCge
  If I wanted to lCeave I would have lEmeft by now
  But yGou're the only one that knows me
  EmBetter than I knDow myseClf
  Cause if I wanteCd to go I would Emhave gone by now
  But GI really need you near me to
  EmKeep my mind Doff the edCge
  If I wanted to lCeave I would have lEmeft by now
  But yGou're the only one that knows me
  EmBetter than I knDow myseClf
  End on C  

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Better Than I Know Myself

by Adam Lambert

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Better Than I Know Myself (Adam Lambert)

Album: Trespassing

Track 8

2012

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 3rd fret

Chords:

: x32010

: x22000

: 320033

: xx0232

C Em G G Em D C

Intro:

Cold as ice

And more bitter than a december

Winter night

D C

That's how I treated you

And I know that I

I sometimes tend to lose my temper

And I cross the line

D C

Yeah that's the truth

C Em

I know it gets hard sometimes

But I could never

Em D

Leave your side

No matter what I say

C Em

Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now

But I really need you near me to

Em D C

Keep my mind off the edge

C Em

If I wanted to leave I would have left by now

But you're the only one that knows me

Em D C

Better than I know myself

All along

I tried to pretend it didn't matter

If I was alone

D C

But deep down I know

If you were gone

G Em

For even a day I wouldn't know which way to turn

D C

Cause I'm lost without you

C Em

I know it gets hard sometimes

But I could never

Em D

Leave your side

No matter what I say

C Em

Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now

But I really need you near me to

Em D C

Keep my mind off the edge

C Em

If I wanted to leave I would have left by now

But you're the only one that knows me

Em D C

Better than I know myself

I get kind of dark

Let it go too far

I can be obnoxious at times

But try and see my heart

Cause I need you now

So don't let me down

You're the only thing in this world

I would die without

C Em

Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now

But I really need you near me to

Em D C

Keep my mind off the edge

C Em

If I wanted to leave I would have left by now

But you're the only one that knows me

Em D C

Better than I know myself

C Em

Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now

But I really need you near me to

Em D C

Keep my mind off the edge

C Em

If I wanted to leave I would have left by now

But you're the only one that knows me

Em D C

Better than I know myself

End on

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