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BETTER OFF GONE
Joe Diffie
Capo 1st Fret To Match Recording
[Intro]
G  G/C  G  G/C
[Verse]
The Gday I left, I Ctold myself - "She's Gwrong"
"I'm better off Amgone... Cbetter off Ggone"
I Gheaded my old Ctruck, in Gto the dawn
I'm better off Amgone... Cbetter off Ggone
G/BIf IC'm bDetter off gone, then why aCm I alone in the dGarkG/C  G  
G/BIf I CmDade the right move, then why aCm I so blue
And why Fcan't I convince my Dheart
When my mind N.C. says..."better leave her al onGe"
D"You're better off Ggone"
G C/G G G/C
I Gwonder should I Ccall her on the Gphone
Nah...I'm better off Amgone... Cbetter off Ggone
GSurely I can Cmake it on my Gown
I'm better off Amgone... Cbetter off Ggone
G/BIf IC'm bDetter off gone, then why aCm I alone in the dGarkG/C  G  
G/BIf I CmDade the right move, then why aCm I so blue
And why Fcan't I convince my Dheart
When my mind N.C. says..."better leave her al onGe"
D"You're better off Ggone"
G/BIf I CmDade the right move, then why aCm I so blue
And why Fcan't I convince my Dheart
When my mind N.C. says..."better leave her al onGe"
D"You're better off Ggone"
CBetter off Ggone

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Better Off Gone

by Joe Diffie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

G/B

C/G

BETTER OFF GONE

Joe Diffie

Capo 1st Fret To Match Recording

[Intro]

G G/C G G/C

[Verse]

G C G

The day I left, I told myself - "She's wrong"

Am C G

"I'm better off gone... better off gone"

G C G

I headed my old truck, in to the dawn

Am C G

I'm better off gone... better off gone

G/B C D C G G/C G

If I'm better off gone, then why am I alone in the dark

G/B C D C

If I made the right move, then why am I so blue

F D

And why can't I convince my heart

When my mind N.C. says..."better leave her al one"

D G

"You're better off gone"

G C/G G G/C

G C G

I wonder should I call her on the phone

Am C G

Nah...I'm better off gone... better off gone

G C G

Surely I can make it on my own

Am C G

I'm better off gone... better off gone

G/B C D C G G/C G

If I'm better off gone, then why am I alone in the dark

G/B C D C

If I made the right move, then why am I so blue

F D

And why can't I convince my heart

When my mind N.C. says..."better leave her al one"

D G

"You're better off gone"

G/B C D C

If I made the right move, then why am I so blue

F D

And why can't I convince my heart

When my mind N.C. says..."better leave her al one"

D G

"You're better off gone"

C G

Better off gone

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