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You Deserve Better

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[Verse 1]
DI'm just not sEure my heart is woF#mrking
DAnd yours is bEeating double timeF#m  
DDeep down you Eknow I ain't even F#mworth it
It's not enDough, babe, alEl I do is make you F#mcry
[Pre-Chorus]
Like ooDh-woahE, ooh-woF#mah
I kDnow I do Ethis every F#mtime
Like ooDh-woahE, I knowF#m  
That DI just got to sEay what's on my F#mmind
[Chorus]
You deserve beDtter, better, beEtter than me
MF#might be what you want, but I'm not what you need
You're beDtter, better than yEou even realizeF#m  
You deserve beDtter, better, beEtter than me
MF#might be what you want, but I want you to see
You're beDtter off without Eme in your liF#mfe
[Post-Chorus]
And I hope you'll find somDebody elseE  F#m  
That'll love you like nobDody elseE  F#m  
And I hope he gives you soDmething real, Eoh, I F#mlove you still
But you deserve beDtter, better, beEtter, betF#mter
[Verse 2]
DGive up on me, E'cause, babe, I'm F#mhopeless
DThe more it huErts, the more it's F#mright
DYou know I lovEed, I just never sF#mhowed it
It'll be tDoo late when yEou're with some otF#mher guy
[Pre-Chorus]
Like ooDh-woahE, ooh-woF#mah
I kDnow I do Ethis every F#mtime
Like ooDh-woahE, I knowF#m  
That DI just got to sEay what's on my F#mmind
[Chorus]
You deserve beDtter, better, beEtter than me
MF#might be what you want, but I'm not what you need
You're beDtter, better than yEou even realizeF#m  
You deserve beDtter, better, beEtter than me
MF#might be what you want, but I want you to see
You're beDtter off without Eme in your liF#mfe
[Post-Chorus]
And I hope you'll find somDebody elseE  F#m  
That'll love you like nobDody elseE  F#m  
And I hope he gives you soDmething real, Eoh, I F#mlove you still
But you deserve beDtter, better, beEtter, betF#mter
[Bridge]
D    E    F#m   D    E
    F#mMight be what you want, but not what you neDedE  
F#mBaby, oh DyeahE  F#m  
[Chorus]
You deserve beDtter, better, beEtter than me
MF#might be what you want, but I'm not what you need
You're beDtter, better than yEou even realizeF#m  
You deserve beDtter, better, beEtter than me
MF#might be what you want, but I want you to see
You're beDtter off without Eme in your liF#mfe
[Post-Chorus]
And I hope you'll find somDebody elseE  F#m  
That'll love you like nobDody elseE  F#m  
And I hope he gives you soDmething real, Eoh, I F#mlove you still
But you deserve beDtter, better, beEtter, betF#mter

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You Deserve Better

by James Arthur

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Verse 1]

D E F#m

I'm just not sure my heart is working

D E F#m

And yours is beating double time

D E F#m

Deep down you know I ain't even worth it

D E F#m

It's not enough, babe, all I do is make you cry

[Pre-Chorus]

D E F#m

Like ooh-woah, ooh-woah

D E F#m

I know I do this every time

D E F#m

Like ooh-woah, I know

D E F#m

That I just got to say what's on my mind

[Chorus]

D E

You deserve better, better, better than me

F#m

Might be what you want, but I'm not what you need

D E F#m

You're better, better than you even realize

D E

You deserve better, better, better than me

F#m

Might be what you want, but I want you to see

D E F#m

You're better off without me in your life

[Post-Chorus]

D E F#m

And I hope you'll find somebody else

D E F#m

That'll love you like nobody else

D E F#m

And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still

D E F#m

But you deserve better, better, better, better

[Verse 2]

D E F#m

Give up on me, 'cause, babe, I'm hopeless

D E F#m

The more it hurts, the more it's right

D E F#m

You know I loved, I just never showed it

D E F#m

It'll be too late when you're with some other guy

[Pre-Chorus]

D E F#m

Like ooh-woah, ooh-woah

D E F#m

I know I do this every time

D E F#m

Like ooh-woah, I know

D E F#m

That I just got to say what's on my mind

[Chorus]

D E

You deserve better, better, better than me

F#m

Might be what you want, but I'm not what you need

D E F#m

You're better, better than you even realize

D E

You deserve better, better, better than me

F#m

Might be what you want, but I want you to see

D E F#m

You're better off without me in your life

[Post-Chorus]

D E F#m

And I hope you'll find somebody else

D E F#m

That'll love you like nobody else

D E F#m

And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still

D E F#m

But you deserve better, better, better, better

[Bridge]

D E F#m D E

F#m D E

Might be what you want, but not what you need

F#m D E F#m

Baby, oh yeah

[Chorus]

D E

You deserve better, better, better than me

F#m

Might be what you want, but I'm not what you need

D E F#m

You're better, better than you even realize

D E

You deserve better, better, better than me

F#m

Might be what you want, but I want you to see

D E F#m

You're better off without me in your life

[Post-Chorus]

D E F#m

And I hope you'll find somebody else

D E F#m

That'll love you like nobody else

D E F#m

And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still

D E F#m

But you deserve better, better, better, better

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What key is "You Deserve Better" in?

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