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Better Off Dead

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Intro:
 A   F   A   G   A   F   C- B  
 A   F   A   G   A   F   E-  E   D   C  B  
AI'm Fsorry   A    G    AaboFut the sCunG  
Ahow could FI know  A    G    Athat yFou would Gburn
And AI'm soFrry   A    G    AabFout the mCoonG  
AHow could FI know   A    G    Athat you'd dFisappGrove?
And I'll nFever make the sGame mistakes
              C            B                  A               G
FThe neGxt time I create the universe I'll make sure we communicate
at length
Oh yeCahG  C  
Until tAhen better off dFead
A smile on the lCips and a hole in the hGead
Better off dAead yeah better than tFhis
Take it aCway cuz there's nothing to mEiss
I'm sorry about the world...
And I'll never make the same mistake
The next time I create the universe I'll make sure you participate
Just in cCaseC  C  
CenBd Aon GCF  E  F  G  
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Better Off Dead

by Anathema

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

A F A G A F C B

A F A G A F E E D C B

A F A G A F C G

I'm sorry about the sun

A F A G A F G

how could I know that you would burn

A F A G A F C G

And I'm sorry about the moon

A F A G A F G

How could I know that you'd disapprove?

F G

And I'll never make the same mistakes

C B A G

F G

The next time I create the universe I'll make sure we communicate

at length

C G C

Oh yeah

A F

Until then better off dead

C G

A smile on the lips and a hole in the head

A F

Better off dead yeah better than this

C E

Take it away cuz there's nothing to miss

I'm sorry about the world...

And I'll never make the same mistake

The next time I create the universe I'll make sure you participate

C C C

Just in case

C B A G F E F G

end on C

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