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Better That We Break

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[Verse]
CI never knew perfection til
I C/Bheard you speak, and now it kills me
FJust to hear you say the simple Fmthings
Now Cwaking up is hard to do
And sC/Bleeping is impossible too
FEverything is reminding me of Bbyou
BbWhat can I do?
[Chorus]
CIt’s not right, C/Bnot OK
AmSay the Am7words that you D7say
Maybe we’re Fbetter off this way?
CI’m not fine, C/BI’m in pain
AmIt’s harder Am7everydayD7  
Maybe we’re bFetter off this way?
It’s better that we break…
[Verse]
A fCool to let you slip away
I cC/Bhase you just to hear you say
You’re Fscared and that you think that I’m Fminsane
The cCity look so nice from here
C/BPity I can’t see it clearly
FWhile you’re standing there, it disapBbpears
It disappears
[Chorus]
CIt’s not right, C/Bnot OK
AmSay the Am7words that you D7say
Maybe we’re Fbetter off this way?
CI’m not fine, C/BI’m in pain
AmIt’s harder Am7everydayD7  
Maybe we’re bFetter off this way?
It’s better that we break…
[Bridge]
FSaw you sitting all alGone
You’re frFagile and you’re cGold, but that’s all right
FLife these days is getting rough
They’ve kGnocked you down and beat you up
But it’s jAmust a rollercoaster aGnyway, yeah
[Chorus]
CIt’s not right, C/Bnot OK
AmSay the Am7words that you D7say
Maybe we’re Fbetter off this way?
CI’m not fine, C/BI’m in pain
AmIt’s harder Am7everydayD7  
Maybe we’re bFetter off this way?
CIt’s not right, C/Bnot OK
AmSay the Am7words that you D7say
Maybe we’re Fbetter off this way?
CI’m not fine, C/BI’m in pain
AmIt’s harder Am7everydayD7  
Maybe we’re bFetter off this way?
It’s better that we break…baby

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Better That We Break

by Maroon 5

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C/B

Am7

[Verse]

I never knew perfection til

C/B

I heard you speak, and now it kills me

F Fm

Just to hear you say the simple things

Now waking up is hard to do

C/B

And sleeping is impossible too

F Bb

Everything is reminding me of you

What can I do?

[Chorus]

C C/B

It’s not right, not OK

Am Am7 D7

Say the words that you say

Maybe we’re better off this way?

C C/B

I’m not fine, I’m in pain

Am Am7 D7

It’s harder everyday

Maybe we’re better off this way?

It’s better that we break…

[Verse]

A fool to let you slip away

C/B

I chase you just to hear you say

F Fm

You’re scared and that you think that I’m insane

The city look so nice from here

C/B

Pity I can’t see it clearly

F Bb

While you’re standing there, it disappears

It disappears

[Chorus]

C C/B

It’s not right, not OK

Am Am7 D7

Say the words that you say

Maybe we’re better off this way?

C C/B

I’m not fine, I’m in pain

Am Am7 D7

It’s harder everyday

Maybe we’re better off this way?

It’s better that we break…

[Bridge]

F G

Saw you sitting all alone

F G

You’re fragile and you’re cold, but that’s all right

Life these days is getting rough

They’ve knocked you down and beat you up

Am G

But it’s just a rollercoaster anyway, yeah

[Chorus]

C C/B

It’s not right, not OK

Am Am7 D7

Say the words that you say

Maybe we’re better off this way?

C C/B

I’m not fine, I’m in pain

Am Am7 D7

It’s harder everyday

Maybe we’re better off this way?

C C/B

It’s not right, not OK

Am Am7 D7

Say the words that you say

Maybe we’re better off this way?

C C/B

I’m not fine, I’m in pain

Am Am7 D7

It’s harder everyday

Maybe we’re better off this way?

It’s better that we break…baby

About Better That We Break Chords by Maroon 5

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What key is "Better That We Break" in?

The chords for "Better That We Break" show the original chord names (including C, C/B, F, Fm, Bb, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.