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Joseph Better You Than Me

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The Killers, Elton John and Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys 
Standard Tuning 
Chords Used:
E/G#
 - (4x2100)
G/D
 - (xx0003)
C/E
 - (032010)
G/B
 - (x20003)
E/B
 - (x22100)
F#/A#
 - (x1x322)
[VERSE 1]
           E                         A    E
N.C                                       
Well, your eyes just haven't been the same, Joseph
                                A     C#m
Are you bad at dealing with the fame, Joseph?
          B           A         E/G#        B
There's a pale moon - shine a - bove you,
       E/G#     C#m            A             B
Do you see both sides? Do they shove you a - round?
[VERSE 2]
B      E                         A     E
Is the touchstone forcing you to hide, Joseph?
                               A     C#m
Are the rumours eating you a - live, Joseph?
         B    A            E/G#      B
When the holy night is u - pon you,
         E/G#      C#m             A         B
Will you do what's right, the po - sition is yours?
[CHORUS 1]
B        G      C            G/D      C/E
From the temple walls to the New York night,
    G/B       D         C
Our decisions rest on a child.
         G        C
When she took her stand,
        G/B       C/E
Did she hold your hand?
          G/B         D                C
Will your faith stand still or run a - way, 
        G
Run a - way?
[GUITAR SOLO]
 E          B          E          E
|          |          |          |
 E          B          C#m      C#m
|          |          |        |
[VERSE 3]
C#m          E             A
When they've driven you so far, 
         E/B
That you think you're gonna drop,
       E             A                 C#m
Do you wish you were back there at the     carpenter shop?
         B             A
With the plane and the lathe, 
         E/G#            B
The work never drove you mad.
         E/G#            C#m
You're a maker, a crea - tor, 
         A            B
Not just   somebody's dad
[CHORUS 2]
B        G      C            G/D      C/E
From the temple walls to the New York night,
         G/B     D         C
Our de - cisions rest on a man.
       G        C
When I take the stand,
        G/B     C/E
Will he hold my hand?
        G/B         D                C
Will my faith stand still or run a - way, 
        E
Run a - way?
[BRIDGE]
E       A
And the desert, 
       B                       E        C#m
It's a hell of a place to find heaven
A                       B                            C#m
Forty years lost in the wilderness looking for God
        A                       B
And you climb to the top of the mountain
                    B      E
Looking down on the city,
      F#/A#    A
Where you were born
                                      B
All the years since you left gave you time to sit back and reflect
[OUTRO]
E         A        E/G#        B
   Better you than me, (better you than me)
E         A        E/G#  B
   Better you than me, yeah
         E   A           E/G#        B
                                                (E)
When the holy night is u - pon you (Better you, better you)
       E        A              E/G#          B        E
Do you see both sides? Do they shove you a - round?
       A            E/G#     B
Better you than me, Joseph,
       E                    A
Better you than me, (better you than me)
E/G#            E       A
Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph
     E/G#
Than me, 
       B
Better you than me
E         A
   Better you than me
       E/G#        B
Better you, better you than me
           E
Well, your eyes just haven't been the same, Joseph

Joseph Better You Than Me chords and lyrics

Free chords for Joseph Better You Than Me by The Killers. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

The Killers, Elton John and Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys 
Standard Tuning 
Chords Used:
E/G# - (4x2100)
G/D - (xx0003)
C/E - (032010)
G/B - (x20003)
E/B - (x22100)
F#/A# - (x1x322)
[VERSE 1]
[VERSE 2]
[CHORUS 1]
[GUITAR SOLO]
|E          |B          |E          |E
|E          |B          |C#m        |C#m
[VERSE 3]
[CHORUS 2]
[BRIDGE]
[OUTRO]

Joseph Better You Than Me Chords by The Killers

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