Better Off This Way
Allen Stone
R&B / SoulMedium for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
Em7
Am7
Bm7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro 1, 2, 3, 4 Cmaj7 Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 I always catch you when you fall Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 And I am always there, when life's mountains seem too tall Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 I gave you space, but I always hear your call Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Maybe I'll be better after all Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 And you never catch me when I fall Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Oh and you never go out of your way to make me feel beautiful Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 You were my baby oh and i am your fool Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Maybe I'll be better without you Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 And maybe I'll be better without you Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Oh well I'm done giving you my heart when your heart's for someone else Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Oh but I'm done putting you first when you just care 'bout yourself Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 And I'm tired of begging you to stay Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Maybe I'll be better off this way Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 And maybe I'll be better off this way Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 And you never catch me when I slip Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Oh but I know tonight some other man gonna be kissing on your lips Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 And that same man thinks that you're just candy on his wrist Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 There's gotta be somethin' better than this Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 There's gotta be somethin' better than this Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Oh well I'm done givin' you my heart when your heart's for someone else Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 And oh but I'm done puttin' you first when you just care 'bout yourself Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 And I'm tired of begging you to stay Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Maybe I'll be better off this way Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Oh well I'm done givin' you my heart when your heart's for someone else Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Oh but I'm done puttin' you first when you just care 'bout yourself Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 And I'm tired of begging you to stay Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Maybe I'll be better off this way Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 And maybe I'll be better off this way
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Chord set
Cmaj7 · Em7 · Am7 · Bm7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.