Better Off Dead chords by Bill Withers

SimplifiedEm · D# · Edim · B · A

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Em
D#
Edim
B
A

Verse 1

She couldn't

stand me anymore

So she just took the kids and went

You see, I've got a drinkin' problem

Verse 2
All the money that we had I spent
Em 
 (E minor) 
B 
 (B major) Now I must die by my own hand
'Cause I'm not man
Em 
B 
enough  (E minor) to   (B major) live alone
A 
Hey, hey, she's  (A major) better off without me
Em 
B 
 (E minor) And I'm  (B major) better off dead
Em 
now  (E minor) that she's gone

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Verse 3

Ah, she gave the most, took the least

She even had the priest

come to our home

And I cried and prayed and promised

Verse 4
That I'd leave the stuff alone
Em 
 (E minor) 
B 
 (B major) Now I must leave what I can't face
I hope she finds the kids a happy home
A 
Hey, hey she's  (A major) better off without me
B 
Em 
 (B major) And I'm better off dead  (E minor) now
that she's gone

Verse 5
Em 
She used  (E minor) to call her friend and cry
Then the man cut off the telephone
She'd sit and cry while
I went out
And pawned the things we owned

Verse 6
B 
Now  (B major) I must die by my own hand
'Cause I'm not man
enough to live alone
A 
Hey, hey she's  (A major) better off without
B 
me and I'm  (B major) better off dead