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Better Off chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: B major•
Verse 1
G
G

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C

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G

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C

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G

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You
C
C

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Believe in all I say
F#
F#
2

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D
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Bm
Bm
2

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Then you throw it all away
C
C

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E
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Am
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E

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Be fore you close the door
C
C

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D
D

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Are you really any
C
C

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Verse 2
G
G

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You
Em
Em

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Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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C
C

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Go rambling through my day
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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While I'm out here making my way
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G

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C
C

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E
E

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Yet, still, I walk the floor
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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Am I really any
C
C

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Verse 3
G
G

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Things ain't never looked
Am
Am

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so rosy
D
D

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G
G

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Everything'll be okay
Em
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D
D

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Am
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I couldn't be much better
D
D

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C
C

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D

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G
G

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If I tried
Verse 4
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D
D

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G

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C
C

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When I get my self to bed
G
G

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Bm
Bm
2

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G

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With the words that never got said
C
C

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E

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Am
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E
E

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Turning on the news
C
C

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D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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Are we ever any
C
C

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Better off when we lose?
D
D

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And we can pick and choose
Dsus4
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Verse 5

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D

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G

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You
C
C

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Found the pathway to my heart
F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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'Til the cruel world took it apart
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E
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Am
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E

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Before I close the door
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C

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D
D

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Are you really any,
Bm
Bm
2

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D

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C
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Better off than before?
Verse 6
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C

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G
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You
C
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Meander in my dreams
D
D

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Bm
Bm
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D
D

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Leave me halfway in between
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E
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Am
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So I hit the floor
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D
D

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Am I really any
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C

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Verse 7
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Em
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Things ain't never looked
D
D

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so rosy
G
G

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Everything'll be alright
Am
Am

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I couldn't be much better
C
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D
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G
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If I tried
Verse 8
C
C

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You go rambling through my mind
D
D

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On a path I'm hoping I'll find
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E
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Am
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Turning on the news
C
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D
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Are we ever any
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C

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Better off when we lose?
D
D

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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And we can pick and choose
G
G

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Em
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C
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F#
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Bm
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Verse 9
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E
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Am
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Still, I walk the floor
C
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Are we really any
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • F#

    2

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • Am

  • Em

  • Dsus4

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Better Off by Gordon Lightfoot is B major.

The primary chords used in Better Off are B, E, A#, F#, D#m, G#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, E, A#, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Better Off is approximately 75 beats per minute.

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