Better Without You chords by Evanescence (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
E
F
D7
A5
G5
C/G
Bb
Fadd9
Gadd9
G

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
Stand in the front,
but shut up 'til I tell you to go
F 
Don't get caught up
D7 
in pretend 'cause you're not in control
Am 
'Cause this is my world,
little girl, you'd be lost on your own
F 
E 
Just hating and waiting and saving up

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
Am 
I'll do  you a favor
and save you if you sign on the line
F 
Don't worry your pretty little head
D7 
about the future, it's all fine
Am 
Whether you're wrong or you're right,
doesn't matter, you're not up to the fight
F 
E 
Keeping my head down
A5 
'Cause they don't know what I know now

Chorus 1
Am 
F 
D7 
As empires fall to pieces
Am 
C/G 
D7 
Bb 
Our ashes twisting in the air
Am 
F 
D7 
It makes me smile to know that
Am 
C/G 
D7 
Bb 
I'm better without you
A5 
A5 
G5 

Verse 3
Am 
Now look around
and remember your friends if you can
F 
Feeding the flames 'til there's no one
D7 
to blame, it's on your hands
Am 
Lost in your lies, pay the price
with our lives, you've gone mad
F 
E 
And there's no way out
A5 
'Cause we all know you're hollow

Chorus 2
Am 
F 
D7 
As empires fall to pieces
Am 
C/G 
D7 
Bb 
Our ashes twisting in the air
Am 
F 
D7 
It makes me smile to know that
Am 
C/G 
D7 
Bb 
I'm better without you
A5 
A5 
G5 
A5 
A5 
G5 

Bridge 1
Fadd9 
Not      enough, not enough
Gadd9 
Not enough to throw    it all away
Am 
We'd still be falling
We're fallen
Fadd9 
Turn     it up, turn it up
Gadd9 
Never gonna shut     me up again
Am 
Your time is over
F 
G 
It's o  ver now

Chorus 3
Am 
F 
D7 
As empires fall to pieces
Am 
C/G 
D7 
Bb 
Our ashes twisting in the air
Am 
F 
D7 
It makes me smile to know that
Am 
C/G 
D7 
Bb 
I'm
Am 
C/G 
D7 
Bb 
I'm better without you
A5 
A5 
G5 
A5 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
E
F
D7
A5
G5
C/G
Bb
Fadd9
Gadd9
G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 76

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
Gadd9: 3-x-0-2-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Better Without You by Evanescence, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Evanescence's performance.