You Better You Bet chords by
The Who

1987•Rock•653 views•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

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You better you better you bet, ooh

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You better you better you bet, ooh

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You better you better you bet, ooh

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You better you better you bet, ooh

Verse 1

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I call you on the telephone

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My voice too rough with cigarettes

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I sometimes feel I should just go home

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But I'm dealing with a memory

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that never forgets

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I love to hear you say my name

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Especially when you say, "Yes"

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I got your body right now on my mind

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But I drunk myself blind

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Am

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To the sound of old T-Rex

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To the sound of old T-Rex

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Oh, and Who's Next?

Chorus 1

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When I say, "I love you," you say,

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"You better"

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(You better, you better, you bet)

C

C

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When I say, "I need you," you say,

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"You better"

Am

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Dm

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(You better, you better, you bet)

Am

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G

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You better bet your life

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Am

Am

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Or love will cut you like a knife

Verse 2

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I want those feeble minded

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ax es overthrown

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I'm not into your passport picture,

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I just like your nose

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You welcome me with open arms

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and open legs

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I know only fools have needs

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but this one never begs

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I don't really mind

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how much you love me

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Ooh, a little is al right

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When you say,

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"Come over and spend the night"

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Tonight, tonight

Chorus 2

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When I say, "I love you," you say,

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"You better"

Am

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(You better, you better, you bet)

C

C

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When I say, "I need you," you say,

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"You better"

Am

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Dm

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(You better, you better, you bet)

Am

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You better bet your life

Dm

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Am

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Or love will cut you like a knife

Bridge 1

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I lay on the bed with you

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We could make some book of records

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Your dog keeps licking my nose

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And chewing up all those letters

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Saying, "You better

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You better bet your life

Bridge 2

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You better love me,

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Am

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all the time now

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You better shove me

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back into line now

Am

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You better love me,

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all the time now

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You better shove me

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back into line now

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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I showed up late one night

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with a ne on light for a vi sa

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But knowing I'm so eager to fight

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can't make letting me in any easier

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I know I've been wearing crazy clothes

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and I look pretty crappy, sometime

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But my body feels so good and

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I still sing a razor line

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every time

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And when it comes

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to all night living

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I know what I'm giving

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I've got it all down to a tee

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And it's free

Chorus 3

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"You better"

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(You better, you better, you bet)

C

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When I say, "I need you," you say,

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"You better"

Am

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(You better, you better, you bet)

C

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When I say, "I love you," you say,

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"You better"

Am

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(You better, you better, you bet)

C

C

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When I say, "I need you," you scream,

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"You better"

Am

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(You better, you better, you bet)

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When I say, "I love you," you say,

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G

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"You better"

Bm

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A

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(You better, you better, you bet)

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When I say, "I need you," you say,

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"You better"

Bm

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(You better, you better, you bet)

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When I say, "I love you," you say,

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"You better"

Bm

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(You better, you better, you bet)

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When I say, "I need you," you scream,

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"You better"

Bm

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(You better, you better, you

Outro 1

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bet)

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You better bet your life

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Or love will cut you

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just like a knife

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Chords

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The original key of You Better You Bet by The Who is C major.

The primary chords used in You Better You Bet are C, F, G, Am, Gm, Bb.

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