Better As A Memory chords by Kenny Chesney

Chords with lyrics

If you have trouble with barre chords and still want the general sound of the song,
transpose it down 2 half steps and then put a capo on the 2nd fret. Still sounds great


[Intro]

D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G x2


[Verse 1]

         D MajorD
I move on like a sinners prayer
           A augmentedA
And letting go like a levee breaks
         B minorBm
Walk away as if I don't care
          G+G
Learn to shoulder my mistakes
              D MajorD
Or built to fade like your favorite song
         A augmentedA
Get reckless when there's no need
           B minorBm
Laugh as your stories ramble on
           G+G
Break my heart, but it won't bleed
          B minorBm
My only friends are pirates
         A augmentedA
That's just who I am
    G+G      A augmentedA         D MajorD
But I'm better as a memory than as your man


[Verse 2]

          D MajorD
Never sure when the truth won't do
           A augmentedA
I'm pretty good on a lonely night
          B minorBm
I move on the way a storm blows through
            G+G
I never stay, but then again, I might.
            D MajorD
I struggle sometimes to find the words
        A augmentedA
Always sure until I doubt
         B minorBm
Walk a line until it blurs
            G+G
Build walls too high to climb out
          B minorBm
But I'm honest to a fault
        A augmentedA
That's just who I am
  G+G      A augmentedA       D MajorD
I'm better as a memory than as your man

[Bridge]

G+G         D MajorD
I see you leaning, you're bound to fall
A augmentedA            D MajorD
I don't want to be that mistake
 G+G           D MajorD
I'm just a dreamer and nothing more
 G/BG/B               A augmentedA
You should know it before it gets too late


[Verse 3]

             D MajorD
Cause goodbyes are like a roulette wheel
              A augmentedA
You never know where they're gonna land
                  B minorBm
First you're spinning, then you're standing still
        G+G
Left holding a losing hand
             D MajorD
But one day you're gonna find someone
            A augmentedA
And right away you'll know it's true
         B minorBm
That all of your sinking's done
              G+G
It was just a part of the passing through
           B minorBm          A augmentedA
Right there in that moment you'll finally understand
      G+G      A augmentedA          B minorBm   A augmentedA B minorBm
That I was better as a memory than as your man
G+G      A augmentedA          D MajorD
Better as a memory than as your man


[Outro]