Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st Fret
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G
I understand there's no future for us here
FF
Guess, I fooled myself into thinkin' there was
FF G+G
Now you've made it clear
C majorC G+G
It will never be right, guess we knew it all along
A minorAm C majorC
Now we've got to say goodbye
FF
And I've got to be strong
Bridge:
E minorEm
So tell me one more time, how it's better for the both of us
FF
Tell me one more time, how we'll hurt each other if we stay
E minorEm A minorAm
Tell me one more time, my darlin' there's just one more thing
G+G
Before you walk away
Chorus:
FF G+G A minorAm C majorC
Explain it to my heart, it's better that we're over now
FF G+G A minorAm C majorC
Tell me one more time, this is the way it's suppose to be
FF G+G E minorEm A minorAm
Tell me that I'm better off without you, how it's better to forget about you
FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Darlin' I understand, now won't you please explain it to my heart?
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
Now if I try, I can see the reasons why
FF
Why we can't stay together
FF G+G
And I might convince my mind
C majorC G+G
But it's breakin' my heart to know I've got to let you go
A minorAm C majorC
To find that I must leave behind
FF
The only love I've known
E minorEm
Well, I can tell myself that I never really needed you
FF
I can tell myself that it's better just to say goodbye
E minorEm A minorAm
I can tell myself a thousand lies but tell me now
G+G
Tell me how I do
Chorus 2:
FF G+G A minorAm C majorC
Explain it to my heart, it's better that we're over now
FF G+G A minorAm C majorC
Tell me one more time, this is the way it's suppose to be
FF G+G E minorEm A minorAm
Tell me that I'm better off without you, how it's better to forget about you
FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Darlin', I understand, now won't you please explain it to my heart?
(not sure about first two chords on next line)
C majorC A minorAm FF
Say that I'll be better if we don't stay together
G+G G+G A augmentedA
Say that I'll be better off free but don't say it to me
A augmentedA E minorEm
Explain it to my heart.
Solo:
(capo 3rd)
FF G+G FF G+G FF G+G
FF G+G A minorAm C majorC FF G+G A minorAm C majorC
Outro:
FF G+G
Tell me that I'm better off without you
E minorEm A minorAm C majorC FF
How it's better to forget about you, darlin', I understand
C majorC FF C majorC FF G+G FF
Now, won't you please explain it to my heart?
G+G A minorAm C majorC FF G+G
It's better that we're over now, tell me one more time
G+G A minorAm C majorC FF G+G
This is the way it's suppose to be, tell me that I'm better off without you
E minorEm A minorAm C majorC FF G+G
How it's better to forget about you, darlin', I understand
FF G+G C majorC