Sula Paperback chords by Jamila Woods

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


F#maj7  Bmaj7   C#7   Bmaj7**
E|-x------x------x------x-|
A|-x------2------4------2-|
D|-4------4------3------4-|
G|-6------3------4------3-|
B|-6------4------2------2-|
e|-6------2------x------2-|

Intro:
F#maj7       Bmaj7  C#7

Verse 1:
F#maj7
Down here in the bottom, there ain't no room for me
              G#m
I don't wanna make no babies
              C#7
I don't need a man to save me
F#maj7
Secondhand loneliness pass on over me
                    G#m
Yeah, I might wanna make some babies
             C#7
Runnin' outta time for waiting
A#m7                                            Am7
Freedom and triumph, they weren't meant for me
G#m7                     C#7
Girls of my color, find somethin' else to be

Chorus:
F#maj7
I'm better I'm better I'm better
Bmaj7**        C#7
I'm better I'm better I'm better
F#maj7
I'm better I'm better I'm better
Bmaj7**        C#7
I'm better I'm better I'm better

Post-Chorus:
F#maj7
Ooh I'm better
Bmaj7  C#7
Ooh I'm better
F#maj7
Ooh I'm better
Bmaj7   C#7
Ooh I'm better

Verse 2:
F#maj7
Up here in the bottom, you linger over me
               G#m
I got all this space to fill
               C#7
Somethin' only bodies heal
F#maj7
Promiscuous, holiness slope is slippery
                     G#m
Yeah, I got all this time to kill
                  C#7
Somethin' like a prayer to kneel to
A#m7                                     Am7
Lay on my pillow, you think I'm so weak
G#m7                  C#7
Soft as my skin is my power’s discreet

Chorus:
F#maj7
I'm better I'm better I'm better
Bmaj 7** C#7
I'm better I'm better I'm better
F#maj7
I'm better I'm better I'm better
Bmaj 7** C#7
I'm better I'm better I'm better

Post-Chorus:
F#maj7
Ooh I'm better
Bmaj7  C#7
Ooh I'm better
F#maj7
Ooh I'm better
Bmaj7   C#7
Ooh I'm better

Bridge:
D#m7
Thick with birds, I met you in the dirt (I met you in the dirt)
G#m7                         A#m7
We get burns, you left me so (You so left, oh, oh)
D#m7
Thick with birds, you met me in the dirt (You met me in the dirt)
G#m7                         A#m7
Sick at first, but havin' our love

(This progression continues for the rest of the song)

Outro 3x:
        D#m7
I'm not sorry that I cut you out
        G#m7              A#m7
I'm not sorry
          D#m7
Can't be sorry that I cut you out
       G#m7
What's done is done
     A#m7
No crying over you