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πΈ Intro:
C G Am F
πΈ Verse 1:
C G
I know I'm probably better off on my own
Am F
Than lovinβ a man who didn't know what he had when he had it
C G
And I see the permanent damage you did to me
Am G
Never again
I just wish I could forget when it was magic
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
C
I wish it wasn't 4 AM, standing in the mirror
G
Saying to myself, "You know you had to do it"
Am F
I know the bravest thing I ever did was run
πΈ Chorus:
C G
Sometimes, in the middle of the night
I can feel you again
Am F
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
C G
And I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
Am F
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
F
A better man
πΈ Verse 2:
C G
I know Iβm probably better off all alone
Am
Than needing a man who could change his mind
F
At any given minute
C
And it was always on your terms
G
I waited on every careless word
Am
Hoping they might turn sweet again
F
Like it was in the beginning
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
C G
But your jealousy, oh
I can hear it now
G
Talking down to me like I'd always be around
Am F
Push my love away like it was some kind of loaded gun
G F
Oh, you never thought I'd run
πΈ Chorus:
C G
Sometimes, in the middle of the night
I can feel you again
Am F
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
C G
And I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
Am F
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
F
A Better man
G Am F
πΈ Bridge:
C G
I hold onto this pride because these days it's all I have
Am G
And I gave to you my best and we both know
F
you can't say that
C
I wish you were a better man
G
I wonder what we would've become
Am
If you were a better man
F
We might still be in love
C
If you were a better man
G
You would've been the one
Am
If you were a better man
F
Yeah, yeah
πΈ Chorus:
C G
Sometimes, in the middle of the night
I can feel you again
Am F
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
C G
And I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
Am F
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
F
a Better man
C G
(Sometimes, in the middle of the night
I can feel you again)
Am
We might still be in love, if you were a better man
(But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man)
F
Yeah, yeah
C G
I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
Am F
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
πΈ Outro:
F
We might still be in love
C
If you were a better man
G
You would've been the one
Am
If you were a better man
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Better Man (Chords)
- Better Man (Ver2) (Chords)
- Better Man (Ver3) (Chords)
- Better Man (Taylor's Version) (Chords)
- Better Man (Ver4) (Chords)
Song History
Published: November 12, 2021
Last Updated: February 8, 2026