A Better Place to Be Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
It was [D]an early morning bar room,
And the place just opened [G]up.
And the little [Em]man come in so [D]fast a[G]nd
Started at his [A]cup.
And the broad who served the whiskey
She [D]was a big old [A]friendly [G]girl.
And she [Em]tried to fight her empty nights
By [G]smilin' at the [A]world.

[Verse 2]
And [G]she said "Hey Bub,
[A]It's been awhile
[F#m]Since you been around[B].
Where the [Em]hell you been hid[A]in'?
And why [G]you look [Em]so do[D]wn ?[A]"[D]

[Verse 3]
But the [G]little man just sat [A]there like
[Em]he'd never [A]heard a sound.
[D]

[Verse 4]
The [Cm]waitress she gave [G]out with a cough,
[Bb]And acting not the l[F]east put off,
[Em]She spoke once [A]again.

[Verse 5]
She [D]said, "I don't want
[G]to bother you,
Consider it's understood.
[Em]I kn[F#m]ow I'm not[A]
no beauty [Em]queen,
But [A]I sure [Em]can liste[A]n good."
[D]

[Verse 6]
And [G]the little man took his drink
in [F#m]his hand
[Em]And he raised it to his [D]lips.
He [Em]took a couple [D]of sips.
And he [Em]told the [A]waitress this story.
[D]

[Verse 7]
"I am the midnight [Am]watchman
down at [C]Miller's [G]Tool [C]and [D]Die.
And I [G]watch the metal rust[F#m]ing,
and I [Bm]watch the time go [C]by.
[A]A week ago at [G]the diner I
[F#m]stopped to get a bite.[B]
And [Em]this here lovely [A]lady she sat
[G]two seat[Em]s from my ri[D]ght.
And [G]Lord, Lord,
[Em]Lord[D] she[G] was[Abdim] alright.[A][D]

[Verse 8]
[D]
"Well, she was so damned [Am]beautiful she
could [C]warm [G]a winter's [D]frost.
But [G]she was long past [F#m]lonely,
and [Bm]well nigh kinda [C]lost.
Now [A]I'm not much of [G]a mover,
or a [F#m]pick -em-up easy easy easy g[B]uy,
But I de[Em]cided to glide on [A]over,
and [G]give her one good [D]try.
And [G]Lord, Lord,
[D]Lor[Em]d she[D] wa[G]s w[Abdim]orth a tr[A]y.[D]

[Verse 9]
[D][A]
[D]"I was Tongued-tied like like a [Am]school boy,
[C]and [G]I stammered out some [D]words.
But it [G]did not seem to matter [F#m]much,
'cause [B]I d[Bm]on't think she h[C]eard.
She [A]just looked clear on [G]through
me to a [F#m]space back in my head.
[B]And it [Em]shamed me into silen[A]ce,
as [G]quietly she [D]said,
'If you want me to [G]come with you,
then that's all right with [Em]me.
[D]Cause [A]I know I'm going nowhere,
[Em]and [A]anywhere's a better plac[Em]e to[A] be.[D][G][Em][A][Em][A]
Anywhere's a bet[Em]ter
[A]place to [D]be.'

[Verse 10]
[D]
"I drove her to my boarding house,
and I took her up to my [G]room.
And [Em]I went to turn on the only [B]light
[Em]to b[G]righten up the gloom.[A]
But [D]she said, [Dm]'Please leave the light off,[D]
Oh [G]I don't mind t[Gm]he da[G]rk[Gm].'
[G]And as h[F]er clothes all tumbled 'round her,
[Em]I could hear my he[A]art.
The [D]moonlight [Dm]shown [D]upo[Am]n her
as she [C]lay back [G]in my [D]bed.
It was the [G]kind of scene I [F#m]only
had ima[B]gined [Bm]in my head.[C]
I [A]just could not [G]believe it,
[Em]to think[F#m] that she was real[B].
And [Em]as I tried to te[A]ll her s[G]he said[Em]
'Shhh.. I know just [D]how you feel.
And if you want to come here [G]with me,
then that's all right with [Em]me.
'Cause [F#m]I've b[A]een oh so lonely,
[D]lovin' [F#m]someone [A]is a bet[Em] ter way [A]to b[D]e.[G][Em][A][Em][A]
Anywhere's a better way to
[D]be.'
[A]

[Verse 11]
[D]
"The morning came so [Am]swiftly as
I [C]held [G]her in my [D]arms.
[G]But she slept like a [F#m]baby,
[Bm]snug and safe from [C]harm.
[A]I did not want to share [G]her or
[F#m]dare to break the m[B]ood,
So be[Em]fore she woke [A]I went out [G]to buy
us [Em]both some food.
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[Verse 12]
"I came back with my paper bag,
[D]to find [Gm]that she was gone.
She'd [F]left a six word letter saying 'It's
[Gm]time that I [D]moved on.'"

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 13]
[D]The waitress took her bar rag,
and she wiped it across her [G]eyes.
And [Em]as she spoke her voice c[Em]ame out
[G]as something like [A]a sigh.
She said [D]"I wish that I was beautiful,
or that you were halfway [G]blind.
And [Em]I wish I weren't so god-damned fat,
fat, I wish that you [G]were mine.[A]
And [G]I wish that you'd come [A]with me,
[F#m]when I leave for h[B]ome.
For we [Em]both know all about [A]loneliness,
and [G]livin' [Em]all alone."
[D]

[Verse 14]
And the [G]little man,
Looked at the [F#m]empty glass in his hand.
And he [Em]smiled a crooked [D]grin,
He said, [Em]" I guess I'm out o[D]f gin.
And [Em]know we both have [D]been so [Em]lonely.[A]
And if you [D]want me to come [G]with you,
then that's all right [Em]with me.
'Cause I [A]know I'm goin' [Em]nowhere and
[A]anywhere's a [Em]better [A]place to [D]be."

[Outro 1]
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