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Better Friends Than Lovers Chords

Music by: Aretha Franklin
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[Verse 1]
[D]Oh[Daug][Gm][D][Daug][Gm]
[D]
Why are we [Daug]fighting
Why [D]do we [A]scream
Seems all we [C]do [Am]now [G]is treat
each [A]oth[G]er mean[D]
[Em]We used to be so[G][A][F#m]
[G]understadning
About each others [F#m]ways[A][Abdim]
Since we've come to[C#m]gether
Seem[C#dim]s all we do [F#m]is get
[A]in each oth[B]er's [Em]way
Better [Asus4]Friends than

[Verse 2]
[D]lovers (so much
[F#m]better [Bm]frien[G]ds)
We used to have a ball
Let's [Em]not [A]wait until t[G]he
[A]friend[Bbdim]ship brea[Bm]ks
Cause we don't [Esus4]have
to [E]lose [Asus4]it all
Better friends than [D]lovers[F#m]
Hon[Bm]ey ca[G]n't you see
You [Em]need [A]you and [Bbdim]I need me[Bm]
So it[Esus4]s time no[E]w to[Asus4] set each
other free
[D][Daug][Gm][Edim]

[Verse 3]
[D]
You get mad when guys
stare [Daug]at me
And I'm mad [D]when girls
[Gm]look[C#dim][A]
I don't believe we're [C]ready now
[Am]For [G]living by th[D]is book[G]
[D]The [Em]things we [G]love [A]about [F#m]us
Are the [Em]things we [G]seem to
[F#m]hate[A][Abdim]
When we go out for good [C#]times[C#dim]
[A]We just com[F#m]e home with[G]
big head[Em]aches
Bet[G]ter Friends than lov

[Verse 4]
[Dm]ers[D]
(so much [F#m]better friends)
We used to [Bm]have a [G]ball
[Em]Let's not [A]wait until [G]the [A]friend
[Bbdim]ship brea[Bm]ks
Cause we don't [Esus4]have
to lose [E]it [Asus4]all
Better [D]friends than lover
[F#m]s[Bm][G]
Honey can't you see
[Em]You need you a[A]nd I[G] n[A]eed [Bbdim]me[Bm]
So it[Esus4]s time no[E]w to[Asus4] set each other free[D]
[Gm][Daug][Edim][Gm][D]

[Verse 5]
[Daug]
[F#aug]We were b[Bm]oth
out there [Daug]fishing
[Bbaug]We weren't ready to car[Bbdim]e[Gm]
[D]And no room in our[A] hearts for[D] love
[Esus4]To love each other back[Asus4][A]
[Bsus4]Better

[Verse 6]
[E]Friends than lovers
(so much [Abm]better friends)
We used to [C#m]have a b[A]all
Let's [F#m]not wa[B]it unti[A]l the friend
[G#m]ship b[Cdim]reaks[C#m]
Cause we don't [F#sus4]have
to lose [Bsus4]it all
[A]Better friend[E]s than lovers
[Abm][C#m][A]
Honey can't you see
[F#m]You need you an[Bsus4]d[A]
[B]I n[Cdim]eed me[C#m]
So [F#sus4]its time no[Bsus4]w
to set each other [E]free

[Verse 7]
We come home [Abm]with big headaches
[C#m]Better

[Verse 8]
[A]Friends than
lovers (so much better friends)
We used to [F#m]have a ball
[B]Let's not wait un[A]til the
[B]friend[Cdim]ship bre[C#m]aks
Cause we don't [F#sus4]have
to lose [Bsus4]it all
Better friends [E]than lovers
Hon[Abm]ey can[C#m]'t you[A] see
[F#m]You need you an[B]d I [A]need[B] me[Cdim][C#m]
So its [F#sus4]time now to[F#][Bsus4][E][Abm]
[C#m][A][F#m]
[A][B][Cdim][F#sus4]
[Bsus4]set each other free
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