Elton John – Better Off Dead chords
Chords:
Better Off Dead - Elton John Refer to recording for intro, bridge, and outro rhythms. INTRO: Ab/C Db F/A Bbm F Gb Ab/C Db (2x) VERSEDb Gb DbThere was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn onGb Db/FAnd just enough time for the night to pass by without warningEb Ab GbAway in the distance there's a blue flashing lightBbm Ab DbSomeone's in trouble somewhere tonightGb/Db Db Ab GbAs the flickering neon stands ready to fuseGb/Db Db Ab Bbm The wind blows away all of yesterday's newsAb/C Db F/A Bbm F Gb Ab/C Db VERSEDb Gb DbWell they've locked up their daughters and they battened the hatchesGb Db/FThey always could find us but they never could catch usEb Ab GbThrough the grease streaked windows of an all night cafeBbm Ab DbWe watched the arrested get taken awayGb/Db Db Ab GbAnd that cigarette haze has ecology beatGb/Db Db Ab Bbm Bbmsus4 BbmAs the whores and the drunks filed in from the streetCHORUSF Bbm Bbm/Ab'Cause the steam's in the boiler the coal's in the fireGb Ab DbIf you ask how I am then I'll just say inspiredF Bbm Bbm/AbIf the thorn of a rose is the thorn in your sideEbm Ab DbThen you're better off dead if you haven't yet diedBRIDGE: Db Ab/C Db F/A Bbm F Gb Ab/C Db (x2) INSTRUMENTAL VERSE - VOICE "OOH/AH" CHORUSF Bbm Bbm/Ab'Cause the steam's in the boiler the coal's in the fireGb Ab DbIf you ask how I am then I'll just say inspiredF Bbm Bbm/AbIf the thorn of a rose is the thorn in your sideEbm Ab DbThen you're better off dead if you haven't yet diedOUTRO: Db Ab/C Db F/A Bbm F Gb Ab/C Db (x2)Ab/C DbBetter off deadF/A BbmBetter off deadDb/F GbBetter off deadAb/C DbBetter off dead (x2)