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A Better Place to Be einfache Gitarrenakkorde von
Harry Chapin
Harry Chapin

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Intro 1
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G
D


Verse 1
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It was an early morning bar room,
G

And the place just opened up.
Em
D
G

And the little man come in so fast and
A

Started at his cup.

And the broad who served the whiskey
D
A
G

She was a big old friendly girl.
Em

And she tried to fight her empty nights
G
A

By smilin' at the world.
Verse 2
G

And she said "Hey Bub,
A

It's been awhile
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B

Since you been around.
Em
A

Where the hell you been hidin'?
G
Em
D
A
D

And why you look so down ?"
Verse 3
G
A

But the little man just sat there like
Em
A

he'd never heard a sound.
D
Verse 4

Cm
G

The waitress she gave out with a cough,
Bb
F

And acting not the least put off,
Em
A

She spoke once again.
Verse 5
D

She said, "I don't want
G

to bother you,

Consider it's understood.
Em
F#m
A

I know I'm not
Em

no beauty queen,
A
Em
A

But I sure can listen good."
D
Verse 6

G

And the little man took his drink
F#m

in his hand
Em
D

And he raised it to his lips.
Em
D

He took a couple of sips.
Em
A

And he told the waitress this story.
D
Verse 7

Am

"I am the midnight watchman
C
G
C
D

down at Miller's Tool and Die.
G
F#m

And I watch the metal rusting,
Bm
C

and I watch the time go by.
A
G

A week ago at the diner I
F#m
B

stopped to get a bite.
Em
A

And this here lovely lady she sat
G
Em
D

two seats from my right.
G

And Lord, Lord,
Em
D
G
Abdim
A
D

Lord she was alright.
Verse 8
D

Am

"Well, she was so damned beautiful she
C
G
D

could warm a winter's frost.
G
F#m

But she was long past lonely,
Bm
C

and well nigh kinda lost.
A
G

Now I'm not much of a mover,
F#m
B

or a pick -em-up easy easy easy guy,
Em
A

But I decided to glide on over,
G
D

and give her one good try.
G

And Lord, Lord,
D
Em
D
G
Abdim
A
D

Lord she was worth a try.
Verse 9
D
A

D
Am

"I was Tongued-tied like like a school boy,
C
G
D

and I stammered out some words.
G
F#m

But it did not seem to matter much,
B
Bm
C

'cause I don't think she heard.
A
G

She just looked clear on through
F#m

me to a space back in my head.
B
Em
A

And it shamed me into silence,
G
D

as quietly she said,
G

'If you want me to come with you,
Em

then that's all right with me.
D
A

Cause I know I'm going nowhere,
Em
A
Em
A
D
G
Em
A
Em
A

and anywhere's a better place to be.
Em

Anywhere's a better
A
D

place to be.'
Verse 10
D


"I drove her to my boarding house,
G

and I took her up to my room.
Em
B

And I went to turn on the only light
Em
G
A

to brighten up the gloom.
D
Dm
D

But she said, 'Please leave the light off,
G
Gm
G
Gm

Oh I don't mind the dark.'
G
F

And as her clothes all tumbled 'round her,
Em
A

I could hear my heart.
D
Dm
D
Am

The moonlight shown upon her
C
G
D

as she lay back in my bed.
G
F#m

It was the kind of scene I only
B
Bm
C

had imagined in my head.
A
G

I just could not believe it,
Em
F#m
B

to think that she was real.
Em
A
G
Em

And as I tried to tell her she said
D

'Shhh.. I know just how you feel.
G

And if you want to come here with me,
Em

then that's all right with me.
F#m
A

'Cause I've been oh so lonely,
D
F#m
A
Em
A
D
G
Em
A
Em
A

lovin' someone is a bet ter way to be.

Anywhere's a better way to
D

be.'
A
Verse 11
D

Am

"The morning came so swiftly as
C
G
D

I held her in my arms.
G
F#m

But she slept like a baby,
Bm
C

snug and safe from harm.
A
G

I did not want to share her or
F#m
B

dare to break the mood,
Em
A
G

So before she woke I went out to buy
Em

us both some food.
D
Dm
Verse 12


"I came back with my paper bag,
D
Gm

to find that she was gone.
F

She'd left a six word letter saying 'It's
Gm
D

time that I moved on.'"
Interlude 1
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G
D
G
D

Verse 13

D

The waitress took her bar rag,
G

and she wiped it across her eyes.
Em
Em

And as she spoke her voice came out
G
A

as something like a sigh.
D

She said "I wish that I was beautiful,
G

or that you were halfway blind.
Em

And I wish I weren't so god-damned fat,
G
A

fat, I wish that you were mine.
G
A

And I wish that you'd come with me,
F#m
B

when I leave for home.
Em
A

For we both know all about loneliness,
G
Em

and livin' all alone."
D
Verse 14

G

And the little man,
F#m

Looked at the empty glass in his hand.
Em
D

And he smiled a crooked grin,
Em
D

He said, " I guess I'm out of gin.
Em
D
Em
A

And know we both have been so lonely.
D
G

And if you want me to come with you,
Em

then that's all right with me.
A
Em

'Cause I know I'm goin' nowhere and
A
Em
A
D

anywhere's a better place to be."
Outro 1
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G
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Akkorde & Songtexte

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • B

    2

  • Cm

    3

  • Bb

  • F

  • Am

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • Abdim

    6

  • Dm

  • Gm

    3

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