C G Am
I'd be better off red
C G
If all the things I've learned
D G
Would just fall out of my head
C G
'Cause a blade of bluegrass
D Em
Left a scar on my neck
C
And it ain't quit hurtin' yet
D G
I'd be better off red
G C G
I'd want ten little acres
D G
Instead of the world
C G
I'd be a homemaker
D G
Instead of the girl
Gm7 Em
Who had to make it out
Bm
Of a nowhere town
C
Just to make her mama proud
C G Am
See my daddy's not well read
C G
He don't give a damn about these
D G
Things in my head
C G
He's got a Chevy, a front porch
D Em
And a TV set
C
He ain't hurtin' yet
D G
I'd be better off red
G C G
I'd want the bank of a river
D G
Instead of the sea
C G
I'd be a school teacher
D G
Instead of the freak
Gm7 Em
Who had to run away
Bm
From the only place
C
Where everybody knew my name
Em
'Cause the world ain't got
Em
No front porch swing
Bm
The sea ain't got no
Bm
Fresh green beans
C D
I ain't found one finer thing, mama
C G Am
I'd be better off red
C G
If all the things I've learned
D G
Would just fall out of my head
C G
'Cause a blade of bluegrass
D Em
Left a scar on my neck
C
And it ain't quit hurtin' yet
D G
I'd be better off red