* means one strum
[Intro]
G D Am C
[Verse 1]
G D
I know I’m probably better off on my own
Am
Than lovin' a man who didn’t know
C
What he had when he had it
G D
And I see the permanent damage you did to me
Am C
Never again, I just wish I could forget when it was magic
Am
I wish it wasn’t 4am, standing in the mirror
C
Saying to myself, you know you had to do it
Am Bm7
I know the bravest thing I ever did was run
[Chorus]
G D
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
Am C
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
G
And I know why we had to say goodbye
D
Like the back of my hand
Am C
And I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
Bm7
A better man
[Verse 2]
G D
I know I’m probably better off all alone
Am C
Than needing a man who could change his mind at any given minute
G
And it’s always on your terms
D
I’m hanging on every careless word
C
Hoping it might turn sweet again
Am
Like it was in the beginning
Am
But your jealousy, I can hear it now
C
You’re talking down to me like I’ll always be around
Am C
You push my love away like it’s some kind of loaded gun
Am Bm7
Boy, you never thought I’d run
[Chorus]
G D
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
Am C
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
G
And I know why we had to say goodbye
D
Like the back of my hand
Am C
And I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
Bm7
A better man
[Bridge]
Am C
I hold onto this pride because these days it’s all I have
Am C D Em*
And I gave you my best and we both know you can’t say that
N.C.
You can’t say that
N.C.
I wish you were a better man
Am*
I wonder what we would’ve become
C*
If you were a better man
Am
We might still be in love
C
If you were a better man
Am
You would’ve been the one
C
If you were a better man
Bm7
Yeah, yeah
[Outro]
Am* C*
We might still be in love, if you were a better man
D*
Better man