You Deserve Better Chords
by James Arthur
You Deserve Better by James Arthur is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
D E F#m
I'm just not sure my heart is working
D E F#m
And yours is beating double time
D E F#m
Deep down you know I ain't even worth it
D E F#m
It's not enough, babe, all I do is make you cry
Pre-Chorus
D E F#m
Like ooh-woah, ooh-woah
D E F#m
I know I do this every time
D E F#m
Like ooh-woah, I know
D E F#m
That I just got to say what's on my mind
Chorus
D E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I'm not what you need
D E F#m
You're better, better than you even realize
D E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I want you to see
D E F#m
You're better off without me in your life
Post-Chorus
D E F#m
And I hope you'll find somebody else
D E F#m
That'll love you like nobody else
D E F#m
And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still
D E F#m
But you deserve better, better, better, better
verse 2
D E F#m
Give up on me, 'cause, babe, I'm hopeless
D E F#m
The more it hurts, the more it's right
D E F#m
You know I loved, I just never showed it
D E F#m
It'll be too late when you're with some other guy
Pre-Chorus
D E F#m
Like ooh-woah, ooh-woah
D E F#m
I know I do this every time
D E F#m
Like ooh-woah, I know
D E F#m
That I just got to say what's on my mind
Chorus
D E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I'm not what you need
D E F#m
You're better, better than you even realize
D E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I want you to see
D E F#m
You're better off without me in your life
Post-Chorus
D E F#m
And I hope you'll find somebody else
D E F#m
That'll love you like nobody else
D E F#m
And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still
D E F#m
But you deserve better, better, better, better
Bridge
D E F#m D E
F#m D E
Might be what you want, but not what you need
F#m D E F#m
Baby, oh yeah
Chorus
D E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I'm not what you need
D E F#m
You're better, better than you even realize
D E
You deserve better, better, better than me
F#m
Might be what you want, but I want you to see
D E F#m
You're better off without me in your life
Post-Chorus
D E F#m
And I hope you'll find somebody else
D E F#m
That'll love you like nobody else
D E F#m
And I hope he gives you something real, oh, I love you still
D E F#m
But you deserve better, better, better, better