Better Half Chords
by Jawbreaker
Better Half by Jawbreaker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, Bm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D C D C (x4)
Verso 1:
D C
Well, I see him coming
Bm C
We hold our rocks; we are ready
D C
The things we'll do to him
Bm G
They aren't fit for anyone
Bm C
Hey, this is serious business
Bm G
I'm gonna hate myself
Bm C D
Still, I just can't wait to begin
Verso 2:
D C
The monster inside me
Bm C
He can't be talked out of anything
D C
He's got an appetite
Bm G
Oh no, he's hungry now
Bm C
I just gotta restrain him
Bm G
The seam inside me grows
Bm C D
Kiss your better half goodbye
C D
And all those things you trusted in (come and gone)
C D
The man that you pride yourself on (come and gone)
C D
All the control you think you hold (come and gone)
C
Anything that can go wrong
D C
Will find itself come and gone
Verso 3:
D C
His body lies broken
Bm C
Well, hey, some harsh words were spoken
D C
And I feel terrible
Bm G
It just got away
Bm C
Had to make him pay
Bm G
For the hole in my heart
Bm C D
It's been my fault from the start
C D
And all those things you trusted in (come and gone)
C D
The man that you pride yourself on (come and gone)
C D
All the control you think you hold (come and gone)
C
Anything that can go wrong
D C
Will find itself come and gone
Verso 4:
D C
The monster inside me
Bm C
He can't be talked out of anything
D C
He's got an appetite
Bm G
Oh no, he's hungry now
Bm C
I just gotta restrain him
Bm G
The seam inside me grows
Bm C D
Kiss your better half goodbye
C D
And if you think it all makes sense
C D
Can you tell the difference
C D
Between a quarter and twenty-five cents?
C
Anything that can go wrong
D C
Will find itself come and gone