Better Off As We Are

song : better off as we are band : blue rodeo album : nowhere to here label : warner music canada written by : greg keelor/jim cuddy tabbed/Chorded by : ultimatelefty this is a great song so i decided to do it . can’t understand why nowhere to here is considered a lesser album , personally i think it’s great! anyways , please rate , comment , and enjoy! this is the main guitar part for the Verse , you can just do simple strummings of the chords . . . that works too Em C G D E | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - 3 - 2 - - - | B | - - - - - 0 - - - | - - - - - 1 - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - | G | - - - - - 0 - - - | - - - - - 0 - - - | - - - - - 0 - - - | - 2 - - - - - 2 - | D | - - - 2 - - - 2 - | - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - | - - - - - 0 - - - | - 0 - - - - - 0 - | A | - 2 - - - - - - - | - 3 - - - - - - - | - - - 2 - - - 2 - | - - - - - - - - - | E | - 0 - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - 3 - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | Em C G D ( x4 ) Em C G D we sat around at night and talked about so many things Em C G D lay on the floor till the morning appeared Em C G D you laughed at me and said i just don’t get it Em C G D you said we should be making plans for getting out of here Em C G D Em C G D somebody told me when i was just a little kid Em C G D don’t follow leaders just think for yourself Em C G D but everybody minds everybody else’s business here Em C G D why can’t they turn their eyes to somebody else Em C G D ( x2 ) G tell me no use thinking F C G we could ever be something F C G we could rise with the stars F C D better off as we are Em C G D my older brother he left the day he finished school Em C G D moved down to new york to washington square Em C G D he calls me up and says you should come and see me Em C G D watch the waves of people rolling everywhere Em C G D ( x2 ) G tell me no use thinking F C G we could ever be something F C G we could rise with the stars F C D better off as we are Em C G D ( x4 ) G F C ( x2 ) G F C D Em C G D late in the evening i’m up in my room Em C G D trying to think of nothing clear away the day Em C G D i lie awake and let my body wander Em C G D up into the moonlight floating away Em C G D ( x2 ) G tell me no use thinking F C G we could ever be something F C G we could rise with the stars F C D better off as we are Em C G D ( x4 ) G F C end on G