Better Place To Be

[D]It was an early[Dmaj7] morning barroom

And the pla[D7]ce had just opened [Gmaj7]up

And a l[Em]ittle man came [Em]in [Eb]so fast

And h[Em/D]e started at his cups [A7]

And the br[D]oad who served the wh[Dmaj7]iskey

She was a [D7]big old friendly [Gmaj7]girl

Who t[Em]ried to fight her e[Em]mpt[Eb]y nights

By[Em/D] smiling at the world [A7]

And she [G]said "Hey, bub, it's b[A]een a while

[F#m]Since you've been around [B7]

Where the [Em]hell you been hidi[A]ng

And w[G]hy you look so down  [D]

Well, the [G]little man s[A]at there

Like he'd ne[G]ver he[A]ard a sound  [D]

The w[Cm]aitress she gave out[G] with a cough

And [Bb]acting not the least[F] put off she spoke[Em] once ag[A]ain

She said [D]"I don't want to both[G]er you

Con[Em/G]sider it's understood[Em]     [Em]        [Eb]             [Em/D]

I [A/C#]know I'm not no [Em]beaut[Em]y q[Eb]ueen [Em/D]

But I [A/C#]sure c[Em]an l[A7Sus4]isten good  [D]

And the [G]little man

Took his [A]drink in his hand

And he r[Em]aised it to his lips [D]

He [G]took a couple sips  [D]

And then he [Em7]told the wait[A]ress this s[D]tory

I [D]am the midnight watchm[Am]an down at [C]Miller's [G]Tool and Die  [D]

And I watch[G] the metal rus[F#m]ting, I [Bm]watch the time go by   [Cmaj7]

A [A]week ago at the din[G]er I [F#m]stopped to get a bite   [B7]

And t[Em]his here lovely la[A]dy she sat [G]two seat[Em7]s from[A11] my [D]right

    [G]     [G/f#]  [Em7]      [G]     [G]/[F#]  [Em7]     [D]
And Lord, lord, lord,  (Lord, Lord, Lord)   she was alright

Yo[D]u see she was so damn [Am]beautiful that she could wa[C]rm a wi[G]nters fro[D]st

But s[G]he looked long past l[F#m]onely and w[Bm]ell nigh onto [Cmaj7]lost

Now I[A]'m not much of a mo[G]ver or a pi[F#m]ck'em up easy [B7]guy

But I de[Em]cided to glide on ov[A]er and give h[G]er [Em7]one good t[D]ry

    [G]     [G/f#]  [Em7]      [G]     [G]/[F#]  [Em7]     [D]
And Lord, lord, lord,  (Lord, Lord, Lord)   she was worth a try

We[D]ll I was tongue tied like a sch[Am]oolboy, I stam[C]mered o[G]ut some wo[D]rds

It did n[G]ot seem to m[F#m]atter much 'cause [Bm]I don't think she [Cmaj7]heard

She ju[A]st looked clear on thr[G]ough me to a s[F#m]pace back in my h[B7]ead

It sh[Em]amed me into sil[A]ence as qui[G]etly [Em7]she s[D]aid

If you w[D]ant me to come w[G]ith you

Then t[Em/G]hat's all right with [Em]me   [Em]      [Eb]           [Em/D]

'Cause I [A/C#]know I'm going [Em]no-wh[Em]ere[Eb]     [Em/D]

And a[A/C#]nywhere's a [Em]better [A7Sus4]place to [D]be

[D] - [G] - [G/f#] - [Em] - [Em]/[Eb] - [Em/D]
[A]   [Em]   [Em] [Eb]   [Em/D]
[A]

[A/C#]Anywheres a [Em]better pl[A7Sus4]ace to [D]be

Well, I [D]drove her to my boa[Dmaj7]rding house

And I [D7]took her up to my room [Gmaj7]

And I [Em]went to turn on the [Em]onl[Eb]y light

[Em/D]To brighten up the gloom  [A7]

But she [Dm]said, "Please leave the light off,

Oh, [Gm]I don't mind the dark"

And as her cl[F]othes all tumbled 'round her

[Asus4]I could hear my [A]heart  [Asus4]          [A]              [Asus4]                      [A]

The [D]moonlight shone u[Am]pon her as she l[C]ay back [G]in my b[D]ed

It was the [G]kind of scene I [F#m]only had ima[Bm]gined in my [Cmaj7]head

I [A]just could not [G]believe it to [F#m]think that she was r[B7]eal

And a[Em]s I tried to t[A]ell her, she said "Sss[G]sh, I kn[Em7]ow just how you f[D]eel

And if you [D]want to come here [G]with me

Then [Em/G]that's all right with [Em]me   [Em]      [Eb]           [Em/D]

Cause [A/C#]I've been so lon[Em]ely  [Em]     [Eb]          [Em/D]

Lovin' s[A/C#]omeone is a b[Em]etter wa[A7Sus4]y to be[D]

[D] - [G] - [G/f#] - [Em] - [Em]/[Eb] - [Em/D]
[A]   [Em]   [Em] [Eb]   [Em/D]
[A]

[A/C#]Anywhere's a [Em]better [A7Sus4]place to [D]be

Well the [D]mornin' came so [Am]swiftly I [C]held her [G]in my a[D]rms

And s[G]he slept like a [F#m]baby, [Bm]snug and safe from [Cmaj7]harm

I [A]did not want to sh[G]are her or [F#m]dare to break the m[B7]ood

So bef[Em]ore she woke I [A]went out to [G]buy us both some f[Dm]ood

I c[Dm]ame back with my paper bag to [Gm]find that she was gone

She'd [F]left a six-word letter sayin' "It's t[Gm]ime that I moved [D]on"

You know the [D]waitress she took her ba[Dmaj7]r rag and she wi[D7]ped it across her eye[Gmaj7]s

And [Em]as she spoke her [Em]voi[Eb]ce came out as[Em/D] something like a sigh [A7]

She said I w[D]ish that I was [Dmaj7]beautiful or that y[D7]ou were halfway b[Gmaj7]lind

And [Em]I wish I weren't so G[Em]od-[Eb]damned fat, [Em/D]I wish that you were mi[A7]ne

[A7]And I wish [G]that you'd come wi[A]th me [F#m]when I leave for home [B7]

For we [Em]both know all 'bout emp[A]tiness and [G]livin' [Em]all alone  [D]

And the [Em7]little man looked at the [F#m]empty glass in his hand and he smi[Em7]led a crooked grin   [D]

He said "I[Em7] guess I'm out of g[D]in and I kno[Em7]w we both have [D/F#]been so [G]lone[Em7]ly    [A]

And if you w[D]ant me to come [G]with you then that's alright with [Em]me

'Cause I [A]know I'm going [Em]no-where and [A]anywhere's a[Em7] better [A7]place to [D]be  [Dmaj7]          [Gmaj7]                  [D]