Better Off Without You Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
Better Off Without You
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by Marshall Chapman, Dennis Walker, Fontaine Brown
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Room 16 the
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Now I can rest behind that
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door
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My life with you has become a
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living
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Don't wanna live like that no more
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And whatever it will
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take
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I will do to make
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this final
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break
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yeah
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without
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without you
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Better off with
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out you in my
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life
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So I'll unpack my
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bag
And kick off these old
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shoes
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This room is a good as anyplace I've
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ever
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For lookin' at the truth
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Now it's all so clear to
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me
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What a blind man
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could plainly
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see
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yeah
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Oh God here comes the tears
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I'm gonna stay right here
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I'll cry I've cried before
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But I won't go back no
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mor
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e
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Looks like a change in the
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weather
I can hear it start to
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rain
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I hope it's not too
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long this time
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Before the sun comes out again
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But if it rains for
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ever
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I will still be
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better
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off
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yeah
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Better Off Without You?
- The song Better Off Without You was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
