Death Cab for Cutie - You Can Do Better Than Me: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You Can Do Better Than Me" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

      G           C
I'm starting to feel
     G       C             Am
We stayed together out of fear
           G  C G C
Of dying alone

I've been slipping through the years
My old clothes don't fit like they once did
So they hang like ghosts of the people I've been

It's like my heart can't be tamed
I fall in love every day
And I feel like a fool

I have to face the truth
That no one could ever look at me like you do
Like I'm something worth holding onto

         D                 C
There's times I think of leaving,
          Em                   C
but it's something I'll never do.
       G          D           E
Cause you can do better than me,
    Am          C           G
but I can't do better than you.
 G          D           E
You can do better than me,
    Am          C           G
but I can't do better than you.

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "You Can Do Better Than Me" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Can Do Better Than Me" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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