Better Than I Know Myself

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−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Verse 1:
5   -4 5
Cold as ice
4 -4 5 5 -4   -4 -4 4 4 -3” 3
And more bitter than a December
5 -4    5
Winter night
4    -4 5 -4 4   4 -4 4 -3”
That's how I treated you
3 -3” 5    -4 5
And I   know that I
-3” 4 -4 5    5   -4 -4 4   4 -3”
I sometimes tend to lose my temper
3 -3” 5   -4   5
And I cross the line
4 -4 -4     4   -4
Yeah that's the truth

Chorus:
4   4 4   4    6     6   5
I know it gets hard sometimes
4 6   6   -3 4
But I could never
6    6    5
Leave your side
5 -5 5   -5 5 4
No matter what I say
   6   6 6 6 6   6 7
'Cause if I wanted to go
7   7    6    -7 7   7   6
I would have gone by now but
6 7 7    7 -8   -7 7
I really need you near me
6   7   7   -7 -7 -7 -7 -6
To keep my mind off the edge
6 6 6 6   6   7
If I wanted to leave
7   7 6     -7 7   7
I would've left by now
6    6     7 7 7   7   -8   -7   7
But you're the only one that knows me
7 7   7   7 -8   8 -9
Better than I know myself

Verse 2:
All along
I tried to pretend it didn't matter
If I was alone
Deep down I know
If you were gone
For even a day I wouldn't know which way to turn
'Cause I'm lost without you

(Chorus)

5 5   5   -4 5
I get kind of dark
5 5 5 -4   5
Let it go too far
5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4   4
I can be obnoxious at times
3   5   5   5 -4   5
But try and see my heart
   5   5   5 -4   5
'Cause I need you now
5   5     5 -4 -5 5 -4
So don't let me down
5     5 5 5   5   -4 -4    4
You’re the only thing in this world
5   5    5 -4 5
I would die without

   6   6 6 6 6   6 7
'Cause if I wanted to go
7   7    6    -7 7   7   6
I would have gone by now but
6 7 7    7 -8   -7 7
I really need you near me
6   7   7   -7 -7 -7 -7 -6
To keep my mind off the edge
6 6 6 6   6   7
If I wanted to leave
7   7 6     -7 7   7
I would've left by now
6    6     7 7 7   7   -8   -7   7
But you're the only one that knows me
7 7   7   7 -8   8 -9
Better than I know myself

   6   6 6 6 6   6 8
'Cause if I wanted to go
7   7    6    -7 7   7   6
I would have gone by now but
6 7 7    7 -8   -7 7
I really need you near me
6   7   7   -7 -7 -7 -7 -6
To keep my mind off the edge
6 6 6 6   6   7
If I wanted to leave
7   7 6     -7 7   7
I would've left by now
6    6     7 7 7   7   -8   -7   7
But you're the only one that knows me
7 7   7   7 -8   8 -9
Better than I know myself