15 Chords used in the song: A, D, E, F#m, Em, G, Ab, Fmaj7, Asus2, Bm, F, C, B, Am, F#
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IntroA
D
E
You better you better you bet
Verse 1A
D
E
I call you on the telephone my voice too rough with cigarettesA
D
I sometimes feel I should just go home but I'm dealing with a memory thatE
never forgetsA
D
E
I love to hear you say my name especially when you say yesA
D
I got your body right now on my mind but I've drunk myself blind to theE
F#m
sound of old T.RexEm
D
G
Ab
D
Fmaj7
To the sound of old T RexA
Asus2*
E
Oh, and who's next
ChorusA
D
When I say I love you you say you better
F#m
E
A
You better you better you betA
D
When I say I need you you say you better
F#m
E
Bm
You better you better you bet
Bm
F#m
E
You better bet your life
Bm
Or love will cut you
F#m
E
Cut you like a knife
Verse 2A
D
E
I want those feeble minded axes overthrownA
D
E
I'm not into your passport picture, I just like your noseA
D
E
You welcome me with open arms and open legsA
D
E
I know only fools have needs but this one never begsF#m
Em
I don't really mind how much you love me
G
Oh a little is all right
D
Fmaj7
When you say come over and spend the nightA
Asus2*
E
Tonight Tonight
ChorusA
D
When I say I love you you say you better
F#m
E
A
You better you better you betA
D
When I say I need you you say you better
F#m
E
Bm
You better you better you bet
Bm
F#m
E
You better bet your life
Bm
Or love will cut you
F#m
E
Cut you like a knife
BridgeF
C
I lay on the bed with youG
A
We could make some book of recordsF
C
Your dog keeps licking my nose
G
B
F#m
E
And chewing up all those letters saying you betterBm
Bm
F#m
E
You better bet your lifeAm
G
Am
You better love meF#m
E
F#m
all the time nowA
E
A
you better shove meA
E
A
Back into line nowAm
G
Am
You better love meF#m
E
F#m
all the time nowA
E
A
you better shove meA
E
A
Back into line now
Verse 3A
D
E
I showed up late one night with a neon light for a visaA
D
E
But knowing I'm so eager to fight can't make letting me in any easierA
D
E
I know I've been wearing crazy clothes and I look pretty crappy sometimesA
D
E
F#m
But my body feels so good and I still sing a razor line everytime
Em
D
G
And when it comes to all night living
D
I know what I'm givingFmaj7
A
I've got it all down to a tee
Asus2*
E
And it's free
Chorus 2A
D
When I say I love you you say you better
F#m
E
A
You better you better you betA
D
When I say I need you you say you better
F#m
E
A
You better you better you betA
D
When I say I love you you say you better
F#m
E
A
You better you better you betA
D
When I say I need you you scream you better
F#m
E
A
You better you better you bet
OutroB
E
When I say I love you you say you better
Ab
F#
B
You better you better you betB
E
When I say I need you you say you better
Ab
F#
B
You better you better you betE
F#
E
F#
You better bet your lifeE
F#
Or love will cut youE
F#
E
Just like a knife
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About this song: You Better You Bet
"You Better You Bet" was written by Pete Townshend as a love song for his girlfriend at the time. Townshend said of the song, "I developed ['You Better You Bet'] over several weeks of clubbing and partying. I had gone through a lean period in my marriage and was seeing the daughter of a friend of mine. I wanted it to be a good song because the girl I wrote it for is one of the best people on the planet."When commenting on the song's lyrics and music, Pete Townshend said, "'You Better You Bet' was a very spontaneous lyric. Read more on Last.fm.