You Better You Bet By The Who
From Face Dances, 1981
Acoustic: 12-string (right channel)
Electrics: 12-string (left) and 6-string (right); solo: 6-string (centered)
Acoustic Electrics
C x32013 x32013 ; x355xx and xx5588 (6-str only, 3rd verse)
(12-string) xxx013 (verse arpeggios)
F 1t33211 1tx3211 and 1t33211 and 133xxx
(12-string) xxx211 (verse arpeggios)
G 3tx0033 3tx5433 and 355xxx and 3x0033
(12-string) xxx433 (verse arpeggios)
| Am x02210 x02210 and 5t77555 |
| Gm 3tx0033 3tx0033 |
C/Bb 6x555x 6x555x and xx10 10 9 8 (12-str only)
F/A x03211 5tx(7)565 and x03211 (12-str only)
| Abmaj7 4tx6543 4tx6543 and xx6888 (12 str only) |
| C/G 332010 3tx555x and 332010 (12 str only) |
| Gsus4 3tx5533 3tx5533 |
| Dm x5t7765 xx0231 and x5t7765 |
| Dsus2 x5t7765 xx0230 |
| Ab 4tx6544 4tx6544 |
Eb/Bb x65343 6tx888x
Bb x1333x 6x8766
| Ciix x3555x 8x10 10 988 |
| Am/G 3x2210 3x2210 |
C5 x32013 x355xx
G/B x20003 x25xxx
Csus4/Bb xx10 10 88 (12-string only)
D xx0232 xx0232
| Bm x24432 x24432 |
| A x02255 x02255 and x022xx |
[intro]
[synth arr for gtr; approx]
x4
||:C :||
| |
| 8 8 |
| . 9 9 . |
| . 10 10 . |
| 10 10 |
| (8) |
[palm mute]
[12-string acoustic] x4
| | |
| | |
| . 0 0 | 0 0 0 . |
| . 5 5 5 | 5 5 . |
| 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| | |
||[12-string electric]||
| 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| 1 1 1 | 1 1 |
| . 0 0 | 0 0 . |
| . | . |
| | |
| | |
||C | |Fsus2 |G ||
(You better you better you bet oo-ooh......)
| | | | |
| | | | |
| 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 5 5 5 | 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 3 | 5 5 5 |
| | | | |
|| ||
| 3 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| 1 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
x3
||:C | |Fsus2 |G :||
..ooh) (You better you better you bet oo-ooh.......)
| | | | |
| | | | |
| . 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 . |
| . 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 . |
| 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 3 | 5 5 5 |
| | | | |
|| ||
| 3 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| 1 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 |
| . 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 . |
| . | | | . |
| | | | |
| | | | |
[6-str elec gtr enters; 12-string arpeggios below]
||C | |F |G |
I call you on the telephone my voice too rough with cigarettes
(..oooh ) (oooh..)
[12-string elec]
| 3 3 | 3 3 | 1 1 | 3 3 |
| 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 | 4 4 |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|C | |F
I sometimes feel I should just go home but I'm dealing with a memory
|G |
that never forgets
|C | |F |G |
I love to hear you say my name, especially when you say yes
|C | |F |
I got your body right now on my mind but I drunk myself blind to the
|G |Am | |Gm |F |C/Bb | |
sound of old T.Rex, hmmm To the
|F/A | |Abmaj7 | |C/G | |Gsus4 |G |
Sound of old T.Rex Oh, and who's next
[chorus]
|C | |F . |
When I say I love you you say you better
(You
|Am . G . |C | |F
When I say I need you you say you better
better you better you bet) (oooh )
|Am . G . |Dm |(Dsus2) Dm Am |G |
You better bet your life
(You better you better you bet) (bet your life)
| |Dm |(Dsus2) Am|G | |
or love will cut you, cut you like a knife
(love cut you like a knife)
[repeat verse]
I want those feeble-minded axes overthrown
I'm not into your passport picture, I just like your nose
You welcome me with open arms and open legs
I know only fools have needs but this one never begs
I don't really mind how much you love me
Ooh, a little is all right
When you say come over and spend the night, tonight, tonight
[repeat chorus]
When I say I love you you say you better,
(You better you better you bet ooooh)
When I say I need you you say you better,
(You better you better you bet ooooh)
You better bet your life, or love will cut you, cut you like a knife
harm; 12-string only
|Ab |Eb/Bb |Bb |Ciix |
I lay on the bed with you, we could make some book of records
|Ab |Eb/Bb
Your dog keeps licking my nose
|Bb |Dm Am |G | |Dm Dsus2 Dm |
And chewing up all those letters saying you better
|Dsus2 Dm Am |G | |
You better bet your life
||: Am Am Am Am/G Am | Am Am Am Am/G Am |
You better love me all the time now
x2
| C5 C5 C5 G/B C5| C5 C5 C5 G/B C5 :||
You better shove me back into line now
[guitar solo]
| . Am Am Am G Am | . Am Am Am G Am | . C5C5C5G/B C5 | . C5C5C5G/B C5 |
| | 0 | 3 3 | |
| 1 1 1 | 3/5 | 5 0 | |
| 2 2 | | 5 0 4/9 | |
| 2 | | 5/10 | 10 |
| 0 0 2h3 | 0 | | |
| | | | |
| . Am Am Am G Am | . Am Am Am G Am | . C5C5C5G/B C5 | . C5C5C5G/B C5 |
| 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 8 7 /12~~~ | ~~~~~~~ |
| 5 5 5 | 5 | 8 8 /13~~~ | ~~~~~~~ |
| 5 5 5 | 5 5h7 | 9 | <12>~~~~~~~~~ |
| /7 7 | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
[repeat verse]
I showed up late one night with a neon light for a visa
But knowing I'm so eager to fight can't make letting me in any easier
I know I've been wearing crazy clothes and I look pretty crappy
sometimes
But my body feels so good and I still sing a razor line every time
(Csus4/Bb C/Bb)
And when it comes to all night living, I know what I'm giving
I've got it all down to a tee, and it's free
[repeat chorus; synth only - gtrs tacit]
When I say I love you, you say you better,
(You better you better you bet)
When I say I need you you say you better,
(You better you better you bet)
[repeat chorus]
When I say I love you you say you better,
(You better you better you bet ooooh)
And when I say I need you you scream you better, ooh
(You better you better you bet ooooh)
[repeat chorus; key change]
||D | |G |
When I say I love you you say you better
(oooh (You
[12-string]
| 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 |
| 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 4 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 5 |
| | | |
| | | |
|Bm A |D | |G
And when I say I need you you say you better
better you better you bet) (oooh )
|Bm . A . ||
(You better you better you
||D | |G |
When I say I love you you say you better
bet) (oooh ) (You
|Bm . A . |D | |G
And when I say I need you you scream you better
better you better you bet ooooh )
|Bm . A . ||
(You better you better you
||G |A |G |A |G |A |G |A
You better bet your life
..bet)
|G |A |G |A |G
Or love will cut you just like a knife.