• Song:

    You Better You Bet

  • Artist:

    The Who

  • Album:

    The Ultimate Collection...

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This was originally transcribed by litgo@aol.com, but I wanted a version that was easier 
to read using a capo and transcribed completely, not relying on memorization. Full 
credit to litgo, partial to me. ;)

Capo 3

Chords:
A (x02220@1)         x02220
D (xx0232@1)         xx0232
E (022100@1)         022100
F#m (244222@1)       244222
Em (022000@1)        022000
Fmaj7       xx3210
Am (x02210@1)        x02210
F*          x33210
Asus2*      002200
C (x32010@1)         x32010
G (320003@1)         320033
B (x2444x@1)         x24442
Ab (xx1114@1)        466444
F# (244322@1)        244322

Intro
A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)            EYou (022100@1)better you better you bet

Verse 1
A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)                  EI (022100@1)call you on the telephone my voice too rough with cigarettes
A (x02220@1)                                            DI (xx0232@1)sometimes feel I should just go home but I'm dealing with a memory that
Enever (022100@1)forgets
A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)             EI (022100@1)love to hear you say my name especially when you say yes
A (x02220@1)                                           DI (xx0232@1)got your body right now on my mind but I've drunk myself blind to the
E (022100@1)            F#msound (244222@1)of old T.Rex

Em (022000@1)  D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">Ab

D (xx0232@1)                   Fmaj7To (1x3210@1)the sound of old T Rex
A (x02220@1)           Asus2*   EOh, (022100@1)and who's next

Chorus
A (x02220@1)                               DWhen (xx0232@1)I say I love you you say you better
    F#m (244222@1)      E (022100@1)        AYou (x02220@1)better you better you bet
A (x02220@1)                               DWhen (xx0232@1)I say I need you you say you better
    F#m (244222@1)      E (022100@1)        BmYou (x24432@1)better you better you bet
           Bm (x24432@1)F#m (244222@1)EYou (022100@1)better bet your life
             BmOr (x24432@1)love will cut you
        F#m (244222@1)  ECut (022100@1)you like a knife

Verse 2
A (x02220@1)                        D (xx0232@1)      EI (022100@1)want those feeble minded axes overthrown
A (x02220@1)                                 D (xx0232@1)              EI'm (022100@1)not into your passport picture, I just like your nose
A (x02220@1)                      D (xx0232@1)           EYou (022100@1)welcome me with open arms and open legs
A (x02220@1)                              D (xx0232@1)            EI (022100@1)know only fools have needs but this one never begs
F#m (244222@1)                                 EmI (022000@1)don't really mind how much you love me
                   GOh (320003@1)a little is all right
         D (xx0232@1)                         Fmaj7When (1x3210@1)you say come over and spend the night
A (x02220@1)       Asus2*    ETonight (022100@1)  Tonight

Chorus
A (x02220@1)                               DWhen (xx0232@1)I say I love you you say you better
    F#m (244222@1)      E (022100@1)        AYou (x02220@1)better you better you bet
A (x02220@1)                               DWhen (xx0232@1)I say I need you you say you better
    F#m (244222@1)      E (022100@1)        BmYou (x24432@1)better you better you bet
           Bm (x24432@1)F#m (244222@1)EYou (022100@1)better bet your life
             BmOr (x24432@1)love will cut you
        F#m (244222@1)  ECut (022100@1)you like a knife

Bridge
F (133211@1)          CI (x32010@1)lay on the bed with you
G (320003@1)                AWe (x02220@1)could make some book of records
F (133211@1)            CYour (x32010@1)dog keeps licking my nose
    G (320003@1)                  B (x2444x@1)            F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
And chewing up all those letters saying you better
Bm (x24432@1)          Bm (x24432@1)F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1)  You better bet your life
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)  AmYou (x02210@1)better love me
F#m (244222@1)   E (022100@1)  F#mall (244222@1)the time now
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)   Ayou (x02220@1)better shove me
A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)  ABack (x02220@1)into line now
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)  AmYou (x02210@1)better love me
F#m (244222@1)   E (022100@1)  F#mall (244222@1)the time now
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)   Ayou (x02220@1)better shove me
A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)  ABack (x02220@1)into line now

Verse 3
A (x02220@1)                               D (xx0232@1)              EI (022100@1)showed up late one night with a neon light for a visa
A (x02220@1)                                          D (xx0232@1)               EBut (022100@1)knowing I'm so eager to fight can't make letting me in any easier
A (x02220@1)                                          D (xx0232@1)                EI (022100@1)know I've been wearing crazy clothes and I look pretty crappy sometimes
A (x02220@1)                             D (xx0232@1)                E (022100@1)  F#mBut (244222@1)my body feels so good and I still sing a razor line everytime
            Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)       GAnd (320003@1)when it comes to all night living
                DI (xx0232@1)know what I'm giving
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                   AI've (x02220@1)got it all down to a tee
         Asus2*    EAnd (022100@1)it's free

Chorus 2
A (x02220@1)                               DWhen (xx0232@1)I say I love you you say you better
    F#m (244222@1)      E (022100@1)        AYou (x02220@1)better you better you bet
A (x02220@1)                               DWhen (xx0232@1)I say I need you you say you better
    F#m (244222@1)      E (022100@1)        AYou (x02220@1)better you better you bet
A (x02220@1)                               DWhen (xx0232@1)I say I love you you say you better
    F#m (244222@1)      E (022100@1)        AYou (x02220@1)better you better you bet
A (x02220@1)                               DWhen (xx0232@1)I say I need you you scream you better
    F#m (244222@1)      E (022100@1)        AYou (x02220@1)better you better you bet

Outro
B (x2444x@1)                               EWhen (022100@1)I say I love you you say you better
    Ab (xx1114@1)       F# (244322@1)       BYou (x2444x@1)better you better you bet
B (x2444x@1)                               EWhen (022100@1)I say I need you you say you better
    Ab (xx1114@1)       F# (244322@1)       BYou (x2444x@1)better you better you bet

E (022100@1)        F# (244322@1)name="chord_022100@1">E          F#You (244322@1)better bet your life
E (022100@1)         F#Or (244322@1)love will cut you
E (022100@1) F# (244322@1)        E (022100@1)   Just like a knife
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