Capo on third. C G Am I'd be better off red C G If all the things I've learned D G Would just fall out of my head C G 'Cause a blade of blue grass D Em Left a scar on my neck C And it ain't quit hurtin' yet D G I'd be better off red G C G I'd want ten little acres D G Instead of the world C G I'd be a homemaker D G Instead of the girl Gm7 Em Who had to make it out Bm Of a nowhere town C Just to make her mama proud C G Am See my daddy's not well read C G He don't give a damn about these D G Things in my head C G He's got a chevy, a front porch D Em And a TV set C No he ain't hurtin' yet D G I'd be better off red G C G I'd want the bank of a river D G Instead of the sea C G I'd be a school teacher D G Instead of the freak Gm7 Em Who had to run away Bm From the only place C Where everybody knew my name Em 'Cause the world ain't got Em No front porch swing Bm The sea ain't got no Bm Fresh green banks C D I ain't found one finer thing, mama C G Am I'd be better off red C G If all the things I've learned D G Would just fall out of my head C G 'Cause a blade of blue grass D Em Left a scar on my neck C And it ain't quit hurtin' yet D G I'd be better off red