D 
At a quarter to midnight she was pacing the floor, 
A                                      
Asking herself, 'What am I loving him for? 
          D               G 
He's been out on the town six nights in a row, 
           D                        A           D 
If this is how its gonna be, I'd be better off alone'. 
 
As she walked to her car the night was cold and still, 
    A 
She thought to herself, 'I'll drive up to Lover's Hill 
             D                             G 
And I'll tell each and every star how this man has done me wrong, 
        D                         A           D 
And I'm sure they'll agree I'd be better off alone'. 
G       A           D 
Mmmmmm, better off alone. 
 
 
 
       D 
He was closing the store as the clock was striking twelve, 
          A 
He'd been working extra hours, he was proud of himself. 
      D                                      G 
To surprise her with a ring, he'd worked his fingers to the bone, 
   D                          A           D 
He joked to his boss, 'I'd be better off alone'. 
 
Now the road to his house went right by Lover's Hill, 
        A             
When he saw her car parked there, well his heart, it just stood still. 
 D                        G 
'What could she be doing? God, I hope I'm wrong, 
         D                               A           D 
If she's there with someone else, I'd be better off alone'. 
G       A           D 
Mmmmmm, better off alone. 
G       A           Bm    A 
Mmmmmm, better off alone. 
 
 
 
   E 
He parked his car beside her, got out and cut the lights, 
B 
She rolled down her window and looked up in surprise. 
        E                                    A 
When he saw that she'd been crying, he said 'Babe, what's going on'? 
    E                                        B           E 
And through her tears she whispered, 'I'd be better off alone'. 
 
Then he kissed her through the window, and wiped away her tears, 
B                                             
Told her 'bout his secret, and she told him 'bout her fears. 
               E                            A 
He said, 'We'll get your car tomorrow, come on, I'll drive you home. 
    E                             B           E 
The way that I'm feeling, we'd be better off alone'. 
A       B           E 
Mmmmmm, better off alone. 
A       B           E 
Mmmmmm, better off alone. 
A       B           E 
Mmmmmm, better off alone. 
A       B           E 
Mmmmmm, better off alone.