A13     5x566x
Ab13    4x456x
Ab7     4x454x
Abdim   4x343x
Abmaj7  4x554x
Bm7     7X777X
Cdim    8x787x
Adim    5x454x
Am7     5x555x
Bbm7    6x666x
Bdim    7x676x
Cm7     8x888x
Cmaj7   x3545x
D7      x5453x
Dbmaj7  x4656x
Dmaj7   x5767x
Eb7     x6564x
Ebmaj7  x7989x
F#aug   x5433x
F13     1x123x
Fmaj7   1x221x
G7      3x343x
Gaug    x6544x
Gb13    2x234x
Gbmaj7  2x332x
Gmaj7   3x543x

[Intro]
Dmaj7  Cmaj7  Dmaj7  Cmaj7

[Verse]
Cmaj7       Dmaj7            Cmaj7
Better than cream cheese and bagels
Cmaj7       Dmaj7    Cmaj7
Better than honey on bread
Cmaj7       Dmaj7         Cmaj7
Better than champagne and pretzels
Cmaj7       Bm7       Bbm7 Am7
Better than breakfast in   bed
D7          Gmaj7    Fmaj7
Better than chili rellenos
Fmaj7       Gmaj7       Fmaj7
Better than chocolate e'clairs
Fmaj7       Dmaj7      Cmaj7
Better than hothouse tomatoes
Cmaj7       Dmaj7          Dmaj7
Better than fresh Bartlett pears
Cmaj7       Ab13        G7
Better than dining a la carte
G7          F#aug       F13
Or sampling gastronomic art
Abdim                Bdim            Dmaj7
Better than anything except being in love
Cmaj7  Dmaj7  Cmaj7

[Verse]
Cmaj7       Dmaj7    Cmaj7
Better than making a million
Cmaj7       Dmaj7   Cmaj7
Better than being a queen
Cmaj7       Dmaj7         Cmaj7
Better than oil wells and gold mines
Cmaj7       Bm7      Bbm7 Am7
Better than pastures of   green
D7          Gmaj7     Fmaj7
Better than finding a horseshoe
Fmaj7       Gmaj7       Fmaj7
Better than losing your head
Fmaj7       Dmaj7         Cmaj7
Better than anything ever thought of
Cmaj7       Dmaj7        Dmaj7
Better than anything ever said
Cmaj7          Ab13         G7
Ah, ha, better than singing right out loud
G7            F#aug        F13
Or being, ha, spotted in a crowd
Abdim
Better than (better than anything)
Bdim                                    Dmaj7
anything except being (except being) in love

[Guitar Solo]
Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Bm7 Bbm7 Am7
D7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7
Fmaj7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7
Fmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Dmaj7
Cmaj7 Ab13 G7
G7 F#aug F13
Abdim Bdim Dmaj7

[Verse]
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7                   Dbmaj7
Better than elephants, elephants are dancing
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7    Dbmaj7
Better than clowns on parade
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7      Dbmaj7
Better than peanuts and popcorn
Dbmaj7      Cm7  Bm7 Bbm7
Better than pink lemonade
Eb7         Abmaj7       Gbmaj7
Better than rides on the midway
Gbmaj7      Abmaj7        Gbmaj7
Better than seals blowing horns
Gbmaj7      Ebmaj7           Dbmaj7
Better than men shot through cannons
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7        Ebmaj7
Better than fresh ears of corn
    Dbmaj7      A13           Ab7
Ah, better than balancing on a wire
Ab7         Gaug               Gb13
Or watching tigers jump through fire
Adim                Cdim             Dbmaj7
Better than anything except being in love

[Bridge]
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
Better than driving 'round the park
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7              Dbmaj7
Or watching fireflies after the dark
Adim                Cdim             Dbmaj7
Better than anything except being in love

[Outro]
(Spoken over chords)
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
Hey, Diana? Yeah?
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
Are you sure that love is even better than shopping?
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
Well, there's a little sale on late floor at Barneys
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
but it's still better
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
Oh, come on, come on
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
What about that thirty percent sale at Jimmy's shoes
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
And Sachs Friends and Family Day? Ha?
NC
Still better
Well, maybe close second
NC
Very close second

Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
Better,
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7             Dbmaj7
more better
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7              Dbmaj7
Better, better, better
Dbmaj7      Ebmaj7              Dbmaj7