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Best I Ever Had

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[Intro]
 G   Am7   Cadd9   G   D/F#x2
[Verse 1]
GSo you sailed aAm7way
Cadd9To a gray sky GmornD/F#ing
GNow I'm here to Am7stay
Cadd9Love can be so GborD/F#ing
[Pre-Chorus]
  AmAnd nothing's quite the Emsame now
  AmI just say your Emname Dsus2now
[Chorus]
  GBut it's not so Am7bad
  Cadd9You're only the Gbest I D/F#ever had
  EmYou don't want me Am7back
  Cadd9You're just the Gbest I D/F#ever had
[Interlude]
G Am7 Cadd9
[Verse 2]
GSo you stole my Am7world
Cadd9Now I'm just a GphoD/F#ny
ReGmembering the Am7girl
Cadd9Leaves me down and GloneD/F#ly
[Pre-Chorus]
  AmWell send it in a Emletter
  AmMake yourself feeEml betDsus2ter
[Chorus]
  GBut it's not so Am7bad
  Cadd9You're only the Gbest I D/F#ever had
  EmYou don't want me Am7back
  Cadd9You're just the Gbest I D/F#ever had
[Bridge] 
  FAnd it might Gtake some time to
  Cadd9Patch me G/Bup inAmside
  FBut I can't Gtake it so I
  EmI run away and Fhide
  FAnd I might Gfind in time that
  Cadd9You were G/Balways AmrighGtF  
You're GalwayFs rightG  
[Verse 1]
So you sailed aAm7way
Cadd9To a gray sky GmornD/F#ing
GNow I'm here to Am7stay
Cadd9Love can be so GborD/F#ing
[Pre-Chorus]
  AmWas it what you Emwanted?
  AmCould it be I'Emm haunDsus2ted?
[Chorus]
  GBut it's not so Am7bad
  Cadd9You're only the Gbest I D/F#ever had
  EmYou don't want me Am7back
  Cadd9You're just the Gbest I D/F#ever had
[Outro]
  G      Am7       Cadd9You're just the Gbest I D/F#ever hGad

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Best I Ever Had

by Gary Allan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cadd9

D/F#

Dsus2

G/B

[Intro]

G Am7 Cadd9 G D/F#

[Verse 1]

G Am7

So you sailed away

Cadd9 G D/F#

To a gray sky morning

G Am7

Now I'm here to stay

Cadd9 G D/F#

Love can be so boring

[Pre-Chorus]

Am Em

And nothing's quite the same now

Am Em Dsus2

I just say your name now

[Chorus]

G Am7

But it's not so bad

Cadd9 G D/F#

You're only the best I ever had

Em Am7

You don't want me back

Cadd9 G D/F#

You're just the best I ever had

[Interlude]

G Am7 Cadd9

[Verse 2]

G Am7

So you stole my world

Cadd9 G D/F#

Now I'm just a phony

G Am7

Remembering the girl

Cadd9 G D/F#

Leaves me down and lonely

[Pre-Chorus]

Am Em

Well send it in a letter

Am Em Dsus2

Make yourself feel better

[Chorus]

G Am7

But it's not so bad

Cadd9 G D/F#

You're only the best I ever had

Em Am7

You don't want me back

Cadd9 G D/F#

You're just the best I ever had

[Bridge]

F G

And it might take some time to

Cadd9 G/B Am

Patch me up inside

F G

But I can't take it so I

Em F

I run away and hide

F G

And I might find in time that

Cadd9 G/B Am G F

You were always right

G F G

You're always right

[Verse 1]

Am7

So you sailed away

Cadd9 G D/F#

To a gray sky morning

G Am7

Now I'm here to stay

Cadd9 G D/F#

Love can be so boring

[Pre-Chorus]

Am Em

Was it what you wanted?

Am Em Dsus2

Could it be I'm haunted?

[Chorus]

G Am7

But it's not so bad

Cadd9 G D/F#

You're only the best I ever had

Em Am7

You don't want me back

Cadd9 G D/F#

You're just the best I ever had

[Outro]

G Am7 Cadd9 G D/F# G

You're just the best I ever had

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