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My Very Best

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Intro:    Bb    F    D2x
   BbWell, give that girl my very bFest 
   Though it never made the grade
   If it sBbeems that it's just not enough to love
   Then Flove lie down
   FAnd would you tell her
   DNot to talk as if I dBbied
   Though a tiny part jusFt did.
   And would you tell her
   DI'm from a long line of survBbivors
   DAnd I'll be swinging with the kids
   So BbKeep your sympathy
   FDon't need the healing to stDart
   You've Bbgone
   Gone and made a Fbeautiful hole in my heDart
   BbIn the corner of the room
   In the room we used to lFove
   Of the love we should say this
   There were switches never flBbicked
   Long away and far apart
   That's how forest fires stFart
   Start again it felt like this
   Fresh and simple as a kDiss
   I bounce these feelings off the mBboon
   DThe echoes don't come back
   BbKeep your sympathy
   FDon't need the healing to stDart
   You've Bbgone
   Gone and made a Fbeautiful hole in my heDart
   BbOf the love we should say tFhis
   BbThere were, there were switches never flFicked
   D  Bb  D  D
   BbKeep your sympathy
   FDon't need the healing to stDart
   You've Bbgone
   Gone and made a Fbeautiful hole in my heDart
   BbKeep your sympathy
   FDon't need the healing to stDart
   You've Bbgone
   Gone and made a Fbeautiful hole in my heDart
   In my hBbeart
   In my heart
   In my heart

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My Very Best

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Bb F D

Intro: 2x

Bb F

Well, give that girl my very best

Though it never made the grade

If it seems that it's just not enough to love

Then love lie down

And would you tell her

D Bb

Not to talk as if I died

Though a tiny part just did.

And would you tell her

D Bb

I'm from a long line of survivors

And I'll be swinging with the kids

So Keep your sympathy

F D

Don't need the healing to start

You've gone

F D

Gone and made a beautiful hole in my heart

In the corner of the room

In the room we used to love

Of the love we should say this

There were switches never flicked

Long away and far apart

That's how forest fires start

Start again it felt like this

Fresh and simple as a kiss

I bounce these feelings off the moon

The echoes don't come back

Keep your sympathy

F D

Don't need the healing to start

You've gone

F D

Gone and made a beautiful hole in my heart

Bb F

Of the love we should say this

Bb F

There were, there were switches never flicked

D Bb D D

Keep your sympathy

F D

Don't need the healing to start

You've gone

F D

Gone and made a beautiful hole in my heart

Keep your sympathy

F D

Don't need the healing to start

You've gone

F D

Gone and made a beautiful hole in my heart

In my heart

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