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The Best You Never Had

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Key: D  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-   xx0232
 A-   x02220
 Bm-  x24432
 F#m- 244222
 Em-  022000
 G-   320033
Intro: D--Bm-F#m- x3, G--Em--
Verse 1:
DYou You Bmnever F#mknew my Dname
but I Bmloved you F#mjust the Dsame
but beBmfore it sF#mtarted Gwe were Emover
  DYou were the sBmtar of F#meveryDthing
center sBmtage and F#min my Ddreams
but when the Bmcurtain 
F#mfell the Gdream was Emover
Refrain 1:
BmYou Athought that Gyou 
were so much Amore
BmI  Athought I'd Gheard it 
Chorus 1:
  DI'm the Gbest you never Bmhad
and I Ahad it bad
But Dnow that we've Gseen you Bmbleed
You come Acrawling back to me
Post Chorus: D--Bm-F#m- x2
Verse 2:
DNow ReBmviews are F#mcoming Din
they say that Bmyour act is F#mwearing Dthin
But beBmfore we F#mclose you 
Gneed to now it's Emall because
Refrain:
BmYou Athought that Gyou were so much Amore
But BmI  Aknow that Gnow's the 
Chorus 2:
  DI'm the Gbest you never Bmhad
and now you Awant me back
you've Dfallen down Gto your Bmknees
and come Acrawling back to me
Bridge:
  DAnd you're Gfading away
I'm aGwayA  
and you're Bmfading
I'm aGwayA  
and you're BmfadingD  
I'm aGway I'm aAway
I'm aDwayG  Bm  A  D  G  Bm  A  
Outro: G(hold)

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The Best You Never Had

by Social Code

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

F#m

- 244222

- 022000

- 320033

D Bm F#m G Em

Intro: ---- x3, ----

Verse 1:

D Bm F#m D

You You never knew my name

Bm F#m D

but I loved you just the same

Bm F#m G Em

but before it started we were over

D Bm F#m D

You were the star of everything

Bm F#m D

center stage and in my dreams

but when the curtain

F#m G Em

fell the dream was over

Refrain 1:

Bm A G

You thought that you

were so much more

Bm A G

I thought I'd heard it

Chorus 1:

D G Bm

I'm the best you never had

and I had it bad

D G Bm

But now that we've seen you bleed

You come crawling back to me

D Bm F#m

Post Chorus: ---- x2

Verse 2:

D Bm F#m D

Now Reviews are coming in

Bm F#m D

they say that your act is wearing thin

Bm F#m

But before we close you

G Em

need to now it's all because

Refrain:

Bm A G A

You thought that you were so much more

Bm A G

But I know that now's the

Chorus 2:

D G Bm

I'm the best you never had

and now you want me back

D G Bm

you've fallen down to your knees

and come crawling back to me

Bridge:

D G

And you're fading away

G A

I'm away

and you're fading

G A

I'm away

Bm D

and you're fading

G A

I'm away I'm away

D G Bm A D G Bm A

I'm away

Outro: (hold)

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