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Best Night

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Capo on 5th
Verse 1
CI've been wandering by your rGoom
and Amnothing's coming Gout
you're like a Cspirit through the Gwind I keep DfightCing
Cin a dream you point a Gknife
in aAmnother dream you Gdie
it's just a Cdream that we had oGnce
that went Ddown in the Gnight
Bridge 1
C G C G C G C G
Verse 2
I beClieve that I've been Gcursed
been dAmrowned and reimGbursed
got the Cfeeling I can't Gmove without DsliCding.
I'm a Cthousand miles Gbehind
with a Ammillion more to Gclimb
so it's Cyou I hope Gsurvives without DfighGting
Bridge 2
C G C G C G Am D
C G C G C G Am D
been a sColdier from the Gstart
been relAmeased and torn aGpart
been inCside the only Gstorm that's been DragCing
It's a Cdream to hold a Gknife
in aAmnother dream you'll Gdie
It's just a Cdream you won't get Glost
just get DdowGn 
Bridge 3 (The last words from the verse carry on into this Bridge)
Cin the night G  C  G  C  G  Am  G  
C G C G C G Am G
Outro
C G C G C G C G C(Then keep strumming C until the end of the song)

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Best Night

by The War On Drugs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 5th

Verse 1

C G

I've been wandering by your room

Am G

and nothing's coming out

C G D C

you're like a spirit through the wind I keep fighting

C G

in a dream you point a knife

Am G

in another dream you die

C G

it's just a dream that we had once

D G

that went down in the night

Bridge 1

C G C G C G C G

Verse 2

C G

I believe that I've been cursed

Am G

been drowned and reimbursed

C G D C

got the feeling I can't move without sliding.

C G

I'm a thousand miles behind

Am G

with a million more to climb

C G D G

so it's you I hope survives without fighting

Bridge 2

C G C G C G Am D

C G

been a soldier from the start

Am G

been released and torn apart

C G D C

been inside the only storm that's been raging

C G

It's a dream to hold a knife

Am G

in another dream you'll die

C G

It's just a dream you won't get lost

D G

just get down

Bridge 3 (The last words from the verse carry on into this Bridge)

C G C G C G Am G

in the night

C G C G C G Am G

Outro

C G C G C G C G C(Then keep strumming C until the end of the song)

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