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Best I Ever Had

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There are some other covers here, but they don't sound right. Mine might not sound right 
either, but it works for me.
CAPO 1
All chords and tabs are in conjunction to the capo.
"Best I Ever Had"
Little Intro Part:
|--Am------------|--C---0---------|
|------1--0----|----1--3--0----|
|-----2------2-|--0------------|
|----2---------|---------------|
|---0----------|-3-------------|
|--------------|---------------|
AmNow I know FI messed up bad
CYou were the Gbest I ever had
AmI let you dFown in the worst way
CIt hurts me Gevery single day
Am     F (let it ring)
I'm dying to let you know
Chorus:
CNow I'm here to say I'm Gsorry
And ask for a second cAmhance
Cause when it all comes down to the Fend
I could sure use a frieAmnd
Am/F/Am/ F(hammer-on the fifth fret 
G-String [haha])
AmSo many tFhings I would take back
CYou were the Gbest I ever had
AmI don't blame Fyou for hating me
CI didn't Gmean to make you leaveAm/F  
(You can play this next part 2 ways)
V1:
AmYou and I were living like a love song
FI feel so bad, I feel so bad that you're gone
AmNow I know you're the only one that I want
FI want you back, I want you
V2:
AmYou and I were Fliving like a love song
CI feel so bad, I Gfeel so bad that you're gone
AmNow I know you're the Fonly one that I want
CI want you back, I Gwant you
CNow I'm here to say I'm Gsorry
And ask for a second cAmhance
Cause when it all comes down to the Fend
I could sure use a frieAmnd
CNow I'm here to say I'm Gsorry
And ask for a second Amchance
Cause when it all comes down to the Fend
You were the best I ever Amhad
(Again there's 2 ways to play this next part.)
V1:
AmWe fell in love for a Freason
Now you're Cleaving
And GI just want you back
AmSo many things we belFieved in
Now you're Cleaving and Gwords won't bring you back
AmI'll never let Ggo of the heart I Fbroke
V2:
AmWe fell in love for a reason
Now you're Fleaving
And I just want you back
 C(Or an Am)
So many things we believed in
            G(or an F)
Now you're leaving and words won't bring you back
AmI'll never let Ggo of the heart I Fbroke
             Am(optional F)
You and I were living like a love song
 F(Or C)         (G)
I feel so bad, I feel so bad that you're gone
                    Am(optional F)
Now I know you're the only one that I want
 F(or C)          (G)
I want you back, I want you
CNow I'm here to say I'm Gsorry
And ask for a second cAmhance
Cause when it all comes down to the Fend
I could sure use a frieAmnd
CNow I'm here to say I'm Gsorry
And ask for a second Amchance
Cause when it all comes down to the Fend
                          Am(Or C)
You were the best I ever had
(Okay so you can play the ending 2 ways that didn't sound too bad for me the optional 
chord you can place in use will be in brackets.)
 Am(C)
I can't believe that I threw away all our dreams
 F(G)
I can't believe now that you're gone how much you mean to me
 C(Am)
I feel so bad, I feel so bad
 G(F)
You were the best I ever had
 Am(C)
I can't believe that I threw away all our dreams
 F(G)
I can't believe now that you're gone how much you mean to me
 C(Am)
I feel so bad, I feel so bad
 G(F)
You were,
                           Am(C)
You were the best I ever had

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Best I Ever Had

by State of Shock

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/F

There are some other covers here, but they don't sound right. Mine might not sound right

either, but it works for me.

CAPO 1

All chords and tabs are in conjunction to the capo.

"Best I Ever Had"

Little Intro Part:

Am C

|--------------|-----0---------|

|------1--0----|----1--3--0----|

|-----2------2-|--0------------|

|----2---------|---------------|

|---0----------|-3-------------|

|--------------|---------------|

Am F

Now I know I messed up bad

C G

You were the best I ever had

Am F

I let you down in the worst way

C G

It hurts me every single day

Am F (let it ring)

I'm dying to let you know

Chorus:

C G

Now I'm here to say I'm sorry

And ask for a second chance

Cause when it all comes down to the end

I could sure use a friend

Am F Am F

/// (hammer-on the fifth fret

-String [haha])

Am F

So many things I would take back

C G

You were the best I ever had

Am F

I don't blame you for hating me

C G Am/F

I didn't mean to make you leave

(You can play this next part 2 ways)

V1:

You and I were living like a love song

I feel so bad, I feel so bad that you're gone

Now I know you're the only one that I want

I want you back, I want you

V2:

Am F

You and I were living like a love song

C G

I feel so bad, I feel so bad that you're gone

Am F

Now I know you're the only one that I want

C G

I want you back, I want you

C G

Now I'm here to say I'm sorry

And ask for a second chance

Cause when it all comes down to the end

I could sure use a friend

C G

Now I'm here to say I'm sorry

And ask for a second chance

Cause when it all comes down to the end

You were the best I ever had

(Again there's 2 ways to play this next part.)

V1:

Am F

We fell in love for a reason

Now you're leaving

And I just want you back

Am F

So many things we believed in

C G

Now you're leaving and words won't bring you back

Am G F

I'll never let go of the heart I broke

V2:

We fell in love for a reason

Now you're leaving

And I just want you back

C Am

(Or an )

So many things we believed in

G F

(or an )

Now you're leaving and words won't bring you back

Am G F

I'll never let go of the heart I broke

Am F

(optional )

You and I were living like a love song

F C G

(Or ) ()

I feel so bad, I feel so bad that you're gone

Am F

(optional )

Now I know you're the only one that I want

F C G

(or ) ()

I want you back, I want you

C G

Now I'm here to say I'm sorry

And ask for a second chance

Cause when it all comes down to the end

I could sure use a friend

C G

Now I'm here to say I'm sorry

And ask for a second chance

Cause when it all comes down to the end

Am C

(Or )

You were the best I ever had

(Okay so you can play the ending 2 ways that didn't sound too bad for me the optional

chord you can place in use will be in brackets.)

Am C

()

I can't believe that I threw away all our dreams

F G

()

I can't believe now that you're gone how much you mean to me

C Am

()

I feel so bad, I feel so bad

G F

()

You were the best I ever had

Am C

()

I can't believe that I threw away all our dreams

F G

()

I can't believe now that you're gone how much you mean to me

C Am

()

I feel so bad, I feel so bad

G F

()

You were,

Am C

()

You were the best I ever had

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