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Best Kept Secret

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[INTRO]
 Bm—  D—  Ax2
[VERSE]
ADecember, I was lost and dark and said I couldn't shake
 I called you in California and you answered right away
You answDered right away, you picked up right awaAy
AYou were working at the table that your father made
 You were gonna teach guitar to half the kids across L.A.
 All acrDoss L.A., half the kids across AL.A:
[CHORUS]
BmYou're the best-kept secDret in Silver LaAke
[VERSE]
AI talked about my misery, you called it pain of pain 
How we light a pile on until we go insane
'Til we Dgo insane, until we go iAnsane
[CHORUS]
BmYou're the best-kept secDret in Silver LaAke
BmOh you can sing and you can really playA  
BmYou're the real thing and your heart's in the right plAace
[INTERLUDE]
 A—  D—  A—  Bm—  D— A  
[VERSE]
AHung up, I was lifted, turned my head up to the rain 
Shortest day of winter but the light found me again
Found me Dagain, the light came rolling iAn
[CHORUS]
BmYeah, you're the best-kept secreDt in Silver LakeA  
BmOh you can sing and you can really playA  
BmYou’re the real thing, your heart's in the right placeA  
BmYou're the best-kept secDret in Silver LaAke
BmYou're the best-kept secDret in Silver LaAke
BmYou're the best-kept secDret in Silver LaAke
BmYou're the best-kept secDret in Silver LaAke
[OUTRO]
 Bm—  D—  Ax2

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Best Kept Secret

by case/lang/veirs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[INTRO]

Bm D A

— — x2

[VERSE]

December, I was lost and dark and said I couldn't shake

 I called you in California and you answered right away

D A

You answered right away, you picked up right away

You were working at the table that your father made

 You were gonna teach guitar to half the kids across L.A.

D A

 All across L.A., half the kids across L.A:

[CHORUS]

Bm D A

You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake

[VERSE]

I talked about my misery, you called it pain of pain

How we light a pile on until we go insane

D A

'Til we go insane, until we go insane

[CHORUS]

Bm D A

You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake

Bm A

Oh you can sing and you can really play

Bm A

You're the real thing and your heart's in the right place

[INTERLUDE]

A D A Bm D A

— — — — —

[VERSE]

Hung up, I was lifted, turned my head up to the rain

Shortest day of winter but the light found me again

D A

Found me again, the light came rolling in

[CHORUS]

Bm D A

Yeah, you're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake

Bm A

Oh you can sing and you can really play

Bm A

You’re the real thing, your heart's in the right place

Bm D A

You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake

Bm D A

You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake

Bm D A

You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake

Bm D A

You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake

[OUTRO]

Bm D A

— — x2

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