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Notes:  Default UG chord shapes do not work here. 
[Chords]
       Cx32010
   Csus2030013
       Fx33211
   Fsus2x33011
      Em022000
       G320001
      Amx02210
   Asus2x02200
       F133200
   Csus4x33010
   Dsus4xx0233
       Dxx0232
  Gadd11330013
Cadd12  x33013
     D/Ax04232
[Intro]
C    Csus2    F    Fsus2
C    Csus2    F    Fsus2
[Verse]
I'm the Cbest Csus2thingF  Fsus2  
That Fsus2never ChappeCsus2nedF  Fsus2  
I'm the Cbest thinCsus2gF  Fsus2  
You never ChadCsus2  F  Fsus2  
You're the Cbest thinCsus2gF  Fsus2  
That never ChappenedCsus2  F  Fsus2  
That never ChappenedCsus2  F  Fsus2  
It's really too EmbadG  
[Chorus]
And I was the Amlast thingAsus2  Am  Asus2  
That you ever Fsus2wantedF  Fsus2  F  
I'm the Fbest thing
You Gnever ChadCsus4  
[Verse]
You were the Cfirst oneCsus2  F  Fsus2  
To turn me onC  Csus2  F  Fsus2  
To turn me on CfastCsus2  F  Fsus2  
To turn me doCwn flatCsus2  F  Fsus2  
You were the Cfirst oneCsus2  F  Fsus2  
To turn me onC  Csus2  F  Fsus2  
To turn me on CfastCsus2  F  Fsus2  
To turn me down EmflatG  
[Chorus]
Cause I was the Amlast thingAsus2  Am  Asus2  
That you ever Fsus2wantedF  Fsus2  F  
Still thFe best thing
You Gnever ChadCsus4  
[Bridge]
Now yoCadd12u don't kCsus4now
What you're Cadd12missingCsus4  
  Cadd12You'll Csus4never know Cadd12what you Csus4had
YouCadd12'll never Csus4know what you're Cadd12missingCsus4  
Dsus4Oh       D  Gyeah
[Instrumental]
     C           Csus2       F    Fsus2Shah na
CNa na         Csus2       F    Fsus2Shah na
CNaCsus2  F  Fsus2  
Em       G
[Chorus]
I was the best tAmhingAsus2  Am  Asus2  
That never hapFsus2penedF  Fsus2  F  
I'm the Fbest thing
You Gnever ChadCsus4  
[Verse]
You Cwant theCsus2  F  Fsus2  
Pick of the ClitteCsus2rF  Fsus2  
Don't go away CbitteCsus2rF  Fsus2  
Now I wouldn't do GthatGadd11  G  
[Chorus]
I was the last AmthingAsus2  Am  Asus2  
That you ever Fsus2wantedF  Fsus2  F  
The best Fthing
You'll Gnever ChaveCsus2  C  Csus2  
[Chorus]
And I'm the besAmt thingAsus2  Am  Asus2  
That never hapFsus2penedF  Fsus2  F  
The Fbest thing
You'll Gnever AmhaveD/A  
The Fbest thing
You'll Gnever ChaveF  C  

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Best Thing That Never Happened

by Paul Westerberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2

Fsus2

Asus2

Csus4

Dsus4

Gadd11

D/A

Notes: Default UG chord shapes do not work here.

[Chords]

x32010

Csus2

030013

x33211

Fsus2

x33011

022000

320001

x02210

Asus2

x02200

133200

Csus4

x33010

Dsus4

xx0233

xx0232

Gadd11

330013

Cadd12 x33013

D/A

x04232

[Intro]

C Csus2 F Fsus2

[Verse]

C Csus2 F Fsus2

I'm the best thing

Fsus2 C Csus2 F Fsus2

That never happened

C Csus2 F Fsus2

I'm the best thing

C Csus2 F Fsus2

You never had

C Csus2 F Fsus2

You're the best thing

C Csus2 F Fsus2

That never happened

C Csus2 F Fsus2

That never happened

Em G

It's really too bad

[Chorus]

Am Asus2 Am Asus2

And I was the last thing

Fsus2 F Fsus2 F

That you ever wanted

I'm the best thing

G C Csus4

You never had

[Verse]

C Csus2 F Fsus2

You were the first one

C Csus2 F Fsus2

To turn me on

C Csus2 F Fsus2

To turn me on fast

C Csus2 F Fsus2

To turn me down flat

C Csus2 F Fsus2

You were the first one

C Csus2 F Fsus2

To turn me on

C Csus2 F Fsus2

To turn me on fast

Em G

To turn me down flat

[Chorus]

Am Asus2 Am Asus2

Cause I was the last thing

Fsus2 F Fsus2 F

That you ever wanted

Still the best thing

G C Csus4

You never had

[Bridge]

Cadd12 Csus4

Now you don't know

Cadd12 Csus4

What you're missing

Cadd12 Csus4 Cadd12 Csus4

You'll never know what you had

Cadd12 Csus4 Cadd12 Csus4

You'll never know what you're missing

Dsus4 D G

Oh yeah

[Instrumental]

C Csus2 F Fsus2

Shah na

C Csus2 F Fsus2

Na na Shah na

C Csus2 F Fsus2

Em G

[Chorus]

Am Asus2 Am Asus2

I was the best thing

Fsus2 F Fsus2 F

That never happened

I'm the best thing

G C Csus4

You never had

[Verse]

C Csus2 F Fsus2

You want the

C Csus2 F Fsus2

Pick of the litter

C Csus2 F Fsus2

Don't go away bitter

G Gadd11 G

Now I wouldn't do that

[Chorus]

Am Asus2 Am Asus2

I was the last thing

Fsus2 F Fsus2 F

That you ever wanted

The best thing

G C Csus2 C Csus2

You'll never have

[Chorus]

Am Asus2 Am Asus2

And I'm the best thing

Fsus2 F Fsus2 F

That never happened

The best thing

G Am D/A

You'll never have

The best thing

G C F C

You'll never have

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