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[Intro]
Ebm Gb Ab
[Verse 1]
Years have washed aEbmway
Thinking we're Gbhappy
Making believe Abthat
AbNothing has changed
But tides have come to Ebmturn
We've both stopped lauGbghing
Faking a scene Abthat's
AbBeen well overplayed
[Pre Chorus]
What could we have Gbdone
That would have been Abenough?
[Chorus]
    Bbm  DbPlease don't let it show
DbThat all this time, all this time
GbKept me sailing farther from Dbyou
DbPlease don't let it show
DbThat all this time, all this time
BbmBrought us to an end we both knGbew
I did the Bbmbest that DbI could do
[Verse 2]
You were drifting Ebmoff
The distance grew Gbdeeper
I tried to save Abyou by playing your games
But time came crashing Ebmdown
In your heart we'd Gbsink here
I couldn't Abstand to take all the blame
[Chorus]
    Bbm  DbPlease don't let it show
DbThat all this time, all this time
GbKept me sailing farther from Dbyou
DbPlease don't let it show
DbThat all this time, all this time
BbmBrought us to an end we both knGbew
I did the Bbmbest that DbI could do
[Instrumental]
Gb Db Gb Db Bbm Db
[Bridge]
BbmYou say we've more than parted
But Abshow me how we've started
It Gbmust have been you
What happened to Abyou?
BbmBut now we walk the shoreline
No lAbonging lovers this time
It's Gball I can do
[Chorus]
DbPlease don't let it show
DbThat all this time, all this time
GbKept me sailing farther from Dbyou
DbPlease don't let it show
DbThat all this time, all this time
BbmBrought us to an end we both knGbew
GbPlease don't let it show
DbThat all this time, all this time
GbKept me sailing farther from Dbyou
DbPlease don't let it show
AbThat all this time, all this time
BbmBrought us to an end we both knDbew
[Outro]
GbI did the Bbmbest that DbI could do
GbI did the Bbmbest that I could DbdoGb  Db  

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Best I Could Do

by The Blue Pages

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Bbm

[Intro]

Ebm Gb Ab

[Verse 1]

Ebm

Years have washed away

Thinking we're happy

Making believe that

Nothing has changed

Ebm

But tides have come to turn

We've both stopped laughing

Faking a scene that's

Been well overplayed

[Pre Chorus]

What could we have done

That would have been enough?

[Chorus]

Bbm Db

Please don't let it show

That all this time, all this time

Gb Db

Kept me sailing farther from you

Please don't let it show

That all this time, all this time

Bbm Gb

Brought us to an end we both knew

Bbm Db

I did the best that I could do

[Verse 2]

Ebm

You were drifting off

The distance grew deeper

I tried to save you by playing your games

Ebm

But time came crashing down

In your heart we'd sink here

I couldn't stand to take all the blame

[Chorus]

Bbm Db

Please don't let it show

That all this time, all this time

Gb Db

Kept me sailing farther from you

Please don't let it show

That all this time, all this time

Bbm Gb

Brought us to an end we both knew

Bbm Db

I did the best that I could do

[Instrumental]

Gb Db Gb Db Bbm Db

[Bridge]

Bbm

You say we've more than parted

But show me how we've started

It must have been you

What happened to you?

Bbm

But now we walk the shoreline

No longing lovers this time

It's all I can do

[Chorus]

Please don't let it show

That all this time, all this time

Gb Db

Kept me sailing farther from you

Please don't let it show

That all this time, all this time

Bbm Gb

Brought us to an end we both knew

Please don't let it show

That all this time, all this time

Gb Db

Kept me sailing farther from you

Please don't let it show

That all this time, all this time

Bbm Db

Brought us to an end we both knew

[Outro]

Gb Bbm Db

I did the best that I could do

Gb Bbm Db Gb Db

I did the best that I could do

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