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[Intro]
F#
[Verse]
F#I like you
A#But every time that I Bfind you
F#You're lying away I Bwant to
A#Punish you for so G#longC#  
F#But you won't
A#Forget about anyBbody
F#As long as they give you Bmoney
A#You'll take it before it's G#goneC#  
[Chorus]
BYou're C#hiding D#away
A#As the Btalk of the F#town
A#But when Byou're C#here toD#day
A#You're the Bbest time F#around
[Verse]
F#You're out there
A#And crawling away like BI care
F#You're never gonna learn it BI swear
A#We're not all like you G#hereC#  
F#You want it
And A#everything that you Bcan't get
F#And all your nasty little Bsecrets
A#A downfall if you G#pleaseC#  
[Chorus]
BYou're C#hiding D#away
A#As the Btalk of the F#town
A#But when Byou're C#here toD#day
A#You're the Bbest time F#around
[Bridge]
G#And I will wish C#upon a star
F#To fall upon you're Bhead
G#If you should die C#before I wake
BI pray the lord your C#soul will bake, yeah!
[GUITAR SOLO]
[Chorus]
BYou're C#hiding D#away
A#As the Btalk of the F#town
A#But when Byou're C#here toD#day
A#You're the Bbest time F#around
[Chorus]
BYou're C#hiding D#away
A#As the Btalk of the F#town
A#But when Byou're C#here toD#day
A#You're the Bbest time F#around
[Outro]
You'll be the Bbest time F#around
You'll be the Bbest time F#around
You'll be the Bbest time F#around
B F# B F# B F# B F# B F#

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The Best Time Around

by The Muffs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

I like you

A# B

But every time that I find you

F# B

You're lying away I want to

A# G# C#

Punish you for so long

But you won't

A# B

Forget about anybody

F# B

As long as they give you money

A# G# C#

You'll take it before it's gone

[Chorus]

B C# D#

You're hiding away

A# B F#

As the talk of the town

A# B C# D#

But when you're here today

A# B F#

You're the best time around

[Verse]

You're out there

A# B

And crawling away like I care

F# B

You're never gonna learn it I swear

A# G# C#

We're not all like you here

You want it

A# B

And everything that you can't get

F# B

And all your nasty little secrets

A# G# C#

A downfall if you please

[Chorus]

B C# D#

You're hiding away

A# B F#

As the talk of the town

A# B C# D#

But when you're here today

A# B F#

You're the best time around

[Bridge]

G# C#

And I will wish upon a star

F# B

To fall upon you're head

G# C#

If you should die before I wake

B C#

I pray the lord your soul will bake, yeah!

[GUITAR SOLO]

[Chorus]

B C# D#

You're hiding away

A# B F#

As the talk of the town

A# B C# D#

But when you're here today

A# B F#

You're the best time around

[Chorus]

B C# D#

You're hiding away

A# B F#

As the talk of the town

A# B C# D#

But when you're here today

A# B F#

You're the best time around

[Outro]

B F#

You'll be the best time around

B F#

You'll be the best time around

B F#

You'll be the best time around

B F# B F# B F# B F# B F#

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