My Best Chords & Lyrics by Vanessa Carlton
My Best
guitar chords lyrics
This one's for a friend.
CAPO on I
INTRO:
D - G - G - D (2x)
VERSE I:
D G G D
We scream and shout and try to make it last
D G G D
Though it didn't work out, I don't love you any less
D G G D
My lover or friend, I won't ever tell
D G G D (pause)
Our secrets safe, an unspoken citadel.
CHORUS I:
Bm A D G
And in these broken times, it's so easy to forget
Bm A D G
So I sing to remind, upon my shoulder you can rest
Bm A D - G - G - D
cause I'll always give you my best.
VERSE II:
D G G D
A sidewalk's path, leads me to you
D G G D (pause)
Though we don't look back, we hold onto a truth
CHORUS II:
Bm A D G
And in these broken times, I promise I will not forget
Bm A D G
Though you're not mine, upon your shoulder I can rest
Bm A Bm-A-D - G*
Cause you always give me your best
BRIDGE:
Bm-A-D - G Bm-A-G
Like a promise kept
Bm-A-D - G Bm-A-D - G
It's like you never left
Bm-A- G (once)
It's like you never left
INTERLUDE:
D - G - G - D (2x)
CHORUS III:
Bm A D G
And though it's been so long, I can't seem ever to forget
Bm A D G
All it takes is a song, and I could swear I hear your steps
Bm A D G
Down the hall echoes a past, that leaves ache, it's never left
Bm A D - G - G - D
Cause I gave you my best
CODA:
Bm-A-D - G Bm-A-D - G
It's like you never left
Bm-A- G - D - G - G - D
It's like you never left
D G G D
We scream and shout, and try to make it last
OUTRO:
D - G - G - D (2x)
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*To get the proper timing of the strum, listen to the song. (:
