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Version 1 Version 2
Artist: Ray LaMontagne
Title: "You Are The Best Thing"
Listen to the song for rhythm. This was for a solo acoustic player,
but it still translates well to a full band.
CAPO 1 - all chords written relative to capo.
Chords:
A x02220
E 022100
F#m 244222
D xx0232 (Alternative: Dsus2, xx0230)
C#7 x46464
C#m x46654
[Intro]
A E F#m D x2
A C#7 F#m
E D E A
[Verse 1]
A E F#m D
Baby, it’s been a long day, baby.
A E F#m D
Things ain’t going my way
A E F#m
you know I need you here
E -----
here to clear my mind
E -----
all of the time
A E F#m D
And baby, the way you move me its crazy.
A E F#m D
it’s like you see right through me, you make it
A E F#m D E -----
easier, to please me, you don’t even have to try.
oh because,
[Chorus]
A C#7 F#m D
you are the best thing
A C#7 F#m D
you are the best thing
A C#7 F#m E
you are the best thing
D E A
ever happened to me
[Verse 2]
(Repeat that pattern half the length of the first verse)
A E F#m D
Baby, We’ve come a long way, baby.
A E F#m D
You know, I hope and I pray that you
A E F#m D E
believe me. When I say this love will never fade away
oh because,
[Chorus]
A C#7 F#m D
you are the best thing
A C#7 F#m D
you are the best thing
A C#7 F#m E
you are the best thing
D E A
ever happened to me
[Bridge] (The bridge below has two hits on the NOTES E and F before the F#m)
F#m C#m
Now both of us have known love before,
F#m C#m
To come on up promising, like the spring,
D
just walk on out the door
A
Our hearts are strong and our hearts are kind
D E
well, let me tell you exactly what is on my mind.
[Chorus]
A C#7 F#m D
you are the best thing
A C#7 F#m D
you are the best thing
A C#7 F#m E
you are the best thing
D E A
ever happened to me
[Chorus]
A C#7 F#m D
you are the best thing
A C#7 F#m D
you are the best thing
A C#7 F#m E
you are the best thing
D E A
ever happened to me
[Outro]
A C#7 F#m D x3
D E A