My Best Days
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C G F
I've been scraped and I've been bruised
C G F
I never had a love like this to lose
C G F
Yeah!
C G F
Stealing your heart like an old t-shirt you'll never throw away
C G F
Living it up like old furniture, walked past every day.
C G F
Will you stay up with me long enough to hear me sing?
C G F
My voice ain't much, always wished it were prettier
Am
But I never could sit to learn
G F Am
It's all the same, wind up to hit and it fades
G F Am
The life the game, wind up to hit and it fades
F
It's me you carry, your gold-leaf obituary
C G
Woa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh, I know what they're saying about me
Am F
The faces are changing, the sentiment is rearranging
C G Am F Am F G
Woa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, they'll all have nightmares about me on my best days
C G F
I've been scraped and I've been bruised
C G F
I never had a love like this to lose
Am F
What did you think it was? Don't you get what you are?
C
The weight we're gonna' break free from and rise above
G Am
It's funny how those that don't do, speak tons
G F Am
It's all the same, wind up to hit and it fades
G F Am
The life the game, wind up to hit and it fades
F
It's me you carry, your gold-leaf obituary
C G
Woa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh, I know what they're saying about me
Am F
The faces are changing, the sentiment is rearranging
C G Am F Am F G
Woa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, they'll all have nightmares about me on my best days
F Am F Am F G
Cheap bets and ankle weights
F Am F C G F
Full fledged disarray
F C G F
But they're our best days
F Am G F
What did you think they were?
Am G
To you it's all the same
F Am F Am F G
But I'm learning to let it fade
Am F
It's me you carry, your gold-leaf obituary
C G
Woa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, I know what they're saying about me
Am F
The faces are changing, the sentiment is rearranging
C G Am F C G
Woa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, they'll all have nightmares
F
About me
How to play My Best Days
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.