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Best Day Of My Life chords by American Authors (Official Version)

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D
G
Bm7

Intro 1

D

D

D

Woo, woo, woo

Verse 1
I had a dream so big and loud
I jumped so high I touched the clouds
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh (wo-o-o-o-o-oh)
D 
I stretched my hands out to the sky
We danced with monsters through the night
G 
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, (wo-o-o-o-o-oh)

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Pre-chorus 1

I'm never gonna look back, whoa

I'm never gonna give it up, no

Chorus 1
Please don't wake me now (two, three, four)
D 
(Woo, woo, woo) This is gonna be the
G 
best day of my life, my life
D 
(Woo, woo, woo) This is gonna be the
G 
best day of my life, my life
D 
(Woo, woo, woo)
G 
(Woo, woo, woo)

Verse 2
D 
I howled at the moon with friends
And then the sun came crashing in
G 
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh (wo-o-o-o-o-oh)
D 
I all the possibilities
No limits, just epiphanies
G 
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh (wo-o-o-o-o-oh)

Pre-chorus 2

Bm7

I never gonna look back, whoa

D

I'm never gonna give it up, no

G

Just don't wake me now

Chorus 2
D 
(Woo, woo, woo) This is gonna be the
G 
best day of my life, my life
D 
(Woo, woo, woo) This is gonna be the
G 
best day of my life, my life
D 
(Woo, woo, woo)
G 
(Woo, woo, woo)

Bridge 1
D 
I I  hear it calling outside my window
I feel it in my soul (soul)
The stars were burning so bright
The sun was out 'til midnight
I say we lose control (control)
D 
(Woo, woo, woo)

Chorus 3
D 
(Woo, woo, woo) This is gonna be the
G 
best day of my life, my life
D 
(Woo, woo, woo) This is gonna be the
G 
best day of my life, my life
D 
This is gonna be, this is gonna be,
G 
this is gotta be, the best day of my life
Everything is looking up, everybody up now
D 
(Woo, woo, woo) This is gonna be the
G 
best day of my life, my life

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D
G
Bm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Best Day Of My Life by American Authors, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Best Day Of My Life the way American Authors intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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