Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me chords by Gladys Knight & The Pips (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

A
A/G#
A/G
A7sus4
Dmaj7
Dm6
Amaj7
Bm7
E7sus4
E7
A7
E/G#
F#m
Faug
A/E
B
C#m7
Bm/A
F#7
Bmaj7
F#7sus4
B7
Emaj7
F#/A#
G#m
Gaug
B/F#
C#7
D#m7
B/A#
B/A
B7sus4
Em6

Intro 1

Verse 1
Amaj7 
Bm7 
I've had  (A minoraj7) my       share of life's  (B minor7) ups   and downs
E7sus4 
But fate's  (E7sus4) been      kind,
E7 
Amaj7 
A7 
 (E7) the downs  (A minoraj7) have been few  (A7) 
Dmaj7 
E7sus4 
I  (D minoraj7) guess    you could say  (E7sus4) 
E7 
Amaj7 
that I've  (E7)  (A minoraj7) been lucky
A 
E/G# 
F#m 
Faug 
 (A major) Well,  (E/G#) I  (F sharp minor) guess you could say  (Faug) 
A/E 
B 
E7sus4 
E7 
 (A/E) that it's  (B major) all  (E7sus4) because of you  (E7) 

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Chorus 1
Amaj7 
A7 
Dmaj7 
If anyone  (A minoraj7) should ever write  (A7) my life  (D minoraj7) story
C#m7 
Bm7 
 (C sharp minor7)  (B minor7) (For  whatever reason)
E7 
Amaj7 
For whatever  (E7) reason there might  (A minoraj7) be
A7 
Dmaj7 
 (A7) Oh, you'll be there  (D minoraj7) 
E7 
Amaj7 
 (E7) between each line of pain  (A minoraj7) and glory
Dmaj7 
Bm7 
E7sus4 
 (D minoraj7) 'Cause you're  (B minor7) the best thing  (E7sus4) 
E7 
Amaj7 
that ever  (E7) happened  (A minoraj7) to       me
Dmaj7 
Bm7 
E7sus4 
 (D minoraj7) Ah,  (B minor7) you're the best thing  (E7sus4) 
E7 
Amaj7 
that ever  (E7) happened to  (A minoraj7) me
Bm/A 
Amaj7 
F#7 
 (B minor/A)  (A minoraj7)  (F sharp7) 

Verse 2
Bmaj7 
Oh,  (B minoraj7) there have been times
C#m7 
 (C sharp minor7) when times were hard
F#7sus4 
F#7 
But always  (F sharp7sus4) somehow I  (F sharp7) made  it,
Bmaj7 
B7 
I  (B minoraj7) made     it through  (B7) 
Emaj7 
F#7sus4 
F#7 
'Cause  (E minoraj7) for e-  (F sharp7sus4) every        (F sharp7) moment
Bmaj7 
that I've  (B minoraj7) spent hurting
F#/A# 
G#m 
Gaug 
There  (F sharp/A#) was a  (G sharp minor) moment  (Gaug) 
B/F# 
C#7 
F#7sus4 
F#7 
that I  (B/F#) spent, ah,  (C sharp7) just  (F sharp7sus4) loving      you  (F sharp7) 

Chorus 2
Bmaj7 
B7 
Emaj7 
If anyone  (B minoraj7) should ever write  (B7) my life  (E minoraj7) story,   oh
D#m7 
C#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) For    what (C sharp minor7) ever,  for whatever
F#7 
Bmaj7 
 (F sharp7) reason there might  (B minoraj7) be
B7 
Emaj7 
 (B7) Oh, you'll be there  (E minoraj7) 
F#7 
between each  (F sharp7) line  of pain
Bmaj7 
Emaj7 
 (B minoraj7) and glory  (E minoraj7) 
C#m7 
F#7sus4 
'Cause you're the best  (C sharp minor7) thing  (F sharp7sus4) 
F#7 
Bmaj7 
that ever  (F sharp7) happened  (B minoraj7) to       me
Emaj7 
C#m7 
F#7 
 (E minoraj7) Ah, you're  (C sharp minor7) the best thing  (F sharp7) 
Bmaj7 
that ever happened  (B minoraj7) to me
Emaj7 
C#m7 
 (E minoraj7) I know you're the  (C sharp minor7) best   thing
F#7 
oh, that  (F sharp7) ever  happened to

Outro 1

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GuitarPianoUkulele

A
A/G#
A/G
A7sus4
Dmaj7
Dm6
Amaj7
Bm7
E7sus4
E7
A7
E/G#
F#m
Faug
A/E
B
C#m7
Bm/A
F#7
Bmaj7
F#7sus4
B7
Emaj7
F#/A#
G#m
Gaug
B/F#
C#7
D#m7
B/A#
B/A
B7sus4
Em6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: A majorBPM: 90

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

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A/G#: 4-x-2-2-2-x
A/G: 3-x-2-2-2-x
A7sus4: x-0-2-0-3-0
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
Dm6: x-x-0-2-0-1
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
E7sus4: 0-2-0-2-0-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
Faug: x-x-3-2-2-1
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Bm/A: x-0-4-4-3-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
F#7sus4: 2-4-2-4-2-2
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Gaug: 3-x-1-0-0-3
B/F#: 2-x-4-4-4-x
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
B/A#: x-1-4-4-4-x
B/A: x-0-4-4-4-x
B7sus4: x-2-2-2-0-2
Em6: 0-2-2-0-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me by Gladys Knight & The Pips, 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 A major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Gladys Knight & The Pips.