The Best I Ever Had chords by Jerry Reed

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Verse 1
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 (D major) If you  (E major)  (G major)  (D major)  (E major)  (G major)  (E minor) 
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 (A major) can  (D major) turn your back
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and  (E major) walk out
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on  (G major) all that we've had  (D major) 
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And forget the times  (F sharp minor)  (A major) togeth (E major) er,  (B minor)  (A major) 
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both  (E major) the good and bad
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 (A major) If you believe  (D major) the words
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you're telling  (E major) me,
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then  (G major) honey I'm not sad  (D major) 
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Cause the  (G major) worst you ever  (F sharp minor) gave  (E major) me
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was the  (A major) best I ever had
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 (Asus4) You      were  (D major) always the one  (E major) who cried
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when there were  (G major) tears to be shed  (D major) 
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So many times  (A major) you  (B minor) left me
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 (A major) just  (Esus4) wish (E major) ing I was dead
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 (Asus4) But  (A major) you could al (D major) 
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ways make me smile  (E major) 
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even though  (G major) times were bad
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 (D major) And the  (G major) worst you ever  (D major) gave  (E major) me
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was the  (Asus4) best     I ever  (A major) had  (D major)  (E major)  (G major) 
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 (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (Esus4)  (E major)  (A major) 
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 (Asus4) So        (A major) I  (D major) wouldn't have to leave,  (E major) 
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and  (G major) thinkin' I was mad  (D major) 
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When the  (G major) worst you ever  (D major) gave  (E major) me,
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was the  (Asus4) best     I ever  (A major) had  (D major) 
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I  (G major) suppose I oughta  (D major) break down
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and  (E minor) beg you to stay  (D major) 
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And plead  (G major) with your reason,  (D major) 
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don't you  (E minor) leave me  (A major) this way  (D major) 
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But  (Asus4) I  (G major) never used to have
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 (D major) to make  (E minor) you want  (D major) more
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So just  (G major) leave me with my memories  (D major) 
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of  (E major) how it was before
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 (A major) When we  (D major) never used to have
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 (E major) enough hours  (G major) in the day
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 (D major) And we never had  (A major) to search
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 (B minor) for thing (A major)  (Esus4) s that
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 (E major) we could say  (Asus4) 
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So  (A major)  (D major) I  wouldn't have to leave  (E major) it
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thinking that  (G major) I was mad  (D major) 
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When the  (G major) worst you ever  (D major) gave  (E major) me
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was the  (Asus4) best     I  (A major) ever had  (D major) 
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Yes, the  (G major) worst you  (D major) ever gave  (E major) me, honey
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Was the best I  (G major) ever had