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The Best I Ever Had by The Swellers
The Best I Ever Had
D# G# C# F# A# D#
Tuning: 1/2 step down (tune sixth fret of low E to A string then tune A to E on low E's
fifth like you would in standard and so forth for the rest)
*=palm mute; X2=play twice; / =slide; ~ =let it ring,
[Intro]
Eb|--2-22-2- - -2-22-2- - -4-44-4- - -6-66-6-- --|o
Bb|--2-22-2- - -2-22-2- - -4-44-4- - -7-77-7-- --|
Gb|--4-44-4- X2-3-33-3- X2-6-66-6- X2-8-88-8-- x2|
Db|--4-44-4- - -4-44-4- - -4-44-4- - -8-88-8-- --|
Ab|--2-22-2- - -4-44-4- - -4-44-4- - -6-66-6-- --|
Eb|--2-22-2- - -2-22-2- - -x-xx-x- - -x-xx-x-- --|o
[Verse]-You can reuse the intro for this but I think a traditional punk rock power chord
riff works better, like so
Eb|-------------- - ------------- - -------------- - ------------- --|o
Bb|-------------- - ------------- - -------------- - ------------- --|
Gb|--4----------- X2------------- X2-6------------ X2 8------------ X2|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4- - 4------------ - -6-6-6-6-6-6-6 - 8-8-8-8-8-8-8 --|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2- - 4-4-4-4-4-4-4 - -4-4-4-4-4-4-4 - 6-6-6-6-6-6-6 --|
Eb|-------------- - 2-2-2-2-2-2-2 - -------------- - ------------- --|o
! * * * * * ! * * * * * * ! * * * * * * ! * * * * * *
[Verse/Lead] use up-picking on all
Eb|----------------------------|o
Bb|--2/4~-6~7~7~~6~7~6~~7~6~4~~|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|o
[Pre-Chorus]
Eb|--------------------------------------|o
Bb|------------4-44-4-44-4/-7-77-7-7-77-7|
Gb|--4---4--4--6-66-6-66-6/-8-88-8-8-88-8|
Db|--4-4-4-444-6-66-6-66-6/-8-88-8-8-88-8|
Ab|--2-4-2-424-4-44-4-44-4/-6-66-6-6-66-6|
Eb|----2---2-2---------------------------|o
[Chorus]
Eb|------------------------------ - -----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2- - -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-2~|
Gb|--6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4- X2-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4~|
Db|--6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4- - -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4~|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2- - -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2~|
Eb|------------------------------ - -----------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Eb|--------|
Bb|-------4|
Gb|--4443-6|
Db|--4444-6|
Ab|--2224-4|
Eb|-----2--|
It was a young and angry summer
A song that changed my mind
I heard it on the radio
And if everyone else heard this
They wouldn't be so sad
It was the best I ever had
It was the best I ever had
I remember April '94
September '96
And every day of '99 (all of '99)
Whether I waited for those records
Or helped Seattle cry
It was the best I ever had
And I know we'll never die
Yeah we were right about it
We'd be lost without it
Yeah what could ever take that?
I miss it too
And I miss the songs we knew
And if I could go back
I'd do it all again
It was the best I ever had
While the world was waking up and
Putting on their suits
I was planning my escape
And when I had that conversation
With my mom and dad
I said I'm never looking back
It was the best I ever had
And they were wrong about us
We showed them not to doubt us
Yeah what could ever take that?
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
I miss it too
And I miss the songs we knew
And if I could go back
I'd do it all again
It was the best I ever had
I'd do it all again
I've been everywhere now
Searching far and wide
But she was down the street
She looked just like an angel
Flying down to me
But I was underground
Where the devil comes to feed
And everything felt so right
I could show it to do wrong
But she taught me everything
And I don't know where she is now
But I'll never forget
She was the best I ever had
Or ever will again
The best I ever had
And if everyone else heard this
They wouldn't be so sad
It was the best I ever had
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version 2
Tuning: Standard eBGDAE (Capo on 2/3 - depending on what version you're playing along to)
All chords relative to capo.
Verse
Strumming pattern is as follows (per chord): DDUUDU x2
"It was a young and angry summer.."
"And if everyone else heard this.."
e|-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2--1--4--6-|
D|-2--2--4--6-| (x2)
A|-0--2--2--4-|
E|-0--0--x--x-|
So you're gonna repeat that strumming pattern twice per chord for this first verse.
Then we get a part without any vocals, repeating the same chords:
e|-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2--1--4--6-|
D|-2--2--4--6-| (x2)
A|-0--2--2--4-|
E|-0--0--x--x-|
e|-0/0-0-|
B|-0/5-0-|
G|-4/6-2-|
D|-4/6-2-|
A|-2/4-0-|
E|-x/x-0-|
"I remember April '94, September '96, and every day of '99.."
"Whether I waited for those records, or helped Seattle cry.."
e|-0--0--0--0--(7)-|
B|-0--0--0--5--(5)-|
G|-2--1--4--6--(x)-|
D|-2--2--4--6--(6)-| (x2)
A|-0--2--2--4--(4)-|
E|-0--0--0--0--(x)-|
The chord in parenthesis is just a little something you can do to switch things up a little,
move your pinky from the 6th fret on the G-string to the 7th fret on the high e-string.
Pre-chorus
"(And I know it'll never) die.."
e|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0-0-0-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2-2-2-2--2--4--6-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2--4--6-|
A|-0-2-0-2--0--2--4-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0--x--x-|
"(We were right about) it.."
e|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0-0-0-0--5--0--5-|
G|-2-2-2-2--6--4--6-|
D|-2-2-2-2--6--4--6-|
A|-0-2-0-2--4--2--4-|
E|-0-0-0-0--x--x--x-|
"(We'd be lost without) it.."
e|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0-0-0-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2-2-2-2--2--4--6-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2--4--6-|
A|-0-2-0-2--0--2--4-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0--x--x-|
Chorus
Strumming: DDDU - DDDU - DUDDDUDDD
"I miss it too"
e|-0--0--x--|
B|-0--0--4^-|
G|-1--4--x--|
D|-2--4--2--|
A|-2--2--4--|
E|-0--x--x--|
(bend that 4rth string just halfway the strum count, watch the video for the exact timing)
"And I miss the songs we knew"
e|-0--0--x--|
B|-0--0--4--|
G|-1--4--x--|
D|-2--4--2--|
A|-2--2--4--|
E|-0--x--x--|
"(And if) I could go back.."
Strumming: DDUDDUDUDUU x3, then the faster slide thingy after that
e|-0--0--0---0-0/0-|
B|-5--0--0---0-0/5-|
G|-6--4--2---2-4/6-|
D|-6--4--2---2-4/6-|
A|-4--2--0---0-2/4-|
E|-x--x--0---0-x/x-|
Verse
"While the world was waking up and putting on their suits"
"And when I had that conversation.."
e|-0--0--0--0--(7)-|
B|-0--0--0--5--(5)-|
G|-2--1--4--6--(x)-|
D|-2--2--4--6--(6)-| (x2)
A|-0--2--2--4--(4)-|
E|-0--0--0--0--(x)-|
Pre-chorus
"(It was the best I ever) had.."
e|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0-0-0-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2-2-2-2--2--4--6-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2--4--6-|
A|-0-2-0-2--0--2--4-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0--x--x-|
"(They were wrong about) us.."
e|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0-0-0-0--5--0--5-|
G|-2-2-2-2--6--4--6-|
D|-2-2-2-2--6--4--6-|
A|-0-2-0-2--4--2--4-|
E|-0-0-0-0--x--x--x-|
"(We showed them not to doubt) us.."
e|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0-0-0-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2-2-2-2--2--4--6-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2--4--6-|
A|-0-2-0-2--0--2--4-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0--x--x-|
Chorus
Strumming: DDDU - DDDU - DUDDDUDDD
"I miss it too"
e|-0--0--x--|
B|-0--0--4^-|
G|-1--4--x--|
D|-2--4--2--|
A|-2--2--4--|
E|-0--x--x--|
(bend that 4rth string just halfway the strum count, watch the video for the exact timing)
"And I miss the songs we knew"
e|-0--0--x--|
B|-0--0--4--|
G|-1--4--x--|
D|-2--4--2--|
A|-2--2--4--|
E|-0--x--x--|
"(And if) I could go back.."
Strumming: DDUDDUDUDUU x3
e|-0--0--0---0-0-|
B|-5--0--0---0-0-|
G|-6--4--2---2-4-|
D|-6--4--2---2-4-|
A|-4--2--0---0-2-|
E|-x--x--0---0-x-|
Bridge
Strumming: just regular fast-paced DUDU strumming
e|-0--x--0--0-0-0--0--0-|
B|-5--x--0--0-0-0--0--0-|
G|-6--x--4--2-2/4--1--4-|
D|-6--6--4--2-4/6--2--4-|
A|-4--2--2--0-0-0--2--2-|
E|-x--x--x--0-0-0--0--0-|
The slide chord up there is something nick plays in the video, it sounds great also with
the studio recording.
It's pretty hard writing down strumming patterns/time counts for this bit,
so you might want to check the video as a reference.
e|-0--x--0-|
B|-5--x--0-|
G|-6--x--4-|
D|-6--6--4-|
A|-4--2--2-|
E|-x--x--x-|
Verse
"I've been everywhere now, searching far and wide.."
"She looked just like an angel.."
e|-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2--1--4--6-|
D|-2--2--4--6-| (x2)
A|-0--2--2--4-|
E|-0--0--x--x-|
"And everything felt so right.."
"And I don't know where she is now.."
e|-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2--1--4--6-|
D|-2--2--4--6-| (x2)
A|-0--2--2--4-|
E|-0--0--x--x-|
e|-0--0--0--0-|
B|-0--0--0--5-|
G|-2--1--4--6-|
D|-2--2--4--6-|
A|-0--2--2--4-|
E|-0--0--x--x-|
"The best I ever had.."
e|-0--0--0--0---0/0-0------------|
B|-0--0--0--5---0/5-0------------|
G|-2--1--4--6---4/6-2-(let ring)-|
D|-2--2--4--6---4/6-2------------|
A|-0--2--2--4---2/4-0------------|
E|-0--0--x--x---x/x-0------------|
"And if everyone else heard this,
they wouldn't be so sad,
it was the best I ever had."
It was a young and angry summer
A song that changed my mind
I heard it on the radio
And if everyone else heard this
They wouldn't be so sad
It was the best I ever had
It was the best I ever had
I remember April '94
September '96
And every day of '99 (all of '99)
Whether I waited for those records
Or helped Seattle cry
It was the best I ever had
And I know we'll never die
Yeah we were right about it
We'd be lost without it
Yeah what could ever take that?
I miss it too
And I miss the songs we knew
And if I could go back
I'd do it all again
It was the best I ever had
While the world was waking up and
Putting on their suits
I was planning my escape
And when I had that conversation
With my mom and dad
I said I'm never looking back
It was the best I ever had
And they were wrong about us
We showed them not to doubt us
Yeah what could ever take that?
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
I miss it too
And I miss the songs we knew
And if I could go back
I'd do it all again
It was the best I ever had
I'd do it all again
I've been everywhere now
Searching far and wide
But she was down the street
She looked just like an angel
Flying down to me
But I was underground
Where the devil comes to feed
And everything felt so right
I could show it to do wrong
But she taught me everything
And I don't know where she is now
But I'll never forget
She was the best I ever had
Or ever will again
The best I ever had
And if everyone else heard this
They wouldn't be so sad
It was the best I ever had
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ^ bend string
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version 3
Intro
A E
It was a young and angry summer
B
A song that changed my mind
C#m
I heard it on the radio
A E
And if everyone else heard this
B
They wouldn't be so sad
C#m
It was the best I ever had
A E B C#m x2
It was the best I ever had
Verse 1
A E
I remember April '94
B
September '96
C#m
And every day of '99 (all of '99)
A E
Whether I waited for those records
B
Or helped Seattle cry
C#m
It was the best I ever had
And I know we'll never die
Pre-Chorus
A B C#m
Yeah we were right about it
A B C#m
We'd be lost without it
A B C#m
Yeah what could ever take that?
Chorus
E B C#m
I miss it too
E B C#m
And I miss the songs we knew
C#m B
And if I could go back
F#
I'd do it all again
A B A B
It was the best I ever had
Verse 2
A E
While the world was waking up and
B
Putting on their suits
C#m
I was planning my escape
A E
And when I had that conversation
B
With my mom and dad
C#m
I said I'm never looking back
It was the best I ever had
Pre-Chorus
A B C#m
And they were wrong about us
A B C#m
We showed them not to doubt us
A B C#m
Yeah what could ever take that?
Chorus
Bridge
C#m B A F# C#m B to Verse 3
I'd do it all again
Verse 3
A E
I've been everywhere now
B
Searching far and wide
C#m
But she was down the street
A E
She looked just like an angel
B
Flying down to me
C#m
But I was underground
Where the devil comes to feed
A E
And everything felt so right
B
I could show it to do wrong
C#m
But she taught me everything
A E
And I don't know where she is now
B
But I'll never forget
C#m
She was the best I ever had
A E B
Or ever will again
C#m A E B C#m
The best I ever had
Outro
A E
And if everyone else heard this
B
They wouldn't be so sad
C#m
It was the best I ever had
End on A
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