Intro (the "|" below the chords indicates down beats) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|----0-3---0-0-0------0-3---0-0-0---------------------0-0-0----------| B|----1-1---1-1-1------1-1---1-1-1----0-0-0---0-0-0^1--1-1-0---0-0-0--| G|----2-2---2-2-2------0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0^2--2-2-0---0-0-0--| D|-3------3------------2-----2-2-2----0-0-0---0-0-0^2-(2)------0-0-0--| A|------------------3------3------------------------0-----------------| E|----------------------------------3-------3----------------3--------| chord lick is used throughout the song multiple times) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|----1--1---3---0-------------------------------------------------| B|----1--1---1---1----1-------0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-1-------3--------| G|----2--2---2---0----2-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--| D|-3-------3---3------0^2---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--| A|-----------------0------0----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3------| Verse: I've been gone for so long now Chasing everything that’s new (**from here the chord progression simply repeats until the Chorus**) I've forgotten how I got here I have not forgotten you We were just children but our eyes opened and You were all that i could see You came close enough to know my heart beat but Still not close enough for me Through the good times and the bad You were the best I never had The only chance I wish I had to take (**this chord progression repeats for the second half of Chorus**) But there was no writing on the wall No warning signs to follow I know now and I just can't forget You’re the best I never had Nana nana na (continue with VERSE chord progression) In this motel Well passed midnight When I’m bluer than a bruise You come drifting in through the half light In your funny yellow shoes And I hope that’s you standing at my doorway That’s the scratching of your key And I hope this song I’m singing Someday finds you Wherever you may be... Chorus(same as before) Through the good times and the bad You were the best I never had The only chance I wish I had to take But there was no writing on the wall No warning signs to follow I know now and I just can't forget You’re the best I never had OUTRO: Nana nanana Best I never had

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