Best Days Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays562

Best Days by Backstreet Boys is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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Intro 
|C  Am |Am |C  G |G | 

verse 1 
C  Am 
     Scrolling through all your vacation pictures 
                     C                G 
Feelin' sorry for myself, 'cause I'm not in them 
C  Am 
     I talk about how much I miss ya 
                 C           G 
And if I could press rewind, I'd listen 
                         C 
Over and over and over again 

Pre-Chorus 
Am 
I wish I had figured it out 'cause 
             C              G 
My days are nothing without us 
G 
Wish I had known what I had, 'cause now 
 
   C        Am 
On my best days 
Am 
His day is better 'cause he's with you 
   C        G 
On my best days 
G 
The rain is good 'cause I still miss you 
    C      Am 
Oh, my mistake 
Am                                      C 
How could I let you go? I guess I will never know 
G 
My best days, I'll never know 
         C 
My best days 

verse 2 
Am 
I didn't really know what I was doing 
                        C            G 
Wish that I could have finished what I started 
               C 
What I started, alright 
Am 
I was immature and stupid 
                  C          G 
Now I'm just immature and brokenhearted 
                         C 
Over and over and over again 

Pre-Chorus 
Am 
I wish I had figured it out 'cause 
             C              G 
My days are nothing without us 
G 
Wish I had known what I had, 'cause now 

   C        Am 
On my best days 
Am 
His day is better 'cause he's with you 
   C        G 
On my best days 
G 
The rain is good 'cause I still miss you 
    C      Am 
Oh, my mistake 
Am                                      C 
How could I let you go? I guess I will never know 
G 
My best days, I'll never know 
         C 
My best days 

Post-Chorus 
Am 
You left me, trying to live it on out 
                                       C 
'Cause you took our dreams and you're livin' 'em out 
     G 
Now you're in love with somebody else, yeah, yeah 
           C        Am 
Livin' out our best days 
Am 
So much to be sorry about 
                  C 
I wish I knew, I was wanting enough 
     G 
Now you're in love with somebody else, yeah, yeah 
            C        Am 
Livin' out our best days 

Bridge 
                            C 
And if I had a second chance 
         G 
I would take you right back right now 
                                   C    Am 
I would take you right back right now, hey 
                            C 
And if I had a second chance 
         G 
I would take you right back right now 
         G 
I would take you right back 

   C        Am 
On my best days 
Am 
His day is better 'cause he's with you 
   C        G 
On my best days 
G 
The rain is good 'cause I still miss you 
    C      Am 
Oh, my mistake 
Am                                      C 
How could I let you go? I guess I will never know 
G 
My best days, I'll never know 
         C 
My best days 

Post-Chorus 
Am 
You left me, trying to live it on out 
                                       C 
'Cause you took our dreams and you're livin' 'em out 
     G 
Now you're in love with somebody else, yeah, yeah 
           C        Am 
Livin' out our best days 
Am 
So much to be sorry about 
                  C 
I wish I knew, I was wanting enough 
     G 
Now you're in love with somebody else, yeah, yeah 
            C        Am 
Livin' out our best days 

Outro 
|C  G |G |C  Am |Am |C  G |G 
|C  Am |Am |C  G |G (2x) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante