Second Best Chords
Second Best by Hudson Taylor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am,F, C, F (2x)
verse 1:
Am
All the people all around us
F
Talking to and all about us
C
It’s the same
G
It will go away
Am
Are you trying to be helpful?
F C
Are you sleeping in the devils company?
G
Possibly
Am
Don’t wake me up
F
I’m not sleeping
C G
I’m not asking for any rest
Am F
And as long as I am breathing
C G
I won’t settle for second best
Interlude: Am,F, C, F
verse 2:
Am
We can teach ourselves the lessons
F C
And we can change it any second of the day
G
We used to say
Am
Are you trying to be helpful?
F C
Are you sleeping in the devils company?
G
Possibly
Am F
Don’t wake me up I’m not sleeping
C G
I’m not asking for any rest
Am F
And as long as I am breathing
C G
I won’t settle for second best
Interlude: Am, F, C, F (2x)
(Slower) Am, F, C, F (2x)
Bridge:
Am F
Love the life that we don’t have
C F
I wouldn’t change a thing
Am F
Not much but we don’t mind
C F
I wouldn’t change a thing
Am F
Love the life that we don’t have
C F
I wouldn’t change at all
Am F
Not much but we don’t mind
C F
I wouldn’t change at all
Chorus: