Intro (the "|" below the chords indicates down beats)
Fmaj7 C G Am G
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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--------|
F Am G (This G 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:
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
I've been gone for so long now
Fmaj7 Am G
Chasing everything that’s new
(**from here the chord progression simply repeats until the Chorus**)
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
I've forgotten how I got here
Fmaj7 Am G
I have not forgotten you
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
We were just children but our eyes opened and
Fmaj7 Am G
You were all that i could see
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
You came close enough to know my heart beat but
Fmaj7 Am G
Still not close enough for me
Fmaj7 C
Through the good times and the bad
G Am G
You were the best I never had
Fmaj7 C G
The only chance I wish I had to take
(**this chord progression repeats for the second half of Chorus**)
Fmaj7 C
But there was no writing on the wall
G Am G
No warning signs to follow
Fmaj7 C G
I know now and I just can't forget
G Fmaj7
You’re the best I never had
Fmaj7 C G Am G
Nana nana na
(continue with VERSE chord progression)
Fmaj7 Am
In this motel
C Fmaj7
Well passed midnight
Fmaj7 Am G
When I’m bluer than a bruise
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
You come drifting in through the half light
Fmaj7 Am G
In your funny yellow shoes
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
And I hope that’s you standing at my doorway
Fmaj7 Am G
That’s the scratching of your key
Fmaj7 Am C
And I hope this song I’m singing
Fmaj7
Someday finds you
Fmaj7 Am G
Wherever you may be...
Chorus(same as before)
Fmaj7 C
Through the good times and the bad
G Am G
You were the best I never had
Fmaj7 C G
The only chance I wish I had to take
Fmaj7 C
But there was no writing on the wall
G Am G
No warning signs to follow
Fmaj7 C G
I know now and I just can't forget
G Fmaj7
You’re the best I never had
OUTRO:
Fmaj7 C G
Nana nanana
Am G
Best I never had
Fmaj7 Am G
Fmaj7