Best Of Me Chords

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Best Of Me by Sum 41 is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(intro) G  D  Em  D  C  D 

G                         D 
  it's so hard to say that i'm sorry 
         Em    D           C    D 
i'll make everything alright 
G                                D 
  all these things that i've done 
                     Em 
now what have i become? 
    D                C    D 
and where'd i go wrong? 

G                     D                    Em 
  i don't mean to hurt just to put you first 
                    C      D 
i won't tell you lies (i'm sorry) 
G                     D                       Em 
  i will stand accused with my hand on my heart 
                      C 
i'm just trying to say... 

    D     G 
I'm sorry 
                    Em 
it's all that i can say 

you mean so much 
            C 
and i'd fix all that i've done 
   D                G 
if i could start again 
                   Em 
i'd throw it all away 
                       C 
to the shadows of regrets 
              D                G 
and you would have the best of me 

( G  D  Em  C  D ) 

G                         D 
  i know that i can't take back 
               Em 
all of the mistakes 
    D        C    D 
but i will try 
G                      D 
  although it's not easy 
                    Em 
i know you believe me 
        D           C    D 
cause i would not lie 

G                        D 
  don't believe their lies 
                       Em 
told through jealous eyes 
                     C     D 
they don't understand (i'm sorry) 
G                       D 
  i won't break your heart 
                    Em 
i won't bring you down 
                      C 
but i will have to say... 

    D     G 
I'm sorry 
                    Em 
it's all that i can say 

you mean so much 
            C 
and i'd fix all that i've done 
   D                G 
if i could start again 
                   Em 
i'd throw it all away 
                       C 
to the shadows of regrets 
              D                G 
and you would have the best of me 

(solo) 
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B|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----/8-8--7-8--8--10-10-----8-8--7-8--8--10-10------------| 
G|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/7-7--7-7--7--7--7---7--7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7----------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|------7----------7--------10-----10------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------7---------7-8----8-7----7-8-7--8-8--7-8--8--10-10-----8-8--7-8--8--10-10-----| 
G|-/7-7----7----7----7-----------------------7-7--7-7--7--7--7---7--7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7---| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|------7----------7--------7-------7----------10-------10------------10------10-----------| 
B|------------7------------------8-------8--7-----8--7----8--7--10-8-----10-8----10-11--10~| 
G|-/7-7----7----7----7--9-9----9---9---9-------------------------------------------------7~| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

       G 
I'm sorry 
                    Em 
it's all that i can say 

you mean so much 
            C 
and i'd fix all that i've done 
   D                G 
if i could start again 
                   Em 
i'd throw it all away 
                       C 
to the shadows of regrets 
              D                G 
and you would have the best of me 
    	

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