Ray lamontagne You are the best thing chords

Ray LaMontagne
"You Are The Best Thing"

Chords that have a little more "color" than the other postings

INTRO - A#   D7/F# Gm  D# x2
        A#   D7    Gm
        A#/D D#    F7  A#

A# F Gm                 D#Baby,   its been a long day, baby.
A# F Gm              D#        Things aint going my way
            A#    F     Gmyou know I need you here

 D# -----
here to clear my mind
 F7 -----
all of the time


A# F Gm D#And baby, the way you move me its crazy.
A# F Gm D# its like you see right through me, you make it
A# F F#m Gm D# F -----
 easier, to please me, you don’t even have to try.


oh because,
A# D7 Gm D#you are the best thing

A# D7 Gm D#you are the best thing
A# D7 Gm Fyou are the best thing
D# F A# ever happened to me


Repeat that pattern (half the length of the first verse)

Baby, Weve come a long way, baby.
you know, I hope and I pray that you believe me
When I say this love will never fade away


oh because
you are the best thing
you are the best thing
you are the best thing
ever happened to me

(The bridge below has two hits on the NOTES E and F before the F#M)

Gm Dm Now both of us have known love before,
Gm Dm To come on up promising, like the spring,
 D#just walk on out the door

 A#Our hearts are strong and our hearts are kind
D# D#/Fwell, let me tell you exactly what is on my mind.


CHORDS
A# - x02220
F - 022100
F#M - 244222
D# - xx0232 (I also use the Dsus2, xx0230, in this song. Your choice)
D7 - x46464
Dm - x46654

C0  G1 Am2          F3
0Baby, Its been a long day,
C4  G5 Am6                 F7                   C8          G9 Am10
1Baby, Things ain't been going my way you know i need you here
F11          G12
2Here by my side, all of the time
3
4
C13  G14 Am15           F16
5Baby, the way you move me It's
C17   G18 Am19             F20                         C21            G22 Am23
6crazy, It's like you see right through me, and make it easier
    F24                G25
7You please me and you don’t even have to try, Oh because
8
9
C26   E727      Am28                      F29
10You are the best thing, - you're the best thing, baby -
C30   E731      Am32                      F33
11You are the best thing, - you're the best thing, baby -
C34   E735      Am36         E737  F38              G39          C40
12You are the best thing........ That ever happened to me
13
14
C41  G42 Am43            F44
15Baby, We’ve come a long way, b
C45  G46 Am47           F48                         C49        G50 Am51
16Baby, you know, I hope and I pray that you believe me
         F52               G53
17When I say this love will never fade away, Oh because
18
19
C54   E755      Am56                      F57
20You are the best thing, - you're the best thing, baby -
C58   E759      Am60                      F61
21You are the best thing, - you're the best thing, baby -
C62   E763      Am64         E765  F66              G67          C68    G69 G#m70
22You are the best thing........ That ever happened to me
23
24
Am71                          Em72
25Now both of us have known love before,
Am73                        Em74                           E775      F76
26To come on up promising, like the spring, just walk on out the door.
                       C77
27Our hearts are kind and our hearts are strong.
F78                            G79
28Well, let me tell you what exactly is on my mind
29
30
C80   E781      Am82                      F83
31You are the best thing, - you're the best thing, baby -
C84   E785      Am86                      F87
32You are the best thing, - you're the best thing, baby -
C88   E789      Am90         E791  F92              G93          C94
33You are the best thing........ That ever happened to me