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 timeA# 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 - x46654C0 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