Best Of You

A E A E A A E

[Verse 1]

     A      E
Over in the corner
        A      E
Like an old barstool
           A
He held me up
                        E
Right when I needed him to

[Verse 2]

      A         E
He said “Listen up my friend
       A               E
Let me tell you what I know
                      A
You can wish you were someone else
                      E
Then you gotta let it go

[Chorus]

               E
Cause that’s a good way
         B
To get a bad start
E                           A
I don’t care what straw you drew
E                    B            E    A E
You gotta let it make the best of you

[Verse 3]

         A         E
We ain't playing a game
         A         E
We ain’t running a race
              A
It’s a way of life, boy
                         E
You just gotta find your place

[Verse 4]

          A       E
I used to be like you
      A               E
Would sit here in the dark
                 A
Watch ‘em in the spotlight
                 E
And pick myself apart

[Chorus]

             E
But that’s a good way
         B
To get a bad start
E                           A
I don’t care what straw you drew
E                    B            E
You gotta let it make the best of you

[Bridge]

A E A E A E E B E A E B E

C#m
You don’t need
                  G#7
To bring down the house
   E7                  A
If you can bring ‘em inside
Am                       E       B
When they bring down the lights”

[Verse 5]

         A         E
Then the room went dark
        A              E
I could barely see his face
                  A
Picked up his old Martin box
              E
Ready for the stage

[Verse 6]

   A            E
He said “Let me ask you this
A             E
Whatcha gonna do?
                  A
Will you pick yourself up
                   E
Or find a crack to fall through?

[Chorus]

               E
Cause that’s a good way
         B
To get a bad start
E                           A
I don’t care what straw you drew
E                B                E  A
You gotta let it make the best of you
                 E
You don’t need a good way
         B
To get a bad start
E                           A
I don’t care what straw you drew
E                B                E
You gotta let it make the best of you