The Best of You

Words and Music by Jeff Stone

From Jeff Stone's "One of a Trilogy"

For more songs go to jeffstone.com


Bm E E6 E A A6 A A6 A
Bm E E6 E A A6 A A6 A
Bm E E6 E A A6 A A6 A
Bm E

(This pattern continues in the verses. The E6 and A6 are of course
standard blues rock chords, used in that na-na-NA-na guitar beat.)

1st Verse:

   Bm    E E6 E A      A6  A   A6
As I lay in my  bed last night
  Bm       E E6     E      E6 A   A6
I realized I    had lost the spite
     Bm      E   E6     A  A6 A  A6   Bm           E    (pattern continues)
That made me write some controversial things about you

Just last week you said some words

That still this week sound quite absurd

But now I see the reason that you said those things were



Chorus:
e f# g#

  A (ska beat)              
I got the best of you
            D              A
You got the second best of me
  A
I got the best of you
            D              E
You got the second best of me
  A               
I got the best of you
        D
And the best of you was fun
      A 
I was sad to see you go
       E                A
But on second thought I won


2nd verse:


You quit while I was ahead

I won ‘cause you forfeited

Not that anyone was keeping track babe

Oh no

What a ride you took me on

But what a ride I took you on

And no doubt some day you and I 

Just for old time's sake

Till then 



Chorus:

I got the best of you

You got the second best of me

I got the best of you

You got the second best of me

I got the best of you

And the best of you was fun

I was sad to see you go

But on second thought I won


3rd verse:

When I got out of bed this morn

I still typed out a little scorn

But that has more to do with my alarm clock than with you

I can’t lose an argument

With a paper document

Man, I love this artist thing

I wish that it paid


Chorus

2nd Chorus:
  F#m
I got the best of you
            D              A
You got the second best of me
  F#m
I got the best of you
            D              E
You got the second best of me
  A         
I got the best of you
        D
And the best of you was fun
      A   
I was sad to see you go
       E                A
But on second thought I won


Chorus, speeding up, getting punkier
Chorus, a cappella, as fast as possible


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