Vanessa Carlton – My Best (Guitar)

Capo 1
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Chords

This one's for a friend. CAPO on I INTRO: D - G - G - D (2x) VERSE I:
     D          G        G              D 
We scream and shout and try to make it last

           D           G            G            D
Though it didn't work out, I don't love you any less

     D        G     G             D 
My lover or friend, I won't ever tell

     D        G         G          D (pause) 
Our secrets safe, an unspoken citadel.
CHORUS I:
             Bm      A              D          G
And in these broken times, it's so easy to forget

      Bm        A              D               G
So I sing to remind, upon my shoulder you can rest

           Bm      A              D - G - G - D
cause I'll always give you my best.
VERSE II:
   D          G     G           D
A sidewalk's path, leads me to you

           D          G        G            D (pause)
Though we don't look back, we hold onto a truth
CHORUS II:
             Bm      A               D              G
And in these broken times, I promise I will not forget

  Bm               A                D             G
Though you're not mine, upon your shoulder I can rest

          Bm      A              Bm-A-D - G*
Cause you always give me your best  
BRIDGE:
Bm-A-D - G                    Bm-A-G
           Like a promise kept

Bm-A-D - G                      Bm-A-D - G     
           It's like you never left

                     Bm-A- G (once)                         
It's like you never left
INTERLUDE: D - G - G - D (2x) CHORUS III:
                     Bm   A                D          G
And though it's been so long, I can't seem ever to forget

        Bm         A                  D                 G
All it takes is a song, and I could swear I hear your steps

          Bm             A                D                G
Down the hall echoes a past, that leaves ache, it's never left

         Bm      A       D - G - G - D 
Cause I gave you my best
CODA:
Bm-A-D - G                     Bm-A-D - G     
          It's like you never left

                     Bm-A- G - D - G - G - D
It's like you never left

     D          G        G              D 
We scream and shout, and try to make it last
OUTRO: D - G - G - D (2x) -------------------------------------------------------------- *To get the proper timing of the strum, listen to the song. (: