Best for the Best Josh Ritter
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----| [VERSE 1:] Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| She made me a shirt out of fives and dimes D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| Now she's gone but when I wear it she crosses my mind D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----------1-----------1-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-0h2---------2-----------2---------------| D |--0-----5-----------4-----------2----------|-----------------------------------------| And if the best is for the best then the best is unkind D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| [VERSE 2:] I realized that Illinois was more than I could stand D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| They say working's best 'cause poverty is hell on a man D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| Now I ride a lazy river through the Mississippi fan D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A 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[VERSE 3:] I spent a few years on the Queen of Spain D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| She was a leaky little boat that went up in flames D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| When the boiler blew some people started naming names D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----------1-----------1-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-0h2---------2-----------2---------------| D |--0-----5-----------4-----------2----------|-----------------------------------------| But if the best is for the best I guess the best is to blame D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| [VERSE 4:] I spent a few more as the Cairo Crown D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| I was a heavyweight wrestler in the Midwest towns D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| But I was lonesome for a girl who could pin me down D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----------1-----------1-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-0h2---------2-----------2---------------| D |--0-----5-----------4-----------2----------|-----------------------------------------| They say the best is for the best but that's not what I've found D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| [Break 2:] D 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|--------------0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----2-----2/4----4-----4-----------------------5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----0| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |--0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| D |--0--------------------------------0--------------------------------------| A |--0--------------0-----------0--------------------------------------------| F#|--1--------1-----------1-----------------1--------------------------------| D |--2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------2/4-----4-----2-----2-----0| A |--2-----2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------0-------0-----0-----0-----0---| D |------------------------------------0-----------------------------------0-----| A |------------------0-----------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------| F#|------------0-----------0-----------------0-----0-----------0----------------0| D |---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------| A |--0h2p0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--| [VERSE 5:] Now I listen to my sweetheart and I listen to my thirst D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| I don't spend time listening to other people's words D |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------0------| A |--------------------------------------------|---------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|---0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0-----|------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5-----------|0-----------0---------------------------| Sometimes they're right most times the reverse D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----------1-----------1-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-0h2---------2-----------2---------------| D |--0-----5-----------4-----------2----------|-----------------------------------------| They say the best is for the best when the best is for the worse D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| [VERSE 6:] Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| She made me a shirt out of fives and dimes D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----------0-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D |--0-----0-----------0-----------5----------|-0-----------0---------------------------| Now she's gone but when I wear it she crosses my mind D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------0------| A |-------------------------------------------|----------------0-----------0------------| F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|----------1-----------1-----------------0| D |--------------0-----------0-----------0----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----0---| A |-------------------------------------------|-0h2---------2-----------2---------------| D |--0-----5-----------4-----------2----------|-----------------------------------------| And if the best is for the best then the best is unkind D 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