| Am7 | D | G | F | C | Fmaj7 | |
| Tonight's the night we'll make | history, | honey | you and | I |
| E | F | |
| 'Cus I'll take any risk, to | tie back the hands of | time |
| G Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Am F G Am7 <-- See footnote |
| And stay with you here tonight. |
| D | G | F | C | |
| I know you feel these are the | worst of times, | I do be | lieve it's | true |
| Fmaj7 |
| F6sus2 | Fmaj7 | F6sus2 | Fmaj7 | |
| When people | lock their doors | and hide in | side, |
| F6sus2 | Esus4 | E | Am | Am/G# | |
| rumor | has it it's the | end of para | dise, but I | kno | w |
| Am/G | D/F# | F | |
| if the | world just passed us | by baby I | know |
| Dm | G | C | |
| I | wouldn't have to | cry no | more |
| (chorus) |
| Csus2 | Cmaj7sus2 | Csus2 | Cmaj7sus2 | Csus2 | Am | G | |
| The | best | of times, are | when | I'm a | lone with | you |
| Csus2 | Cmaj7sus2 | Csus2 | Cmaj7sus2 | Csus2 | Am | G | |
| Some | rain | some shine, we'll | make | this a | world for | two |
| (Bridge 1) |
| F | Em | Dm | G | F | |
| Our memor | ies of yester | day will last a | life time |
| Em | Dm | F | Em | Dm | G | C | |
| We'll thake the | best, forget the | rest and some | day | we'll | find |
| G | F | C | G | F | E | |
| These are the best | of | times, | these are the best | of | tim | es |
| (Instrumental Break) |
| Am | E | Am | E | F | Em | Dm | G | F | Em | Dm | F | Em | Dm | G |
| Am | Asus4 | Am | Asus2 | Am | Asus4 | Am | F | G | Am7 |
| (Last verse - same chords as above. See footnote) |
| The headlines read these are the worst of times, I do believe it's true |
| I feel so helpless like a boat against the tide |
| I wish this summer wind could bring back paradise, but I know |
| If the world turned upside down baby I know |
| Youl'd always be around my my. |
| footnote: Last verse chords start here. |
| Chord legend: |
Am7 ------- xo2o1o Esus4 ------- o222oo-| Fmaj7 ----- x33555 Csus2 ------- x35533-| Asus4 ----- xo223o Cmaj7sus2 --- x35433-| Asus2 ----- xo22oo Am/G#/G etc. --------| Walk the base note down F6sus2 ---- x33533-------------------------|