Styx

Best Of Times

Styx


Tom: Am

  Am7    D    D7     G    G/F    C    Em
E|--------2-----2-----3-----3-------------|
B|--1-----3-----1-----------------1-----2-|
G|--------2-----2-----------------------2-|
D|--2-----------------------3-----2-------|
A|--------------------2-----------3-------|
E|--------------------3-------------------|

 Fmaj7    E7    F    Am  C/G D7sus G/C
E|---------------1--------------3----3---|
B|--1------------1----1----1----1--------|
G|--2-------1----2----2---------2--------|
D|--3------------3----2----2-------------|
A|----------3--------------3---------3---|
E|-------------------------3-------------|

  C/E  Dm7 Dm7/G G7    E   Em7  F/C
E|-------1----1----1--------------1------|
B|--1----1----1--------------3----1------|
G|-------2----2---------1---------2------|
D|--3--------------2----2----2----3------|
A|----------------------2----2----3------|
E|------------3----3---------------------|

Am7                             D  D7
Tonight's the night we'll make history

 G    G/F     C Em
Honey you and I

Fmaj7                         E7
'Cause I'll take any risk to tie

                   F
Back the hands of time


E|--------------------------1-------------------|
B|----------------------1-----------------------|
G|------------------2---------------------------|
D|--------------3-------------------------------|
A|------0---3-----------------------------------|
E|--1-------------------------------------------|

      G                   Am
And stay with you here tonight

  Am           G/A      Am           G/A
E|--0---0---------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-----------------|
G|----------2---(4)-------2---2-------(4)-------|
D|--------------------------------2---(5)-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

  Am           G/A      Am           F   G
E|--0---0-----------------------------1---3-----|
B|--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-------1---------|
G|----------2---(4)-------2---2-------2---------|
D|--------------------------------2---3---------|
A|----------------------------------------2-----|
E|----------------------------------------3-----|

Am                             D        D7
I know you feel these are the worst of times

G       G/F         C  Em
I do believe it's true

Fmaj7       G/F              Fmaj7       G/F
When people lock their doors  and hide inside

Fmaj7 G/F             Am          E
Rumor has it it's the end of paradise

       Am          C/G
But I know  if the world just passed us by

         F     D7sus             G
Baby I know I wouldn't have to cry no no

 C  G/C  C  F/C
The best of times

C    G/C C  G/C Am       G
Are when I'm alone with you

 C   G/C   C    F/C
Some rain some shine

 C    G/C    C G/C Am        G
We'll make this a world for two

F        C/E          Dm7            Dm7/G G7
Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime

 F             C/E             Dm7
We'll take the best forget the rest

      Fmaj7  Em7  Dm7  Dm7/G
And someday we'll find

  C               G/C  F/C
These are the best of times

  C               G/C  F/C  E7
These are the best of times

Solo: Am E7 Am E7 Fadd9 C/E Dm7 Dm7/6

      F C/E Dm7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Dm7/G


 Am           G/A      Am           G/A
E|--0---0---------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-----------------|
G|----------2---(4)-------2---2-------(4)-------|
D|--------------------------------2---(5)-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

  Am           G/A      Am           F   G
E|--0---0-----------------------------1---3-----|
B|--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-------1---------|
G|----------2---(4)-------2---2-------2---------|
D|--------------------------------2---3---------|
A|----------------------------------------2-----|
E|----------------------------------------3-----|


Am                                D        D7
The headlines read these are the worst of times

G       G/F         C  Em
I do believe it's true

Fmaj7      G/F
I feel so helpless

       Fmaj7            G/F
LIke a boat against the tide

Fmaj7       G/F
I wish the summer winds

       Am             E
Could bring back paradise

       Am           C/G
But I know  if the world turned upside down

         F         D7sus        G
Baby I know  you'd always be around my my

 C  G/C  C  F/C
The best of times

C    G/C C  G/C Am       G
Are when I'm alone with you

 C   G/C   C    F/C
Some rain some shine

 C    G/C    C G/C Am        G
We'll make this a world for two

 C  G/C  C  F/C
The best of times

C    G/C C  G/C Am       G
Are when I'm alone with you

 C   G/C   C    F/C
Some rain some shine

 C    G/C    C G/C Am        G
We'll make this a world for two