The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me chords by Gladys Knight And The Pips

Chords with lyrics

Existing Chords were basically a rehash of the original by Charlie Rich.
Here is my take on what it should be like for the Gladys Knight version.

YOU'RE THE BEST THING
GLADYS KNIGHT
(1973 Key of G+G)

INTRO:
G+G B minorBm E minorEm C majorC C minorCm Gmaj7Gmaj7

VERSE:
 Gmaj7Gmaj7
I'VE HAD MY SHARE
         Am7Am7
OF LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS
 C majorC     D7D7
BUT FATE'S BEEN KIND
D7D7           Gmaj7Gmaj7    G7G7
THE DOWNS HAVE BEEN A augmentedA FEW
  C majorC
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY,
D7D7           Gmaj7Gmaj7     G7G7
 THAT I'VE BEEN LUCKY
  E minorEm   E minor 7Em7    EsusEsus     D9D9
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY,
        D MajorD       D7D7
THAT IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU

CHORUS:
    Gmaj7Gmaj7     G7G7         C majorC
IF ANYONE SHOULD EVER WRITE MY LIFE STORY
 Am7Am7
(FOR WHATEVER REASON)
                 D7D7   Gmaj7Gmaj7
FOR WHATEVER REASON THERE MIGHT BE
G7G7            C majorC
 OOOOOH, YOU'D BE THERE
D7D7               Gmaj7Gmaj7
 BETWEEN EACH LINE OF PAIN AND GLORY
C majorC              Am7Am7
'CAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST THING
D7D7           Gmaj7Gmaj7  C majorC
 THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
   Am7Am7
AHH, YOU'RE THE BEST THING
        D7D7  Gmaj7Gmaj7   C majorC Gmaj7Gmaj7  A7A7
 THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME.


BREAK:
  Amaj7Amaj7
OHHHHH, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES
    Bm7Bm7
WHEN TIMES WERE HARD
    E MajorE      E7E7           Amaj7Amaj7  A7A7
 BUT ALWAYS SOMEHOW I MADE IT, I MADE IT THROUGH
    D MajorD      E7E7          Amaj7Amaj7
?CAUSE FOR EVERY MOMENT THAT I'VE SPENT HURTING
              F# minorF#m F#m7F#m7 F#m6F#m6 B9B9  E7E7
THERE WAS A augmentedA MOMENT THAT I SPENT AHHH JUST LOVING YOU

CHORUS 2:
    Amaj7Amaj7     A7A7
IF ANYONE SHOULD EVER WRITE MY LIFE STORY
 Bm7Bm7
(FOR WHATEVER REASON)
       E7E7        Amaj7Amaj7
FOR WHATEVER REASON THERE MIGHT BE
A7A7               D MajorD
 OOOOOH, YOU'D BE THERE
       E MajorE        Amaj7Amaj7  F# minorF#m
 BETWEEN EACH LINE OF PAIN AND GLORY
 Bm7Bm7
'CAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST THING
     E7E7        Amaj7Amaj7  F# minorF#m
THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
     Bm7Bm7
YOU'RE THE BEST THING
  E MajorE           Amaj7Amaj7  F# minorF#m
  THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
E7E7           Bm7Bm7    E7E7
   YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED

A augmentedA C# minorC#m F# minorF#m D MajorD DmDm Amaj7Amaj7