The Best Thing chords by JJ Heller

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
C F C

Verse 1:
C
If I could only read your mind,
                    Dm
then I could be the one you need
                   F                         C
I'm really good at taking care of everybody else but me
                                      Dm
Maybe if I act real nice, maybe if I smile real big
               F                                C
Maybe I could change the shape of who I am 'til I fit in

Pre-Chorus:
   Am      C     Fmaj7
I guess I lost myself
  F       Am     C     F
Trying to be somebody else


Chorus:
         C                     Dm7
So I'll, sing a song that only I can sing
F                C
A melody nobody knows but me
                          Dm7
A million things I could pretend to be
              F                G      C
But maybe the best thing I can be, is me
                       Dm7
Maybe the best thing, maybe the best thing
           F               G       C
Maybe the best thing I can be, is me


Verse 2:
                                         Dm7
If I ever show my face, nothing left to hide behind
               F                                 C
Would anybody stay right here with me no matter what they find?
                                              Dm7
It's easier to shut my mouth, it's easier to just agree
                 Fmaj7         F                C
To put my heart inside a box, turn the lock and hide the key


Pre-Chorus:
   Am      C     F
I guess I lost myself
  F       Am     C     F
Trying to be somebody else


Chorus:
         C                     Dm7
So I'll, sing a song that only I can sing
F                C
A melody nobody knows but me
                          Dm7
A million things I could pretend to be
              F                G      C
But maybe the best thing I can be, is me


Bridge:
        Fmaj7           F         C
I have something to say, I can't keep it inside
    Fmaj7                            C
The world needs more people who are truly alive
    Am                  Em
And I have a voice, and I have a name
      F                   G
This life is a gift, it's not a mistake
       Dm7           C     F            G
Oh, I have to believe, I'm not a mistake


Chorus:
G         C                     Dm7
So I'll, sing a song that only I can sing
F                C
A melody nobody knows but me
                          Dm7
A million things I could pretend to be
              F                G      C
But maybe the best thing I can be, is me
 C
Maybe the best thing (Maybe the best thing)
Dm
Maybe the best thing
           F               G      C
Maybe the best thing I can be, is me
 C
Maybe the best thing (Maybe the best thing)
Dm
Maybe the best thing
           F               G      C
Maybe the best thing I can be, is me