Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: D MajorD
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1: Ashley Monroe:
D MajorD
I picked a good day for a recreational percocet
G+G
I've got an itch to just get high
A augmentedA
I'm in the middle of the worst of it
D MajorD
These are the best years of my life
Verse 2: Angaleena Presley:
D MajorD
I've got the hankering for intellectual emptiness
G+G
I've got the need to ease my mind
A augmentedA
I'll watch some re-runs on the TV set
D MajorD
These are the best years of my life
Chorus: Miranda Lambert:
G+G
I was looking forward to
Staying here forever
D MajorD
'Cause you asked me to
Didn't think that I could do better
G+G
So I settled down
In this ten-cent town
A augmentedA
It's about to break me
Verse 3: Miranda Lambert:
D MajorD
I'm gonna mix a drink and try to drown this worthlessness
G+G
Call Mom and tell her I'm alright
A augmentedA
Well he don't love me but he ain't gone yet
These are the best years of my life
Instrumental:
G+G A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Chorus: Miranda Lambert:
G+G
Yeah I was looking forward to
Staying here forever
D MajorD
'Cause you asked me to
Didn't think that I could do better
G+G
So I settled down
In this ten-cent town
A augmentedA
It's about to break me
Verse 1: Ashley Monroe:
D MajorD
I picked a good day for a recreational percocet
G+G
I've got an itch to just get high
A augmentedA
I'm in the middle of the worst of it
D MajorD
These are the best years of my life
D MajorD G+G
These are the best years of my life
D MajorD
These are the best years of my life