The Best Of Times chords by Styx

Chords with lyrics

The Best Of Times
Styx
From the Album-"Paradise Theater"
1981
Written by Dennis DeYoung
Tabbed by Ray Scheidler
[email protected]

Chords:

 Am7Am7  D MajorD  D7D7   G+G  G/F  C majorC  E minorEm
E--------2-----2-----3-----3------------
B--1-----3-----1-----------------1-----2
G--------2-----2-----------------------2
D--2-----------------------3-----2------
A--------------------2-----------3------
E--------------------3------------------

 Fmaj7Fmaj7  E7E7  FF  A minorAm C/GC/G D7susD7sus 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/EC/E Dm7Dm7 Dm7/G G7G7  E MajorE  E minor 7Em7 F/CF/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---------------------


Am7Am7               D MajorD D7D7
Tonight's the night we'll make history

 G+G  G/F   C majorC E minorEm
Honey you and I

Fmaj7Fmaj7             E7E7
'Cause I'll take any risk to tie

          FF
Back the hands of time

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

   G+G          A minorAm
And stay with you here tonight


 A minorAm      G/AG/A   A minorAm      G/AG/A
E--0---0---------------------------------------
B--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-----------------
G----------2---(4)-------2---2-------(4)-------
D--------------------------------2---(5)-------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------


 A minorAm      G/AG/A   A minorAm      FF  G+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-----


A minorAm               D MajorD    D7D7
I know you feel these are the worst of times

G+G    G/F     C majorC E minorEm
I do believe it's true

Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/F       Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/F
When people lock their doors and hide inside

Fmaj7Fmaj7 G/F       A minorAm     E MajorE
Rumor has it it's the end of paradise

    A minorAm     C/GC/G
But I know if the world just passed us by

     FF   D7susD7sus       G+G
Baby I know I wouldn't have to cry no no

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

C majorC  G/C C majorC G/C A minorAm    G+G
Are when I'm alone with you

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

 C majorC  G/C  C majorC G/C A minorAm    G+G
We'll make this a world for two

FF    C/EC/E     Dm7Dm7      Dm7/G G7G7
Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime

 FF       C/EC/E       Dm7Dm7
We'll take the best forget the rest

   Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 Dm7/G
And someday we'll find

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

 C majorC        G/C F/CF/C E7E7
These are the best of times

Solo: A minorAm E7E7 A minorAm E7E7 Fadd9Fadd9 C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 Dm7/6

   FF C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 Dm7/G


 A minorAm      G/AG/A   A minorAm      G/AG/A
E--0---0---------------------------------------
B--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-----------------
G----------2---(4)-------2---2-------(4)-------
D--------------------------------2---(5)-------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------


 A minorAm      G/AG/A   A minorAm      FF  G+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-----


A minorAm                D MajorD    D7D7
The headlines read these are the worst of times

G+G    G/F     C majorC E minorEm
I do believe it's true

Fmaj7Fmaj7   G/F
I feel so helpless

    Fmaj7Fmaj7      G/F
LIke a boat against the tide

Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/F
I wish the summer winds

    A minorAm       E MajorE
Could bring back paradise

    A minorAm      C/GC/G
But I know if the world turned upside down

     FF     D7susD7sus    G+G
Baby I know you'd always be around my my

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

C majorC  G/C C majorC G/C A minorAm    G+G
Are when I'm alone with you

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

 C majorC  G/C  C majorC G/C A minorAm    G+G
We'll make this a world for two

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

C majorC  G/C C majorC G/C A minorAm    G+G
Are when I'm alone with you

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

 C majorC  G/C  C majorC G/C A minorAm    G+G
We'll make this a world for two

Repeat ad nauseum