The Best Of Times
Styx
From the Album-"Paradise Theater"
1981
Written by Dennis DeYoung
Tabbed by Ray Scheidler
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Chords:
Am7 D D7 G G/F C EmE--------2-----2-----3-----3------------B--1-----3-----1-----------------1-----2G--------2-----2-----------------------2D--2-----------------------3-----2------A--------------------2-----------3------E--------------------3------------------
Fmaj7 E7 F Am C/G D7sus G/CE---------------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/CE-------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/AE--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 GE--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/AE--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 GE--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
Repeat ad nauseum
