Alt. Tuning: D-A-D-F#-A-D
Capo 2
Chords are formed differently,
I show them at the bottom.
D G D
Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times
D G D
She made me a shirt out of fives and dimes
G D/F# D/E Emin11
Now she's gone but when I wear it she crosses my mind
D G D
And if the best is for the best then the best is unkind
I realized that Illinois was more than I could stand
They say working's best 'cause poverty is hell on a man
Now I ride a lazy river through the Mississippi fan
And if the best is for the best then the best can be damned
I spent a few years on the Queen of Spain
She was a leaky little boat that went up in flames
When the boiler blew some people started naming names
But if the best is for the best I guess the best is to blame
I spent a few more as the Cairo Crown
A heavyweight wrestler in the Midwest towns
But I was lonesome for a girl who could pin me down
They say the best is for the best but that's not what I've found
repeat intro
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Now I listen to my sweetheart and I listen to my thirst
I don't spend time listening to other people's words
Sometimes they're right most times the reverse
They say the best is for the best when the best is for the worse
Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times
She made me a shirt out of fives and dimes
Now she's gone but when I wear it she crosses my mind
And if the best is for the best then the best is unkind
Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times
Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times
Chords:
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D:000000
G:3x0xxx
D/F#:400000
D/E:200000
Emin11:222100
