The Best of Times

Intro: 0:00
Am7
  Tonight's the night
            D7
We'll make history,
G                C  Em
  Honey, you and I,
0:12
F
  'Cause I'll take any risk
    E7                    F
To tie back the hands of time
      G                   Am ->
And stay with you here tonight.

Instrumental 1: 0:25
Am G  - x4
Am | F G

Verse 1: 0:37
Am
  I know you feel these
         D7
Are the worst of times,
G                     C   Em
  I do believe it's true.
0:50
F              G
  When people lock their doors
F             G
  And hide inside,
F        G
  Rumor has it, it's the
Am          E
End of Paradise.
1:03
        Am Am7
But I know
        C                    Am7
If the world just passed us by,
          F
Baby, I know,
   D7                G
I wouldn't have to cry, no, no.

Chorus: 1:15
C      G   C   F
  The best of times
C       G   C
  Are when  I'm
G Am        G
Alone with you.
1:28
C       G     C     F
  Some rain, some shine,
C        G     C
  We'll make this
G  Am        G
A world for two.
1:40
F          C
  Our memories
          Dm7
Of yesterday
             Dm7 G7
Will last a lifetime.
1:47
F                 C
  We'll take the best,
            Dm7
Forget the rest
         F   Em7   Dm7
And someday we'll find
1:56
C                    G   F
  These are the best of times.
C                    G   F    E7
  These are the best of times.

Instrumental 2: 2:08
Am | E7 | Am | E7
F C | Dm7
F C | Dm7 F:Em7
Dm7

[Instrumental 1] 2:35

Verse 2: 2:47
Am
  The headlines read these
         D7
Are the worst of times,
G                     C  Em
  I do believe it's true.
3:00
F            G
  I feel so helpless like
   F                G
A boat against the tide,
F             G
  I wish the summer wind could
  Am            E
Bring back Paradise.
3:12
        Am Am7
But I know
        C                   Am7
If the world turned upside down,
         F
Baby I know
      D7          G
You'd always be around, my, my.

Chorus: 3:25
C      G   C   F
  The best of times
C       G  C
  Are when I'm
G Am        G
Alone with you.
3:37
C       G     C     F
  Some rain, some shine,
C        G     C
  We'll make this
G  Am        G
A world for two.
(When I'm alone with you)
3:48
C      G   C   F
  The best of times
(Everything's alright)
C       G  C
  Are when I'm
G Am        G
Alone with you.
(When I'm alone with you)
4:00
C       G     C     F
  Some rain, some shine,
(You brighten up the night)
C        G     C
  We'll make this
G  Am        G
A world for two.
(Said when I'm alone with you)
4:12
C      G   C   F
  The best of times...