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The Best Of Times
Styx
From the Album-"Paradise Theater"
1981
Written by Dennis DeYoung
Tabbed by Ray Scheidler
stingray12002@yahoo.com

Chords:

  Am7    D    D7     G    G/F    C    Em
E--------2-----2-----3-----3------------
B--1-----3-----1-----------------1-----2
G--------2-----2-----------------------2
D--2-----------------------3-----2------
A--------------------2-----------3------
E--------------------3------------------



 Fmaj7    E7    F    Am  C/G D7sus 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/E  Dm7 Dm7/G G7    E   Em7  F/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---------------------



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/A
E--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   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-----



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/A
E--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   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-----


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

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