Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
I (CN.C.)had a dream so big and loud, I jumped so high I touched the clouds.
Woah oh oh oh oh oh.
(Woah oh oh oh oh oh.) I (D)stretched my hands out to the sky, we danced with mon sters through the night.
(G)Woah oh oh oh oh oh.
(Woah oh oh oh oh oh.) I’m (CN.C.)nev er gon na look back, whoa.
I’m nev er gon na give it up.
No, please don’t wake me now.
(Two, three, four.) (D)Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
This is gon na be the best day of my (Gmaj7)life.
My life.
(D)Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
This is gon na be the best day of my (Gmaj7)life.
My life.
(D)Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
(Gmaj7)Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
I (D)howled at the moon with friends and then the sun came crash ing in.
(G)Woah oh oh oh oh oh.
(Woah oh oh oh oh oh.) But (D)all the pos si bi li ties, no li mits, just e pi pha nies.
(G)Woah oh oh oh oh oh.
(Woah oh oh oh oh oh.) I’m (Bm)nev er gon na look back, whoa.
I’m (D)nev er gon na give it up.
No, (G)just don’t wake me now.
(D)Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
This is gon na be the best day of my (Gmaj7)life.
My life.
(D)Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
This is gon na be the best day of my (Gmaj7)life.
My life.
(D)Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
(Gmaj7)Ooh, ooh, ooh, (CN.C.)ooh.
(D)I hear it call ing out side my win dow.
I feel it in my soul.
(Soul.) And the stars were burn ing so bright.
The sun was out ’til mid night.
I say we lose con trol.
(Con trol.)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
This is gon na be, this is gon na be, this is gon na be the best day of my (Gmaj7)life.
Ev ’ry thing is look ing up.
Ev ’ry bo dy up now.
This is gon na be the best day of my (Gmaj7)life.
My life.
This page shows “Best Day Of My Life” by American Authors in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.
This arrangement is a great way to build confidence with Alberti bass — your left hand will roll through broken-chord patterns under each of the five chords (D, G, Bm, C, and Gmaj7), and at 100 BPM you have just enough time to land each shape cleanly without rushing. The transition to watch is Bm to C: the roots are only a half step apart, but the chord shapes feel quite different under your fingers, so isolate that change and loop it slowly until it's automatic. Start hands-separate — get the left-hand Alberti pattern steady like a heartbeat before adding the right-hand melody on top. Once you combine hands, you may notice your rhythm wants to drag during the Gmaj7 sections; keep your internal pulse locked and count evenly. A common stumble is tensing up on the upbeat hits in the melody, so stay relaxed through your wrists. This is the piece that'll make Alberti bass feel like second nature — once it clicks here, it transfers everywhere.