I’ve had my share
of life’s (Bm)ups and downs,
but (E7sus)fate’s been kind, some how
the downs
(Amaj7)have been few.
But for (D)ev ’ry you could say
(E7)mo ment
that I’ve been (A)luck y,
there and I (F#m)guess you could say
spent it’s all be cause of (E7sus)you.
If an y (A)one
should ev er (A7)write
my life (Dmaj7)sto ry,
for (Bm7)what
ev er (E7)rea son
there might (Amaj7)be,
you’d be (Dmaj7)there
be tween each (E7)line
of pain and (Amaj7)glo ry,
’cause you’re the (Bm7)best thing that ev er (E7sus)hap pened
to (Amaj7)me.
You’re the (Bm7)best thing that ev er (E7sus)hap pened
to (A)me.
(Bm7)Lord, (E7)there have been times
when the (Bm)times were hard,
but (E7sus)al ways kind, some how
the I
(Amaj7)made it through.
But for (D)ev ’ry you could say
(E7)mo ment
that I’ve spent (A)hurt ing,
there was a (F#m)mo you could ment
spent it’s all be lov ing (E7sus)you.
If an y (A)one
should ev er (A7)write
my life (Dmaj7)sto ry,
for (Bm7)what
ev er (E7)rea son
there might (Amaj7)be,
you’d be (Dmaj7)there
be tween each (E7)line
of pain and (Amaj7)glo ry,
’cause you’re the (Bm7)best thing that ev er (E7sus)hap pened
to (Amaj7)me.
You’re the (Bm7)best thing that ev er (E7sus)hap pened
to (A)me.
(Bm7)Lord, (E7)there (Amaj7)me.
This page shows “Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me” by Ray Price 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 A at 92 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.