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Ba by,
it’s been a (Eb)long day, ba by.
Things ain’t been (Eb)go ing my way.
You know I (Bb)need you here
to (Eb)clear my mind
(F)all the time.
And, ba by,
the way you (Eb)move me, it’s cra zy.
It’s like you (Eb)see right through me, and (Bb)make it eas i er.
Be (Eb)lieve me, you don’t e ven have to try,
oh, be cause you (D7)are the (Gm)best thing,
you (D7)are the (Gm)best thing,
you (D7)are the (Gm)best thing
that ev er (F7)hap pened to (Bb)me.
Ba by,
come a (Eb)long way, ba by.
You know, I (Eb)hope and I pray that you be (Bb)lieve me
when I say this love will nev er fade a way,
oh, be cause
Both of us have known (Dm)love be fore,
to come on all prom is ing (Dm)like a spring, to (D7)walk on out the (Eb)door.
Our hearts are strong and our, our hearts are kind.
Let me tell you just ex (CN.C.)act ly what is on my mind:
You (D7)are the (Gm)best thing,
you (D7)are the (Gm)best thing,
you (D7)are the (Gm)best thing,
that ev er (F7)hap pened to (Bb)me.
You (D7)are the (Gm)best thing,
you (D7)are the (Gm)best thing,
you (D7)are the (Gm)best thing,
that ev er (F7)hap pened to (Bb)me.
This page shows “You Are The Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne 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 Eb at 84 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.