Corey Harper – Best Of Me Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Corey Harper – Best Of Me Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsC/EAm7/EFGDmAm7

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This is the chord progression of Best Of Me by Corey Harper on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C/E
I only ever tell myself
Am7/E
I should have been somebody else
F
Don’t know where I can find some help
Am7/E
Do ya?
G
I cover up when I get scared
Am7/E
I act like I don’t even care
Dm                                                      F
Like I don’t miss you when you’re not here

[Pre-Chorus]
G
Everybody knows
Am7/E                  F
Everybody knows I need you
G                                  Am7/E
I’m in between being cautious
F
And trying to deal with my demons

[Chorus]
C/E
And I’ve never felt
G                  Am7/E                                  F
I never felt you ever got the best of me
C/E                    G
I can’t help myself
Am7/E                                                                  F
‘ C/Eause baby it’s so hard when you’re still out of reach

[Post-Chorus]
G                                  Am7/E                  F
And I’m sorry for the way that I keep
C/E
Calling in my sleep
G
But I’ve never felt
Am7/E                                                  Am7
I never felt you ever got the best of me

[Bridge]
G
Still runnin’ from the better days
F
But my mind’s running a million ways
And I keep praying I won’t see your face

[Pre-Chorus]
G
Everybody knows
Am7/E                                  F
Everybody knows I need you
G                                  Am7/E
I’m in between being cautious
F
And trying to deal with my demons

[Chorus]
C/E
And I’ve never felt
G                                  Am7/E                  F
I never felt you ever got the best of me
C/E                     G
I can’t help myself
Am7/E                                                                  F
‘Cause baby it’s so hard when you’re still out of reach

[Post- Chorus]
G                                  Am7/E                  F
And I’m sorry for the way that I keep
C/E
Calling in my sleep
G
But I’ve never felt
Am7/E                                  A7m
I never felt you ever got the best of me
F                  C/E
The best of me
G
(Everybody knows)

(Everybody knows I need you)
F
( Caught in the middle of)
C/E
( Caught in the middle of it)

[Chorus]
C/E
And I’ve never felt
G                                  Am7/E                  F
I never felt you ever got the best of me
C/E                  G
I can’t help myself
Am7/E                                                                  F
‘Cause baby it’s so hard when you’re still out of reach

[Post-Chorus]
G                  Am7/E                  F
And I’m sorry for the way that I keep
C/E
Calling in my sleep
G
But I’ve never felt
Am7/E                                  Am7
I never felt you ever got the best of me

How to play Best Of Me: key, chords and progression

To play Best Of Me by Corey Harper, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 7 chords: C/E, Am7/E, F, G, Dm, Am7 and A7m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C/E – G – Am7/E (VI – III – VII – i7 in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em7, C, D, Am, E7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G

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Best Of Me chords: questions

What key is Best Of Me in?

Best Of Me by Corey Harper is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Best Of Me?

Best Of Me uses 7 chords: C/E, Am7/E, F, G, Dm, Am7, A7m.

What is the chord progression of Best Of Me?

The main progression is F – C/E – G – Am7/E (VI – III – VII – i7).

Is Best Of Me easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em7, C, D, Am, E7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

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