Artist: The Letter Black
Song: Best Of Me
Album: Hanging On By a Thread
I play this song on a 5 string, but you can play it on a four string by tuning to BEAD,
tuning a half step down, or drop D would be cool too.
Intro: Orchestral type thing and acoustic guitar only
Verse 1: "If I could find yesterday"
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------| 3x
E-----------3-3----6-6----------------------------------------------|
B----4-4------------------6-6---------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus: "I swear, you're the only reason I keep breathing"
No bass in Pre-chorus
Chorus: "Finally I'm worth it, though I'm not perfect"
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
E----3-3-----------6-6----------------------------------------------|
B-----------4-4-----------6-6---------------------------------------|
2nd part of chorus: "But I know another way to show"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_letter_black/best_of_me_btab.html ]
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------6-6-----------8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|
B----4-4-----------6-6----------------------------------------------|
3rd part of chorus: "You're all that I'll ever need"
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
E----3-3------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------6-6----4-4--4-4-----------------------------------------|
Only play two of the 4's the second time and they carry into the post-chorus
Post-chorus:
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----3-3----6-6-----------------------------------------------------|
B------------------6-6----------------------------------------------|
Post-chorus no bass
Verse 2 same as verse 1
Chorus 2 same as first chorus
Bridge: "Oh, I know I believe it"
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------| 3x
E-----------6-6-----------8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|
B----4-4-----------6-6----------------------------------------------|
Post-bridge no bass
Chorus 2x
That's all there is to it. God bless :)
