It Couldn't Have Been Any Better -Johnny Duncan (with Janie Fricke)
Songwriters: R. Griff
Label: Columbia
Reached #1 in 1977 in country chart.
Janie Frickes part is in ()
Intro:
C
#1:
C F Dm
She just sat there and she brushed her hair
G C F G
Lord it sure was dark and long
C F Dm
I got up and drank a half warm beer
G C
Found my boots and put 'em on.
#2:
C F Dm
She was not sure where she stood with me
G C F G
As she straightened out her clothes
C F Dm
So I kissed her warm red lips again
G C
And I whispered soft and low,
Chorus close harmony duet between Johnny and Janie:
C F
Baby, It couldn't have been any better
F G C
It couldn't have been any sweeter
C F Dm
We couldn't have climbed any higher
Dm D7 G
If we'd been to the top of the world
C F
We couldn't have got any closer
F G C
We couldn't have gone any farther
F Dm
It couldn't have been any better
Dm G7 C A7 D
And you're my best friends girl.
#3:
D G Em
With a tender look she said good night
A D G A
And I turned to walk away
D G Em
Just before I closed that door and left
A D
I could hear her softly say
Chorus :
D G
Baby, It couldn't have been any better
(It couldn't have been any)
G A D
It couldn't have been any sweeter
(better) (It couldn't have been any)
D G Em
We couldn't have climbed any higher
(sweeter)
Em E7 A A7
If we'd been to the top of the world
D G
We couldn't have got any closer
(We couldn't have got any)
G A D
We couldn't have gone any farther
(closer) (We couldn't have got any)
G Em
It couldn't have been any better
(farther)
Em A7 D
And you're my best friends girl.
Chorus to finis:
D G
It couldn't have been any better
(It couldn't have been any)
G A D
It couldn't have been any sweeter
(better) (It couldn't have been any)
D G Em
We couldn't have climbed any higher
(sweeter) FADE