Standard tuning, no capo
Key: A
This is how I play this song, I think it sounds good.
Let me know in the comments below if you run into any problems with what I put up here,
happy to try helping with any errors.
Hope you've been practicing those barre chords!
Chord diagrams:
Bm (x24432)
Bm7 (x24232) [remove the finger on G string (hehe)]
B7 (x21202)
E7 (020100)
E7* (020122) [tight, but my suggestion is to
put ring and pinky fingers on second fret on B and E strings]
A (x02220)
A9 (x02200)
A7 (x02020)
A7* (x02022)
Amaj7 (x02120) [D7 shape, go up by a string on each]
A#m7 (x13231) [in my opinion, the toughest chord out of all of these]
G7 (320001)
G#7 (464544)
F#7 (242322) [Same shape as the previous, just slide to barre the
second fret instead of the fourth]
F7 (131211) [See above, slide one more]
D9 (xx0230)
Dm7 (xx0211)
C (x32010)
C9 (x35533) [I like to barre this, but you can also
play this chord as x3233x, if you prefer]
Cmaj7 (x32000)
Cadd9 (x30010)
Intro: Bm Bm7 E7 E7* E7 A G#7 F#7 E7
A9 A A7 A7* Amaj7 D9 E7
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum
A9 A A7 A7* F#7
You came along and everything's startin' to hum
Bm Bm7 E7 A
Still, it's a real good bet, the best is yet to come
C9 C Cmaj7 C Am7 Cadd9 G7
The best is yet to come and babe, won't that be fine?
C9 C Cmaj7 A7 A7* A7
You think you've seen the sun, but you ain't seen it shine
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Dm7 Cadd9
Wait till the warm-up's underway, wait till our lips have met,
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7
And wait till you see that sunshine day
C Dm7 G7
You ain't seen nothin' yet!
A9 A A7 A7* F#7
The best is yet to come and babe, won't it be fine?
D9 E7 A A#m7 A7
The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine
A7 F#7 B7
Come the day you're mine, I'm gonna teach you to fly.
E7 A
We've only tasted the wine, we're gonna drain the cup dry.
C9 C Cmaj7 C Am7 Cadd9 G7
Wait till your charms are right for these arms to surround
C9 C Cmaj7 A7 A7* A7
You think you've flown before, but baby, you ain't left the ground
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Dm7 Cadd9
Wait till you're locked in my embrace, wait till I draw you near
Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 F7 E7
Wait till you see that sunshine place, ain't nothin' like it here
C9 C Cmaj7 A7 A#m7 A7
The best is yet to come and babe, won't it be fine?
Bm Bm7 E7 E7* E7 A G#7 F#7
The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine,
Bm Bm7 E7 E7* E7 A D9 A
The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine.