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                             BEST DAY OF MY LIFE - American Authors
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Tabbed by: conorcohea
E-mail: concohea@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard

Intro
e--------14-12---------------|--------14-12--17-----------|
B-----15--------14--12-14----|-----15------------14-12----|
G--14------------------------|--14---------------------14-|
D----------------------------|----------------------------| x2
A----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

Verse I (drum fill)
"I had a dream so big and loud..."

"...please don't wake me now..."

Most of the interesting part is played on the banjo, but I don't know banjo
and it is very hard to hear during the chorus on any recording that I've 
found.  So, when I'm playing this song on guitar, I find that it is much 
easier and doesn't change the sound of the song too much to just do this:

Chorus
e--------14-12---------------|--------14-12--17-----------|
B-----15--------14--12-14----|-----15------------14-12----|
G--14------------------------|--14---------------------14-|
D----------------------------|----------------------------| x4
A----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

Solo
e----------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------|----------------------------|
G--------7----------7--------|--------7-------------------|
D--7--9-----9--7-9-----9-----|--7--9-----9--7-9-----------| x2
A----------------------------|-------------------7--------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

You can bend the last note if you want to, I'm still torn on whether or not 
they bend in the recording.

Verse II
"...but then the sun came crashing in, woah oh oh..."

Solo
e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------| x2
A--------5-------------------|
E--5--7-----7--5--7--2-0-----|

e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------| x2
A--5--7--9--7--5--7----------|
E-------------------7--5-----|

Pre-Chorus "I'm never gonna look back..."
e--------14-12---------------|--------14-12--17-----------|
B-----15--------14--12-14----|-----15------------14-12----|
G--14------------------------|--14---------------------14-|
D----------------------------|----------------------------|
A----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

e--------14-12---------------|
B-----15--------14--12-14----|
G--14------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

"...just don't wake me now..."

Chorus
e--------14-12---------------|--------14-12--17-----------|
B-----15--------14--12-14----|-----15------------14-12----|
G--14------------------------|--14---------------------14-|
D----------------------------|----------------------------| x4
A----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

Solo
e----------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------|----------------------------|
G--------7----------7--------|--------7-------------------|
D--7--9-----9--7-9-----9-----|--7--9-----9--7-9-----------| x2
A----------------------------|-------------------7--------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

Bridge
   D      Dsus
e--2--| e--3--|
B--3--| B--3--|
G--2--| G--2--|
D--0--| D--0--|
A-----| A-----|
E-----| E-----|

Strum once:
D   D       Dsus  D
I   hear it call  ing

D   D       Dsus D
out side my win  dow

D   D       Dsus D  D
I   feel it in   my soul
    D     D            Dsus D
The stars were burning so   bright

    D       D        Dsus D
The sun was out 'til mid  night 

D D      Dsus D   D   
I say we lose con trol

Pre-Chorus
e--------14-12---------------|--------14-12--17-----------|
B-----15--------14--12-14----|-----15------------14-12----|
G--14------------------------|--14---------------------14-|
D----------------------------|----------------------------| x2
A----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

Chorus
e--------14-12---------------|--------14-12--17-----------|
B-----15--------14--12-14----|-----15------------14-12----|
G--14------------------------|--14---------------------14-|
D----------------------------|----------------------------| x4
A----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

Solo/Outro "This is gonna be, this is gonna be, this has gotta be..."
e----------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------|----------------------------|
G--------7----------7--------|--------7-------------------|
D--7--9-----9--7-9-----9-----|--7--9-----9--7-9-----------| x4
A----------------------------|-------------------7--------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

First tab so feedback is welcome, thanks.