Intro A E It was a young and angry summer B A song that changed my mind C#m I heard it on the radio A E And if everyone else heard this B They wouldn't be so sad C#m It was the best I ever had A E B C#m x2 It was the best I ever had Verse 1 A E I remember April '94 B September '96 C#m And every day of '99 (all of '99) A E Whether I waited for those records B Or helped Seattle cry C#m It was the best I ever had And I know we'll never die Pre-Chorus A B C#m Yeah we were right about it A B C#m We'd be lost without it A B C#m Yeah what could ever take that? Chorus E B C#m I miss it too E B C#m And I miss the songs we knew C#m B And if I could go back F# I'd do it all again A B A B It was the best I ever had Verse 2 A E While the world was waking up and B Putting on their suits C#m I was planning my escape A E And when I had that conversation B With my mom and dad C#m I said I'm never looking back It was the best I ever had Pre-Chorus A B C#m And they were wrong about us A B C#m We showed them not to doubt us A B C#m Yeah what could ever take that? Chorus Bridge C#m B A F# C#m B to Verse 3 I'd do it all again Verse 3 A E I've been everywhere now B Searching far and wide C#m But she was down the street A E She looked just like an angel B Flying down to me C#m But I was underground Where the devil comes to feed A E And everything felt so right B I could show it to do wrong C#m But she taught me everything A E And I don't know where she is now B But I'll never forget C#m She was the best I ever had A E B Or ever will again C#m A E B C#m The best I ever had Outro A E And if everyone else heard this B They wouldn't be so sad C#m It was the best I ever had End on A