Key: D
Introduction:
D D9 D E E7(9) E E7
I guess I've got a heart meant for fooling around with chicks,
A G/B A7 D Cº A7
'Cause in that love department, I know all the ladies' tricks.
F#7 Bm F#7 Bm
Now I ran across a girl one day, she was as sharp as a girl could be,
E Bm7(b5) Cº E A G/B A7
And I wasn't surprised to hear her say that she really went for me.
Melody Refrain
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She said I was the best man who ever knocked on her door
Eº A7 D D7 G Eº D
She said I was the best man, the fella she'd waited for.
D7 G Gm D Gº D
She said I was the best man at dancing, and nobody can deny
Eº A7 D F#m G Eº D
But then she met my best friend and knocked him right off his pins,
Eº A7 D D7 G6 Cº G6
But still I wasn't worrried, 'cause the best man always wins.
D7 G G/F# D6 Em7
The way it all turned out, there was no doubt
D F#m B7
That I was best man in the end
Cº E7(9) Eº A7 D
Yes, I was the best man when she married my best friend
Eº A7 D F#m G Eº D
She said I was the best man who ever knocked on her door
Eº A7 D D7 G Eº D
She said I was the best man, the fella she'd waited for
Eº A7 D F#m G Eº D
But then she met my best friend and knocked him right off his pins
Eº A7 D D7 G6 Cº G6
But still I wasn't worrried, 'cause the best man always wins
D7 G G/F# D6 Em7
The way it all turned out, there was no doubt
D F#m B7
That I was best man in the end
Cº E7(9) Eº A7 D
Yes, I was the best man when she married my best friend
D7 G5 G6 Fº D
So don't you think you're best til you pass the test
D7 C#m7(b5) B7
And you know all the ladies' tricks
E7(9) Bm7(b5) E7(9) Cº
'Cause you'll wind up as the best man
A Eº D
While the other guy gets the chicks