The Best of My Love — Eagles
Chords and lyrics for The Best of My Love by Eagles (key of C).
Intro
[C] [Dm] [G] [C] [Dm] [C]
Verse 1
I'm lying in bed holding [Dm]you close to my door.
I'm [Em]thinking about all [C]the things that we said and coming [Dm]apart at the scenes.
We [Em]tried to talk it over [Dm7]but [Em]the words come out to rest.
[F] [G]I know you were trying to give [Dm]me the best of your love.
Verse 2
[Em] [G] [C]
Beautiful faces and loud empty places look [Dm]at the way that we live.
Wasting [C]our time on cheap [Em]talking wine left [Dm]us so little to give.
That [G]same old crowd was like a cold [Dm]dark cloud that we [Em]could never rise above.
[F] [G]
Chorus
But here [C]in my heart I give [Dm]you the best of my love.
[C][G7]Oh, oh, oh, [C]oh, oh, sweet darling you get the best of my love.
[Dm]Oh, oh, oh, [C]oh, oh, sweet darling you get the best [G]of my love.
Verse 3
[Dm] [Fm]
I'm going back in time and it's [C]a sweet dream.
It was a quiet [Fm]night and I would be alright if I could go [Dm]on sleeping.
[G]But every [C]morning I wake up and worry what's [Dm]gonna happen today.
You [C]see it your way, I see it mine but we both [Dm]see it slipping away.
You [G]know we always had each other [Dm]baby, [G7/D] [Em]guess that wasn't enough.
Chorus
[Dm][G]But here [C]in my heart I give [Dm]you the best of my love.
[C][G][Dm/F]Oh, [G]oh, oh, [C]oh, oh, sweet darling you [Dm]get the best of my love.
The best of my [Em]love, sweet darling, [Dm]you get the best of my love.
The best of my love, [Em]sweet [C]darling, every night and day you [Gsus2/D]get the best of my [Dm]love.
Outro
[F]The best of my [G]love, [C]sweet darling [Em] [Dm]you get the best of my love.
The best of my [C]love, sweet darling, you get the best of my love.
[Dm]You get the best of my love, [F]the best of my [C]love, sweet [Em/G]darling!
[Dm]You get the best of my love, the best of my [Em]love, sweet darling!
You got it, you got it!
[Dm]