The Best I Ever Had Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
The Best I Ever Had
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Danny Hies and Ruby Hies
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I try to break the habit
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somehow I keep waking up
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alone
And there's something deep inside me
That
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refuses to believe you've really
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gone
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every night I fall asleep
On
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your side of this great big double
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bed
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Remembering that the worst you ever
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gave
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Was the best I ever
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had
How I
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miss your tender kisses
And the
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gentle arms that used to
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hold me tight
And the
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gone but not forgotten way we
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use
to
Come together in the
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night
Yes they
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say that all good things must end
But
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endings always leave somebody
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sad
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When I
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remember that the worst you ever
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gave
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Was the best I ever
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had
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I'm
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wondering if you're sleeping like a
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kitten
In somebody else's
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arms
While I lie awake remembering all the
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ways
We use to keep each other
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warm
Oh I
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know that nothings perfect
But we
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came so close how could it turn out
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bad
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But
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even so the worst you ever
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gave
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Was the best I ever
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had
Even so the worst you ever
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gave
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Was the best I ever
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had
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Best I Ever Had?
- The song The Best I Ever Had was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
