5 Seconds of Summer - Best Years: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Best Years" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D             Em                Bm       D
You've got a million reasons to hesitate
                 Em                   Bm        D
But darling, the future's better than yesterday
         Em              Bm                    A     D
I wasted so much time on people that reminded me of you
           Em                 Bm       G
Gave you a million reasons to walk away

                  A                Bm                A/C#
But I'll build a house out of the mess and all the broken pieces
      D          A           Em
I'll make up for all of your tears

Chorus:
                   D     Em Bm
I'll give you the best years
      A            D     Em Bm A
I'll give you the best years
      D                       Em
Past love, burned out like a cigarette
  F#m                    G
I promise, darling, you won't regret
     D    Em Bm A D
The best years

I wanna hold your hair when you drink too much
And carry you home when you cannot stand up
You did all these things for me when I was half a man for you
I wanna hold your hand while we're growing up

But I'll build a house out of the mess and all the broken pieces
I'll make up for all of your tears

Chorus

The best years

Chorus

I'll give you the best years



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Best Years" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Best Years" by 5 Seconds of Summer.