Alessia Cara - Best Days: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Best Days" 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.

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F#                 B
So much harder to be honest
F#                    B
With yourself at twenty-something
F#                    B
Wish I knew what I'm becoming
              F#             B
And felt the ground while I was on it

C#     D#m  F#/A#     B
Hoping, waiting on a moment
      C#             D#m     F#/A#  B
Not knowing if it's coming or it's going
          C#
Mmm-mm-mm mm

Chorus:
            B                 D#m              C#  F#
What if my best days are the days I've left behind?
                 B              D#m             C#  F#
And what if the rest stays the same for all my life?
    C#               B                 D#m
I'm running with my eyes closed, so it goes
     C#                F#
You live and then you die
         B               D#m                C#
But the hardest pill to swallow is the meantime
         B                 D#m              C#
Are the best days just the ones that we survive?

B                    D#m                       C#  F#
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (ah, ah)
B                    D#m                       C#
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

If I'd known to fuel the fire (Fire)
I would've thrown my arms up higher (Higher)
Woulda held on a little tighter
'Cause you don't know a thing you miss 'til it's behind you, mm

Chorus

Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (ah, ah)
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

What if my best days are the days I've left behind?
And what if the rest stays the same for all my life?

Chorus:
What if the best days are the days I've left behind?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
And what if the rest stays the same for all my life?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)

Ooh, ooh, ooh (Ah, ah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

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 Days" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Best Days" by Alessia Cara.