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Adele - Best For Last Chords

ChordsD, Em, Bm, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram


[D]Wait, do you [Em]see, my [Bm]heart on my [G]sleeve?
It’s been there, for [D]days on end and
It’s [Em]been waiting for you, [Bm]to open up
[G]Just you baby, come on [D]now
I’m [Em]trying to tell you just [Bm]how
I’d [G]like to hear the words
[D]Roll out of your [Em]mouth finally
[Bm]Say that it’s [G]always been me


[D]That’s made you feel [Em]a way, [Bm]you’ve never felt [G]before
And I’m [D]all you [Em]need, and that you [Bm]never want [G]more
Then [D]you’d say [Em]all


Of the right things, [Bm]without a [G]clue.
[D]But you’d save, the [Em]best for last.
Like [Bm]I’m the one for [G]you.


You should [D]know.
That you’re [Em]just a [Bm]temporary [G]fix.
This is not [D]rooted with [Em]you.
It don’t [Bm]mean that much to [G]me.
You’re just a [D]filler in the [Em]space.
That [Bm]happened to be [G]free.
How [D]dare you think, you’d [Em]get away.
With [Bm]trying to play [G]me.


[D] [Em] [Bm] [G]
[D]Why is it [Em]every time, I [Bm]think I’ve [G]tried my hardest.
It [D]turns out it [Em]ain’t enough, ’cause you’re [Bm]still.
Not mentioning [G]love, what am [D]I [Em]supposed to [Bm]do.
To make you [G]want me properly? I’m [D]taking these [Em]chances.
And [Bm]getting [G]away, and though I’m [D]trying.
My [Em]hardest you [Bm]go back to [G]her, and I [D]think that I [Em]know.
Things [Bm]may never [G]change, I’m still [D]hoping one [Em]day.
I might [Bm]hear you [G]say.


I make you [D]feel a [Em]way, you’ve [Bm]never felt [G]before.
And I’m [D]all you [Em]need, and that you [Bm]never want [G]more.
Then [D]you’d say [Em]all, of the right things.
[Bm]Without a [G]clue, but you’d [D]save.
The [Em]best for last, like [Bm]I’m the one for [G]you.


You should [D]know.
That you’re [Em]just a [Bm]temporary [G]fix.
This is not [D]rooted with [Em]you.
It don’t [Bm]mean that much to [G]me.
You’re just a [D]filler in the [Em]space.
That [Bm]happened to be [G]free.
How [D]dare you think, you’d [Em]get away.
With [Bm]trying to play [G]me.


[D]But, [Em]despite, the truth that I [Bm]know.
I [G]find it hard to let go [D]and give up [Em]on you.
[Bm]Seems I love the [G]things you do.
Like the [D]meaner you [Em]treat me.
The more [Bm]eager I [G]am, to [D]persist.
With this [Em]heartbreak, and [Bm]running [G]around.
And I [D]think that I [Em]know, things [Bm]may never [G]change.
I’m still [D]hoping one [Em]day, I might [Bm]hear you [G]say.


I make you [D]feel a [Em]way, you’ve [Bm]never felt [G]before.
And I’m [D]all you [Em]need, and that you [Bm]never want [G]more.
And [D]we’ll say [Em]all, of the right things.
[Bm]Without a [G]clue, [D]and you’ll be the [Em]one for me.
And [Bm]me the one for [G]you.


Ye ye ye ai

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ArtistAdele
Album19
GenresPop
Year2008
KeyD

How to play Best For Last on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Adele - Best For Last on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Best For Last uses these transitions most often: Bm → G (38), D → Em (38), and Em → Bm (38). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - Em chord transition.

1. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
D to Em

2. Em → Bm chord transition

To move from Em to Bm;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.
Em to Bm

3. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
Bm to G

4. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
G to D

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Best For Last.

  • Best For Last includes 151 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Best For Last contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Best For Last connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → Bm: 5%