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Luke Combs - She Got The Best Of Me Chords

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ChordsC, G, Em7, D
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CGEm7D
CSeventeen,youdon’tGthinkthatmuchaboutEm7life,youjustDliveit
CLikekeroseneGdancingaroundaEm7fire,butyou’reDinit
SoyouCjumprightGin,ain’tCafraidtoGfall,andyougiveitDall
ShegottheCbestofGme,sheEm7brokeDmyheart
Nowallthat’sCleftofGme,isEm7beatinginthisDguitar
CEveryGnightadifferenttown,sheEm7followsmeDaround
Soyougetwhat’sCleftofme,yeah,yougetwhat’sDleftofme
CauseshegottheCbestofmeGEm7D
CIpickedmyselfupGoffthefloorandfoundEm7somethingnewworthDlivingfor,inan
COlddustyGhand-me-downsixEm7string,andaDcouplechords
I’mgettingCoverGheralittleCmorewitheveryGsong,soy’allsingDalong
ShegottheCbestofGme,sheEm7brokeDmyheart
Nowallthat’sCleftofGme,isEm7beatinginthisDguitar
CEveryGnightadifferenttown,sheEm7followsmeDaround
Soyougetwhat’sCleftofme,yeah,yougetwhat’sDleftofme
CauseshegottheCbestofme
CGEm7DCGEm7D
ShegottheCbestofGme,sheEm7brokeDmyheart
Nowallthat’sCleftofme,isEm7beatinginthisguitar
CEveryGnightadifferenttown,sheEm7followsmeDaround
Soyougetwhat’sCleftofme,yeah,yougetwhat’sDleftofme
CauseshegottheCbestofGmeEm7D
ShegottheCbestofGmeEm7D
ShegottheCbestofmeGEm7DC
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ArtistLuke Combs
AlbumThis One's for You
GenresCountry
Year2017
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play She Got The Best Of Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Luke Combs - She Got The Best Of Me on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 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.

She Got The Best Of Me uses these transitions most often: D → C (24), C → G (23), and Em7 → D (19). 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 C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

C to G

2. G → Em7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

G to Em7

3. Em7 → D chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

Em7 to D

4. D → C chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 24 times.

D to C

5. G → D chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. C → Em7 chord transition

Switching from C to Em7:

  1. While playing C, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

She Got The Best Of Me chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in She Got The Best Of Me.

  • She Got The Best Of Me includes 94 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • She Got The Best Of Me contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how She Got The Best Of Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → C: 14%
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