Chords for It Couldn't Have Been Any Better , Johnny Duncan , 1977

[N] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She just sat there and [F] she _ brushed [D] her hair.
_ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ Lord, it sure was [C] dark and long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I got up and drank [F] a _ half [Dm]-worn beer,
_ _ [G] _
_ Found my boots _ and put [C] them on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She was not sure where [F] she _ stood [Dm] with me
_ _ [G]
As she _ straightened out [C] her clothes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So I kissed her warm [F]
red lips [Dm] again
_ _ [G] _
_ And I whispered soft [C] and low,
_ _ _ [G] Baby,
[C] It couldn't have been [F] any better.
_ [G] It couldn't have been [C] any sweeter.
_ [F] We couldn't have climbed [Dm] any higher
_ [D] If we'd been to the top of [G] the world.
_ [C] We couldn't have got [F] any closer.
_ [G] We couldn't have gone [C] any farther.
_ [F] It couldn't have been any [Dm] better.
_ [G] And you're my best [C] friend's girl.
_ With _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ a tender look [G] she _ said [Em]
goodnight
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] And I [A] turned and walked [D] away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Just before I closed [G] that _ door [Em] and left,
_ _ [A] _ _ I could hear her softly [D] _ say, _ _
Baby,
It couldn't have been any [G] better.
It couldn't have been [A] any better.
It couldn't have been any [D] sweeter.
_ _ [G] We couldn't have climbed [Em] any higher
_ If we'd [E] been to the top of [A] the world.
_ [D] We couldn't have got any [G]
closer.
_ [A] We couldn't have gone [D] _
_ any [G] farther.
It couldn't have been any [Em] better.
_ And [A] you're my best [D] friend's girl.
_ It couldn't have been any [G]
better.
_ [A] It couldn't have been any [D] sweeter.
_ _ [G] We couldn't have climbed any [Em] _
_ higher
If we'd [E] been to the top of the world.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _