Chords for You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened

_ [Bb] _ [F] I've had my share of [Db] _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ [C] _ [Gm] life's ups and downs.
_ [Bb] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Gm] God's been good to me, [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ and the downs have been few.
[Am] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Well, I guess [C] you could say _ God has blessed me. _
[Dm] I heard Gladys Knight [Dm] sing that song last [Dm] week.
But [Db] there's never been a time [Dm] in my life [G] He [Bb] didn't bring me to you. _ _
[C] I [F] changed the world.
If anyone [Bb] _ [F]
should ever write _ [Gb] [Eb] my [Gm] life story,
[D] _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] [Gm] Oh, what [Dm] heavenly [Bb] power [C] _ _ [F] _ might be. _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] You'd be there _ [C] between each hand, _ [C] afraid of good or bad.
[D] I don't know who Gladys Knight [C] was talking about, [Ab] but you know what?
[Gm] Jesus is the [Bb] best thing _ [C] of my [E] life.
[C] Jesus is the best thing [D] in the end that ever happened.
[Gm] Jesus is the [Gm] best thing [Gm] _ [Bb] that ever [C] happened [F] to me.
[Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [E] [F] If anyone ever should ever write [Ebm] _ [Gm] my life story,
[D] I want [Gm] some of you that knew me when I was living to tell [Gm] you to help them to write.
For whatever reason, [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] there might be. _
[Eb] Now, if they [F] write my story, please let them put in one of the [Bb] chapters.
One day, [C] he was lost.
_ But Jesus found him.
_ [Dm] _ [D] Hallelujah.
[F] _ [Gm] Jesus [Gb] is the best [Bb] thing that [C] ever happened.
Can [Bb] I get a with me here?
[C] Jesus is _ [Am] the best thing ever happened.
[Eb] [Gm] Jesus is [Gb] the best [Gm] thing that [Dm] [C] ever [F] happened to me.
[Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [F] If anyone should ever write [C] _ [Gm] my life story,
[D] _
[Bb] Can I get somebody here?
Help me sing this.
[F] [Gm] For [Bb] whatever reason,
Can [C] you help me sing?
_ [Bb] There might [F] be. _
Thank you, [Cm] Jesus.
Thank you, Jesus.
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ Move [C] my way to hell.
[Am] Thank you, Jesus. _ _
Hallelujah.
[D] [D] Hallelujah.
_ [Gm] Jesus is the [Gm] best thing. _ [C] Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
[Am] Hallelujah. _ _
[D] Hallelujah.
_ _ [Bb] _ Jesus is the [Gm] best thing _ that ever [Am] happened [Bb] to [F] me.
Can I get a [Bbm] with me here?
[Bb] [Cm] Hallelujah.
[D] _ _ [Bb] Jesus is [Am] the best thing.
[Bb] Why [C] don't you help me sing?
[Bb] [F] He [Am] was beautiful. _ _
_ [D] He is so wonderful.
_ [Gm] Jesus is [Am] the best [Gm] thing to _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ [F] me.
[Bbm]
Yes, he is.
[D] Yes, he is.
_ _ [Gm] Jesus is [Am] the best [Bb] thing that ever [Gm] happened.
_ [C] When the Holy Ghost came to me,
It [D] was a blessing.
It could have happened.
It [Gm] _ [Bb] could [C] have happened.
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] Jesus _ _ _ [Gm] is the best thing.
[Bb] Yes, [C] he is.
[Bb] _ [F] [Bb] You [F] _ [Bbm] know, _ [D] _ _ [Gm] I thought,
_ [Gb] I [Gm] thought,
[C] In all my [E] years working,
[C] [Am] In all my years of [Gb] singing,
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ That I had some experiences
That [Ab] were the best [Bb] thing that could ever [F] happen [Bbm] to me.
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] [Gm] When I received my first gold album,
I thought that was the best [C] thing that could ever happen to me.
[Gm] _ [C] _ [C] When the Lord picked me up and established me,
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] Gave me a new name, _
[F] [Bb] Hallelujah.
[C] When he put me on the [F] street called straight, _ _ _
[Bbm] [Eb] One [D] Tuesday night in a little meeting just like [C] this,
_ [Gm] Used to have a front row, they called it the mourner's bed.
[C] [E] Anybody know what I'm [C] talking about here?
[Bb] _ [C] And I was down there laughing at the other converts,
[D] About 11.30pm the Holy Ghost [Gm] hit me.
Hey!
[E] And I [C] tried my best not to run.
[Am] I [Bb] tried not to [F] shout.
[Bbm] You gotta hold it.
[D] That's why I'm telling you tonight.
Yeah.
_ [Gm] Jesus is the [Gm] best thing that ever happened.
[C] Yes, it is.
Jesus is the best [Am] thing.
He is [D] the best thing.
That ever happened.
[F] Yeah.
[Gm] Jesus [Gb] is the best [Dm] thing.
[Gm] [C] That ever [Gm] happened [F] to me.
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