Best Of All Possible Worlds by Kris Kristofferson, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Best Of All Possible Worlds

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Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.

In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings

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G E
I was running through the summer rain

Trying to catch the evening train

And kill that old familiar pain

Weaving through my tangled brain
D
But when i tipped my bottle back
G
I smacked into a cop i didn't see

Verse 2:
E
That policeman said mister cool

If you ain't drunk then you're a fool

I said if that's against the law

Tell me why i never saw
D
A man locked in that jail of yours
G
Who wasn't just as low down poor as me

Chorus1:
G Am C
Well that was when someone turned out the lights
D G
And i wound up in jail to spend the night
C/G Am
And dream of all the wine and lonely girls
D G
In this best of all possible worlds

Verse 3:
E
Well i woke up next morning

Feeling like my head was gone

And like my thick old tongue was lickin'

Something sick and wrong
D
And i told that man i'd sell my soul
G
For something wet and cold as that old cell

Verse 4:
E
That kindly jailer grinned at me

All eaten up with sympathy

Then poured himself another beer

And came and whispered in my ear
D
If booze was just a dime a bottle boy
G
You couldn't even buy the smell

Chorus2:
G Am C
I said i knew that there was something i liked about this town
D G
But it takes more than that to bring me down
C/G Am
Because there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls
D G
In this best of all possible worlds

Verse 5:(a tone higher)
A F#
Well they finally came and told me

They was a gonna set me free

And i'd be leaving town

If i knew what was good for me
E
I said it's nice to learn that
A
Everybody is so concerned about my health

Verse 6:
F#
I said i won't be leaving

No more quicker than i can

Because i've enjoyed about

As much of this as i can stand
E
And i don't need this town of yours
A
More than i never needed nothin' else

Chorus3:
A Bm D
Because there's still a lot of drinks that i ain't drunk
E A
Lots of pretty thoughts that i ain't thunk
D Bm
And there is still so many lonely girls
E A
In this best of all possible worlds