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[Intro]C G D Em C G DOh, oh-oh, oh-ohC G D Em C G DOh, oh-oh, oh-oh[Verse]C G D EmYou were in college working part-time, waiting tablesC G DLeft a small town never looked backC G D EmI was a flight risk with a fear of fallingC G Dwondering why we bother with love if it never lasts[Pre-Chorus]C G DI say can you believe it?C G D C GAs we're lying on the couchDThe moment I could see itC G Dyes, yes, I can see it now[Chorus]C GDo you remember we were sitting there by the waterD Em DYou put your arm around me for the first timeC GYou made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughterD Em D CYou are the best thing that's ever been mine[Verse]C G D EmFlash forward and we're taking on the world togetherC G DAnd there's a drawer of my things at your placeC G D EmYou learned my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded?C G DYou say we'll never make my parents' mistakes[Pre-Chorus]C G DWe got bills to payC G D C G DWe got nothing figured outC GWhen it was hard to take, yes yesDThis is what I thought about[Chorus]C GDo you remember we were sitting there by the waterD Em DYou put your arm around me for the first timeC GYou made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughterD Em D (C)You are the best thing that's ever been mineC GDo you remember all the city lights on the waterD Em DYou saw me start to believe for the first timeC GYou made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughterD Em D (C)You are the best thing that's ever been mine[Interlude]C G DC G DOh, oh-oh, oh-oh[Bridge]Em CAnd I remember that fight, 2:30 AMD'Cause everything was slipping right out of our handsEm C DI ran out crying and you followed me out into the street[Pre-Chorus]C G DBrace myself for the goodbyeC G DCause that's all I've ever knownC G DAnd you took me by surpriseC G D CYou said I'll never leave you alone[Chorus]C GYou said, "I remember how we felt sittin' by the waterD Em DAnd every time I look at you, it's like the first timeC GI fell in love with a careless man's careful daughterD (C)She is the best thing that's ever been mine[Outro]C GHold on, make it lastD Em DHold on, never turn backC GYou made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughterD C G DYou are the best thing that's ever been mineC G D(Yeah, yeah) Do you believe it?C G D(Yeah, yeah, hey) we’re gonna make it nowC G D(Yeah, yeah, hey) and I can see itC G DYeah, yeah (And I can see it now, see it now, see it now)