Rush: Best I Can From the album Fly by Night (Mercury Records) Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee Lyrics by Lee Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce Transcription by Jimmy Pena [solo omitted] Chord legend: A : [x0222x] B : [x24442] G : [320033] D : [xx0232] D(II) : [xxx14/15/14] D5 : [x577xx] A5 : [577xxx] E5 : [x799xx] [Riff 1] A D A G C e:-------2-----------------------------2~------2~--------------------| B:---2~--3-----2~----------------------3~------3~--------------------| G:---2~--2-----2~---------5------------2~------2~--------------------| D:---2~--0--2--2~---5-----5-----5~-----0~------0~----3-2-1-0~--------| A:---0~--------0~---5--5~-3-----5~---------0-------------------------| E:------------------3--------3--3~-----------------------------------| [Fill 1] e:----------| B:----------| G:----------| D:----------| A:--3-2-1---| E:----------| Progression: [Riff 1] x2 [Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics: I've got a livin' that's rough, a future that's tough, you know what I mean. Blankers and boasters, all the bluffers and posers, I'm not into that scene. [Fill 1] x1 A B You can tell me that I've got no class. G D D(II) D(II) Look around you'll see who laughing last A B Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so droll G D D~ D D~ Leave me alone let me rock and roll. [Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics: Got an itchin' to rock, a hate for small talk, I'm funny that way. Got my sights on the stars, won't get that far but I'll try anyway. I just like to please, don't like to tease, I'm easy like that. Don't like long rests, I must confess I'm an impatient cat. [Fill 1] x1 A B You can tell me that I've got no class. G D D(II) D(II) Look around you'll see who laughing last A B Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so droll G D D~ D D~ Leave me alone let me rock and roll. D5 A5 D5 E5 D5 A5 D5 E5 I do the best that I can; I'm just what I am. D5 A5 D5 E5 D5 A5 D5 E5 I do the best that I can; Well I know.... what I am. D~ D~ [Guitar Solo] in D; in the future I will try to transcribe this, I just can't do it right now. D5 A5 D5 E5 D5 A5 D5 E5 I do the best that I can; I'm just what I am. D5 A5 D5 E5 D5 A5 D5 E5 I do the best that I can; Well I know.... what I am. D~ D~ [Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics: Got an itchin' to rock, a hate for small talk, I'm funny that way. Got my sights on the stars, won't get that far but I'll try anyway. Rock and roll is a scream, makin' millions my dream, well I do that a lot. I'll just give it a try, won't let good times pass me by. They're all I've got. [Outro] e:-------------------------------------------------2~~-----| B:-------------------------------------------------3~~-----| G:-------------------------------------------------2~~-----| D:--3-2-1-0~---------------------------------3-2-1-0~~-----| A:------------3-2-1-0~---3-2-1-0--3-2-1-0------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------| | = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music ~ = vibrato or held note h = hammer on p = pull off s = slide b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret r = release bend to indicated string/fret / = slide up from infinity \ = slide down into infinity [x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.