https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/all-the-best-john-prine-fingerpicking/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:28:43 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/all-the-best-john-prine-fingerpicking/#post-37449 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:27:26 +0000 All The Best - John Prine A couple of comments about the song. First, standard open chord fingerings for D, A, and E are all used, but the main trick to this song is a variation of an open A chord followed by a hammer-on which forms the next chord, a D with an A bass (D/A). A -> D/A ------ ------ 1 1 ------ ------ XO111X 2 X0 1 x 2 ------ ------ 3 2 3 ------ ------ 4 3 4 ------ ------ (Capo at 3rd fret) Intro (very similar to verse): A D/A A |---------------------------------|------------------------------- |------------2--------------2-----|-----------3-----2------------- |-----2--2------------2-----------|-----2--------------------2---- |--------2------2--------2--------|--2*----------4-----2---------- |-----0------0-----0-----------0--|--------0--------0-----0------- |---------------------------------|------------------------------- D/A A E ---------|-----------------------------------|-----------0---------- ---2-----|-----------3-----2--------------2--|---------------------- ---------|-----2--------------------2--------|-----1-----------1---- 2--------|--2-----------4-----2--------2-----|--------2------------- ------0--|--------0--------0-----0-----------|---------------------- ---------|-----------------------------------|--0-----------0------- A D/A A ---------------------| ---0--------3--3--2--| ---------------------| 2--------2-----4-----| ------0-----0-----0--| ---------------------| Verse/chorus: Well, I wish you love and happiness A D/A A |--------------------|--------------------------------------|------- |--------------------|-----------3-----2--------------2-----|------- |--------------------|-----2--------------------2-----------|------- |--------------------|--2*----------4-----2--------2--------|--2---- |--------------0-----|--------0--------0-----0-----------0--|------- |--------------------|--------------------------------------|------- I guess I wish you all D/A A E ------------------------------|--------------------|-----------0---- ------3-----2--------------2--|-----------------2--|---------------- 2--------------------2--------|-----2-----2--------|-----1---------- ---------4-----2--------2-----|-----2--------2-----|--------2------- ---0--------0-----0-----------|--0-----0-----------|---------------- ------------------------------|--------------------|--0------------- the best And I wish that you A D/A A D/A A ---------------------------------------------|---------------------- ------------------3--3--2--------------2-----|-----------3-----2---- ---1-----------------------------2-----------|-----2---------------- ------2--------2-----4-----0--------2--------|--2-----------4------- ------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------0--|--------0--------0---- 0--------------------------------------------|---------------------- don't do like I do and ever fall in D/A A ------------------|--------------------------------------|---------- ------------2-----|-----------3-----2--------------2-----|---------- ------2-----------|-----2--------------------2-----------|-----2---- 2--------2--------|--2-----------4-----2--------2--------|-----2---- ---0-----------0--|--------0--------0-----0--------------|--0------- ------------------|--------------------------------------|---------- love with someone like you E A D/A ------------------|-----------0--------------|-----------------| ------------------|--------------------------|--------3--3--2--| ---------2--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----------------| ------------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|-----2-----4-----| ------0-----------|--------------------------|--0-----0-----0--| ------------------|--0-----------0-----------|-----------------| Cause if you fell like I did NC D A (standard) ------------2-----------2-----------------------|------------------- ------------3-----------------------3-----2-----|------------------- ------------2-----2-----------2-----------------|-----2-----2------- ---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|-----2--------2---- 0--2--4--------0-----------0-----------0--------|--0-----0---------- ------------------------------------------------|------------------- you'd prob'ly walk around the block like a little 0-----------------------|-----------------0------------------------- ------------------------|------------------------------------------- ------2-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2------- ---------2-----------2--|-----2--------2-----------2-----------2---- ---0-----------0--------|--0-----0-----------0-----------0---------- ------------------------|------------------------------------------- kid Ah, but kids don't know E A D/A A |-----------0-----------------------0-----------|------------------- |-----------------------0-----------------------|--------3--3--2---- |-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|------------------- |--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--|-----2-----4------- |--------------0--------------------------------|--0-----0-----0---- |--0-----------------------0-----------0--------|------------------- they can only guess how hard it is D/A A ------------------|-----------------------------------|------------- ------------2-----|-----------3-----2--------------2--|------------- ------2-----------|-----2--------------------2--------|-----2------- 0--------2--------|--2-----------4-----2--------2-----|--------2---- ---0-----------0--|--------0--------0-----0-----------|--0---------- ------------------|-----------------------------------|------------- to wish you happi ness E A D/A A ---------------------------------|-------------------|----------------| 2--------------------------------|--------3--3--2----|--------2-------| ------2-----2-----1--------1-----|-------------------|----2-----------| ---------2--------2-----------2--|-----2-----4-----2-|------2---------| ---0-----------------------------|--0-----0-----0----|--0--------0----| ---------------0--------0--------|-------------------|----------------| Lyrics: I wish you love and happiness I guess I wish you all the best I wish you don't do like I do And ever fall in love with someone like you Cause if you fell just like I did You'd probably walk around the block like a little kid But kids don't know they can only guess How hard it is to wish you happiness I guess that love is like a Christmas card You decorate a tree you throw it in the yard It decays and dies and the snowmen melt Well I once knew love I knew how love felt Yeah I knew love love knew me When I walked love walked with me And I got no hate and I got no pride Well I got some much love that I cannot hide Say you drive a Chevy say you drive a Ford You say you drive around the town till you just get bored Then you change your mind for something else to do And your heart gets bored with your mind and it changes you Well it's a doggone shame and it's an awful mess I wish you love I wish you happiness I wish you love I wish you happiness I guess I wish you all the best ]]> Easy Songs Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/all-the-best-john-prine-fingerpicking/#post-37449