Existing Chords were basically a rehash of the original by Charlie Rich. Here is my take on what it should be like for the Gladys Knight version. YOU'RE THE BEST THING GLADYS KNIGHT ( 1973 Key of G ) INTRO: G Bm Em C Cm Gmaj7 VERSE: Gmaj7 I'VE HAD MY SHARE Am7 OF LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS C D7 BUT FATE'S BEEN KIND D7 Gmaj7 G7 THE DOWNS HAVE BEEN A FEW C I GUESS YOU COULD SAY, D7 Gmaj7 G7 THAT I'VE BEEN LUCKY Em Em7 Em6 D9 I GUESS YOU COULD SAY, D D7 THAT IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU CHORUS: Gmaj7 G7 C IF ANYONE SHOULD EVER WRITE MY LIFE STORY Am7 (FOR WHATEVER REASON) D7 Gmaj7 FOR WHATEVER REASON THERE MIGHT BE G7 C OOOOOH, YOU'D BE THERE D7 Gmaj7 BETWEEN EACH LINE OF PAIN AND GLORY C Am7 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST THING D7 Gmaj7 C THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Am7 AHH, YOU'RE THE BEST THING D7 Gmaj7 C Gmaj7 A7 THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME. BREAK: Amaj7 OHHHHH, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES Bm7 WHEN TIMES WERE HARD E E7 Amaj7 A7 BUT ALWAYS SOMEHOW I MADE IT, I MADE IT THROUGH D E7 Amaj7 ’CAUSE FOR EVERY MOMENT THAT I'VE SPENT HURTING F#m F#m7 F#m6 E9 E7 THERE WAS A MOMENT THAT I SPENT AHHH JUST LOVING YOU CHORUS 2: Amaj7 A7 IF ANYONE SHOULD EVER WRITE MY LIFE STORY Bm7 (FOR WHATEVER REASON) E7 Amaj7 FOR WHATEVER REASON THERE MIGHT BE A7 D OOOOOH, YOU'D BE THERE E Amaj7 F#m BETWEEN EACH LINE OF PAIN AND GLORY Bm7 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST THING E7 Amaj7 F#m THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Bm7 YOU'RE THE BEST THING E Amaj7 F#m THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME E7 Bm7 E7 YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED A C#m F#m D Dm Amaj7 TO ME