Marvin Sapp: The Best in Me

Cover of Marvin Sapp

One of the most popular songs sung on Celebration of Gospel 2010 was Marvin Sapp’s new gospel song “The Best in Me”. He sung it as part of a tribute to Steve Harvey. It’s a simple song with a powerful message. I received a request for this song from a reader. Although I wasn't able to find the entire chord progressions to the song, I think you'll be able to follow along with the video tutorials posted below. They're pretty easy and self explanatory.

Marvin Sapp
The Best In Me lyrics

Songwriters: SAPP, MARVIN L. / LINDSEY, AARON W.

[Talking throughout the song...]

Ebmaj7
He saw the best in me,

D7aug   F/G             Fm7(4)
When everyone else around me,

Bb13                       Ebmaj7
Could only see the worst in me.
[X4]

He's mine and I'm his,
It doesn't matter what I did.
He only sees me for who I am.
[X4]
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/marvin_sapp/the_best_in_me.html ]

 Bb13         Ebmaj7

He saw the best in me,

D7aug        F/G  C7   Fm7
When everyone else around me

Bb
Could only see the worst in me.

[Vamp]
He saw the best
He saw the best
He saw the best
He saw the best
The best
The best
The best
The best
The best
The best

He saw the best in me

What did He see?

He's mine and I'm his,
It doesn't matter what I did.
He only sees me for who I am.
[X4]

He saw the best

© Universal Music Publishing Group

Chord Breakdown

Ebmaj7 = Eb/GBbD

D7aug = DF#C/DBbD

F/G = G/CFAC

Fm7(4) = FCF/CEbAbBb

Bb13 = Bb/AbDG

Ebmaj7 = Eb/EbGBbD then EbC/EbGBbD

D7aug(#9) = DF#/F#BbF

F/G = GDBb/FGAC

C9 = CC/EBbD

Fm7 = F/EbAbC

Bb13 = BbFAb/BDG

Ebmaj7 = EbEb/EbGBbD

D7aug - DAC/GBbD

F/G = GDBb/FGAC

C7 = CC/EBb

Fm7 = F/EbAbC

Bb = BbBb/BbDG

Another good piano tutorial can be found here.

And you can see the chord formations on this video clip,  here.

I like viewing this advanced piano breakdown with phat chords, here

Young Musician offers these music chords for us:

The key is Bb Major

Chords:

Verse = EbBbEb/GBbCF, DGbC/FBbD, GDA/BbFAC, FCG/AbEbGBb, BbAb/DFBb, EbBbEb/GBbCF, DGbC/FBbD, GDA/BbFAC,CEBb/DGC, FCG/AbEbGBb, BbAb/DFBb
Lead into chorus= AF/GCF, Bb/ACDF
Chorus = CGD/EbBbDF, DGbC/FBbD, GDA/BbFAC, FCG/AbEbGBb, BbAb/DFBb, EbBbEb/GBbCF, DGbC/FBbD, GDA/BbFAC, AF/GCF, Bb/ACDF

Back in 2009, I wrote a post on There Is None Like You and then way back in 2008 you can find chord charts to Never Would Have Made It. Posted in 2011, take a look at http://ladydpiano.blogspot.com/2011/04/piano-chords-praise-him-in-advance.html

For more information, visit http://marvinsapp.com/marvin-sapp-music/blog/

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