Intro:   Ebm     B     Abm    Bb

Ebm                  B 
Despair, regret, and tenderness
   Abm             Bb
Is what I feel for you
  Ebm                B
I loved you from the very start
Abm               Bb
What else could I do

F#                Bbm
You read my mind, you made me cry
Ab
Time stood still
F#                 Bbm
And now I know the reasons why
Ab
Time stood still

F#               Bbm       Ab
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
F#                Bbm        Ab
All the things we might have been

  Ebm             B
A flame becomes a fading light
     Abm             Bb
That burns inside my heart
    Ebm                  B
And like a castle in the sand
   Abm         B
It had to fall apart

    F#                 Bbm
You made me laugh, you gave me hope
Ab
It's over now
F#                 Bbm
Our happiness went up in smoke
Ab
It's over now

F#               Bbm       Ab
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
F#                Bbm        Ab
All the things we might have been
F#               Bbm       Ab
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
F#                Bbm        Ab
All the things we might have been

Solo:   F#      Bbm     Ab    x2

F#               Bbm       Ab
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
F#                Bbm        Ab
All the things we might have been
F#               Bbm       Ab
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
F#                Bbm        Ab
All the things we might have been

Outro:   F#      Bbm     Ab