Verse
(once as an intro, then continue playing it throughout)
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GG/F#Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GEm7Cadd9
Maybe next year
Dsus/F#GG/F#
You will sing for me a mountain
Em7Cadd9
With a voice that is a window
Dsus/F#G
To the river deep inside
Em7Cadd9
Maybe next year
Dsus/F#GG/F#
You will love me as a hero
Em7Cadd9
And I will fly across
Dsus/F#G
Our geographical divide
Augmented (x1)
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GG/F#Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GPre-ChorusEm7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
Cause Time, time is a fickle friend
Em7Cadd9
A friend we took for granted
Dsus/F#G
In the twilight of our hour
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And all things come to an end
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And maybe next year, maybe next year
Strum
Em7Cadd9
Cause you said you'd always love me
Dsus/F#GDsus/F#
And you said we'd be okay
Em7Cadd9
So I took the job in California
Dsus/F#G
A thousand miles away
Em7Cadd9
Regret is such a bastard
Dsus/F#G
And there's nothing you can do
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And maybe next year I'll come home to you
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
I'll come home to you
Strum one more round of the chords with Dsus/F# replacing the G/F# then return to picking with a mute first
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GDsus/F#Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
Augmented (x1)
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GG/F#Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#Gverse 2Em7Cadd9
I remember you and me
Dsus/F#G
Lying side by side
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
Staring wide-eyed at the sky
Em7Cadd9
I can see the moment
Dsus/F#G
That you took me by the hand
Em7Cadd9
Smiled at me and said
Dsus/F#G
Let's never leave this land
Strum
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GDsus/F#
Cause Time, time is a fickle friend
Em7Cadd9
A friend we took for granted
Dsus/F#G
In the twilight of our hour
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And all things come to an end
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And maybe next year, maybe next year
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And maybe next year, maybe next year
Em7Cadd9
Cause you said you'd always love me
Dsus/F#GDsus/F#
And you said we'd be okay
Em7Cadd9
So I took the job in California
Dsus/F#G
A thousand miles away
Em7Cadd9
Regret is such a bastard
Dsus/F#G
And there's nothing you can do
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And maybe next year I'll come home to you
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And maybe next year I'll come home to you
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And maybe next year I'll come home to you
Augmented (x1)
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GG/F#Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#GPre-ChorusEm7Cadd9Dsus/F#GG/F#
Cause Time, time is a fickle friend
Em7Cadd9
A friend we took for granted
Dsus/F#G
In the twilight of our hour
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And all things come to an end
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
And maybe next year, maybe next year
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
Maybe next year, maybe next year
Em7Cadd9Dsus/F#G
Maybe next year, maybe next year