Instruments
| Cadd9 | Fmaj7/C | C/E | Fadd9 G11 |
Verse 1
| Cadd9 Fmaj7 | Em7 Am7 | I did my best but I guess my best wasn't good enough | Dm7 G/F | Em7 Am7 |'Cause here we are, back where we were before | Dm7 G11 G/F | E7sus4 E7/G# Am7 G |Seems nothin' ever changes, we're back to bein' stranger;| Dm7 C/E | F G7sus4 | [2/4] G7 |Wonderin' if we ought to stay, or head on out the door.
Hook 1
| C G/C | C11 C7/E | Fmaj7 Em7 | Just once can we figure out what we keep doin' wrong?| Dm7 G/F | Em7 Am7 | Dm7 G7sus4 G |Why we never last for very long; What are we doing wrong?| C G/C | C11 C7/E | Fmaj7 Em7 | Just once, can we find a way to finally make it right,| Dm7 G/F | Em7 Am7 |To make the magic last for more than just one night? | Dm7 | G11 |If we could just get to it, I know we could break through it.
Instruments
| Cadd9 | Fmaj7/C | C/E | Fadd9 G11 |
Verse 2
| Cadd9 Fmaj7 | Em7 Am7 | I gave my all, but I think my all may have been too much | Dm7 G/F | Em7 Am7 |The lord knows we're not getting anywhere.| Dm7 G7sus4 G7 | E7sus4 E7/G# Am7 G |Seems we're always blowin' What ever we've got goin', | Dm7 C/E | Fmaj7 G7sus4 | [2/4] G7 |And it seems that time was all we've got; We haven't got a prayer.
Hook 2
| C G/C | C11 C7/E | Fmaj7 Em7 | Just once can we figure out what we keep doin' wrong?| Dm7 G/F | Em7 Am7 | Dm7 G7sus4 G |Why the good times never last for long? Where are we goin wrong?| C G/C | C11 C7/E | Fmaj7 Em7 | Just once, can we find a way to finally make it right,| Dm7 G/F | Em7 Am7 |To make the magic last for more than just one night? | Dm7 | G11 |I know we could break through it, If we could just get to it.
Bridge
| Ab | Fm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 | Ab |Just once, I want to understand Why it always comes back to goodbyes.
Bridge
key down to B| B | G#m7 |Why can't we get ourselves in hand, | C#m7 B/D# | E B/D# | And admit to one another We're no good without each other?| C#m7 B/D# | Em7 A11 | Take the best and make it better; Find a way to stay together.
Hook
key up to D| D A/D | D11 D7/F# | Gmaj7 F#m7 | Just once, can we find a way to finally make it right, | Em7 A/G | F#m7 Bm7 |To make the magic last for more than just one night? | Em7 | A11 |I know we could break through it, If we could just get to it.
Post-Hook
key down to C| D A/D | G/D A/D | D A/D | Bb A11 | A11 |just once. we can get to it just once.
Ending
| Dadd9 | Gmaj7/D | D/F# | Gadd9 A11 || Badd9 |
