This is transcribed directly from the sheet music.
Intro: C Dm/C [ch]Cmaj7/E[/ch] Fmaj7 [ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] G
Cadd9 Fmaj7
I did my best
Em7 Am9
But I guess my best wasn't good enough
Dm7 G/F Em7 Am(add2) Am
Cause here we are back where we were before
Dm7 Gsus G
Seems nothin' ever changes
E7sus [ch]E7/G#[/ch] Am Am/G
We're back to being strangers
Dm7 [ch]Cadd2/E[/ch]
Wondering if we ought to stay
[ch]Fadd2[/ch] F/G G F/G G
Or head on out the door
C G/C
Just once...
Gm7/C [ch]C7/E[/ch] Fmaj7 C/E
Can't we figure out what we keep doin' wrong
Dm7 G/F Em7 [ch]Am(add2)[/ch] Am
Why we never last for very long
Dm7 F/G G
What are we doin' wrong
C G/C
Just once...
Gm7/C [ch]C7/E[/ch] Fmaj7 C/E
Can't we find a way to finally make it right
Dm7 G/F Em7 [ch]Am(add2)[/ch[ Am
To make the magic last for more than just one night
Dm7
If we could just get to it
F/G
I know we could break through it
(Hmm hmmmm)
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Cadd9 Fmaj7
I gave my all
Em7 Am9
But I think my all may have been too much
Dm7 G/F Em7 Am(add2) Am
Cause Lord knows we're not gettin' anywhere
Dm7 Gsus G
Seems we're always blowin'
E7sus [ch]E7/G#[/ch] Am Am/G
Whatever we've got goin'
Dm7 [ch]Cadd2/E[/ch]
And it seems at times with all we've got
[ch]Fadd2[/ch] F/G G F/G G
We haven't got a prayer
C G/C
Just once...
Gm7/C [ch]C7/E[/ch] Fmaj7 C/E
Can't we figure out what we keep doin' wrong
Dm7 G/F Em7 [ch]Am(add2)[/ch] Am
Why the good times never last for long
Dm7 F/G G
What are we doin' wrong
C G/C
Just once...
Gm7/C [ch]C7/E[/ch] Fmaj7 C/E
Can't we find a way to finally make it right
Dm7 G/F Em7 [ch]Am(add2[/ch] Am
To make the magic last for more than just one night
Dm7
If we could just get to it
F/G
I know we could break through it
(Hmm hmmmm)
[ch]Ab(add2)[/ch]
Just once
Fm7
I want to understand...
Bbm7 [ch]Db/Eb[/ch] [ch]Ab(add2)[/ch] Ab
Why it always comes back to goodbye
[ch]B(add2)[/ch]
Why
G#m7
Can't we get ourselves in hand
C#m7 [ch]B(add2)/D#[/ch]
And admit to one another
[ch]E(add2)[/ch] [ch]B(add2)/D#[/ch]
We're no good without each other
C#m7 [ch]B(add2)/D#[/ch]
Take the best and make it better
Em7 G/A A
Find a way to stay together
D A/D
Just once
Am7/D D7/F# Gmaj7
Can't we find a way to finally make it right
D/F# Em7 A/G F#m7 Bm(add2) Bm
Make the magic last for more than just one night
Em7
I know we could break through it
G/A
If we could just get to it
D A/D G/D A/D D
Just Once..
A/D [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch] G/A
Whoa oh, we can get to it
D Em/D
Just Once
[ch]Dmaj7/F#[/ch] Gmaj9 [ch]Gmaj7/A[/ch] G/A B(add9)
