Maybe Next Year (live)
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verse 1
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G G/F# Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
e|---3--3-x------------x-|--------x-------------x-|------3-x---------x-|--------x--------x---|
B|---3--3-x--------3-3-x-|3----3--x------3----3-x-|------3-x-------3-x-|3----3--x----3-3-x---|
G|--------x--------0-0-x-|0----2--x----0------0-x-|--------x-------0-x-|0----2--x----0-0-x---|
D|--------x------------x-|--------x-------------x-|--------x---------x-|--------x--------x---|
A|--------x--0-h2-h3---x-|--------x-------------x-|--------x--2-h3---x-|--------x--------x---|
E|-0------x------------x-|---2----x--3------2---x-|-0------x---------x-|---2----x--3-----x---|
Augmented
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G G/F# Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
e|---3--3-x------------x-|--------x-------------x-|------3-x--------------x-|--------x--------x---|
B|---3--3-x--------3-3-x-|3----3--x------3----3-x-|------3-x------------3-x-|3----3--x----3-3-x---|
G|--------x--------0-0-x-|0----2--x----0------0-x-|--------x------------0-x-|0----2--x----0-0-x---|
D|--------x------------x-|--------x-------------x-|--------x------0-h2----x-|--------x--------x---|
A|--------x--0-h1-h2---x-|--------x-------------x-|--------x-2-h3---------x-|--------x--------x---|
E|-0------x------------x-|---2----x--3------2---x-|-0------x--------------x-|---2----x--3-----x---|
Pre-Chorus/verse 2
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
e|------3-x---------x-|--------x--------x---|------3-x---------x-|--------x--------x---|
B|------3-x-------3-x-|3----3--x----3-3-x---|------3-x-------3-x-|3----3--x----3-3-x---|
G|--------x-------0-x-|0----2--x----0-0-x---|--------x-------0-x-|0----2--x----0-0-x---|
D|--------x---------x-|--------x--------x---|--------x---------x-|--------x--------x---|
A|--------x--2-h3---x-|--------x--------x---|--------x--2-h3---x-|--------x--------x---|
E|-0------x---------x-|---2----x--3-----x---|-0------x---------x-|---2----x--3-----x---|
End
e|---------3---------2-------2-h3-|
B|------------2----3---3---3------|
G|-------0-------0-------0--------|
D|-----0--------------------------|
A|---2----------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------| Strum a G
Verse
(once as an intro, then continue playing it throughout)
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G G/F#
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
Em7 Cadd9
Maybe next year
Dsus/F# G G/F#
You will sing for me a mountain
Em7 Cadd9
With a voice that is a window
Dsus/F# G
To the river deep inside
Em7 Cadd9
Maybe next year
Dsus/F# G G/F#
You will love me as a hero
Em7 Cadd9
And I will fly across
Dsus/F# G
Our geographical divide
Augmented (x1)
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G G/F#
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
Pre-Chorus
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
Cause Time, time is a fickle friend
Em7 Cadd9
A friend we took for granted
Dsus/F# G
In the twilight of our hour
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And all things come to an end
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And maybe next year, maybe next year
Strum
Em7 Cadd9
Cause you said you'd always love me
Dsus/F# G Dsus/F#
And you said we'd be okay
Em7 Cadd9
So I took the job in California
Dsus/F# G
A thousand miles away
Em7 Cadd9
Regret is such a bastard
Dsus/F# G
And there's nothing you can do
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And maybe next year I'll come home to you
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/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
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G Dsus/F#
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
Augmented (x1)
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G G/F#
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
verse 2
Em7 Cadd9
I remember you and me
Dsus/F# G
Lying side by side
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
Staring wide-eyed at the sky
Em7 Cadd9
I can see the moment
Dsus/F# G
That you took me by the hand
Em7 Cadd9
Smiled at me and said
Dsus/F# G
Let's never leave this land
Strum
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G Dsus/F#
Cause Time, time is a fickle friend
Em7 Cadd9
A friend we took for granted
Dsus/F# G
In the twilight of our hour
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And all things come to an end
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And maybe next year, maybe next year
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And maybe next year, maybe next year
Em7 Cadd9
Cause you said you'd always love me
Dsus/F# G Dsus/F#
And you said we'd be okay
Em7 Cadd9
So I took the job in California
Dsus/F# G
A thousand miles away
Em7 Cadd9
Regret is such a bastard
Dsus/F# G
And there's nothing you can do
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And maybe next year I'll come home to you
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And maybe next year I'll come home to you
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And maybe next year I'll come home to you
Augmented (x1)
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G G/F#
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
Pre-Chorus
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G G/F#
Cause Time, time is a fickle friend
Em7 Cadd9
A friend we took for granted
Dsus/F# G
In the twilight of our hour
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And all things come to an end
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
And maybe next year, maybe next year
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
Maybe next year, maybe next year
Em7 Cadd9 Dsus/F# G
Maybe next year, maybe next year
How to play Maybe Next Year (live)
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.