Key: E
Introduction:
E B G# C#m A B
Lovin' you is the next best thing I ever wanted to do
E B D A E E4 E
But me leavin' is the very best thing to ever happen to you
G#m C#m
i know we've been to hell and back
A A2A E
and heaven now and then
G#m C#m
I've given you the best of me
A B
until the worst kicked in
G#m C#m
I never really trusted love
A A2A E
I didn't trust myself
G#m C#m
I can't hang on to hold you back
A B
You need something else (believe me)
E B G# C#m A B
Lovin' you is the next best thing I ever wanted to do
E B D A E E4 E
But me leavin' is the very best thing to ever happen to you
G#m C#m
You fell in love with damaged goods
A A2A E
a broken man at best
G#m C#m
I've given and I've taken love
A B
but always failed the test
G#m C#m
So I'll do right now what I should have done
A A2A E
It's time to tell the truth
G#m C#m
Leaving is the best thing that
A B
I'll ever do for you (it's true)
E B G# C#m A B
Lovin' you is the next best thing I ever wanted to do
E B D A E E4 E
But me leavin' is the very best thing to ever happen to you
G#m C#m
It's not that I don't want to love
A A2A E
I want to love so bad
G#m C#m
I probably need it more than most
A B
and that's why it's so sad
G#m C#m
Darlin' you can't love the two of us
A A2A E
enough to make it last
G#m C#m
God only knows I tried so hard
A B
But now our time is passed
E B G# C#m A B
Lovin' you is the next best thing I ever wanted to do
E B D A E E4 E
But me leavin' is the very best thing to ever happen to you
Outro
E B
Babe, my leavin' is the very best thing
D C#mA B E7
To ever happen to you