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[Intro]
  Dm    Em    F    Gx2
[Verse]
DmThere you Emare on my Fstreet
GStanding where we used to Dmmeet
EmI look like I just woke Fup
You look Gbeautiful as everDm  
[Verse]
Oh, Emwhy did you have to come back Fnow?
I was Gjust about to feel oDmkay
Don't Emask me how I'm doFing
What's the Gperfect thing to Csay?
[Chorus]
Oh, Dmtake me to the Fnext oneC  
Fast Dmforward me to Fsomeone Cnew
Oh, Dmtake me to the Fnext oneC  
It's the Dmbest thing FI can GdoF  
To Gget me Fover Cyou
[Verse]
DmSpring is Emhere in New FYork
GEverybody's outsiDmde
And I would Emrather run into Fany
Other Gbody in this Dmtown
[Verse]
Oh, Emleaving it the way we Fdid
Well, it Gfeels so open endDmed
I can Emtell you that I'm happFy
We're Gjust pretendiCng
[Chorus]
Oh, Dmtake me to the Fnext oneC  
Fast Dmforward me to Fsomeone Cnew
Oh, Dmtake me to the Fnext oneC  
It's the Dmbest thing FI can GdoF  
To Gget me Fover Ayou
[Bridge]
A7How's it Adone? The A7great unAdo
A7All we Adid, A7now I Ddo, now I FdoC  
[Chorus]
Oh, Dmtake me to the Fnext oneC  
Fast Dmforward me to Fsomeone Cnew
Oh, Dmtake me to the Fnext oneC  
It's the Dmbest thing FI can Cdo
[Chorus]
Oh, Dmtake me to the Fnext oneC  
Fast Dmforward me to Fsomeone Cnew
Oh, Dmtake me to the Fnext oneC  
It's the Dmbest thing FI can GdoF  
To Gget me Fover Cyou
FOh, to Gget me Fover Cyou

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The Next One

by Teddy Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm Em F G

[Verse]

Dm Em F

There you are on my street

G Dm

Standing where we used to meet

Em F

I look like I just woke up

G Dm

You look beautiful as ever

[Verse]

Em F

Oh, why did you have to come back now?

G Dm

I was just about to feel okay

Em F

Don't ask me how I'm doing

G C

What's the perfect thing to say?

[Chorus]

Dm F C

Oh, take me to the next one

Dm F C

Fast forward me to someone new

Dm F C

Oh, take me to the next one

Dm F G F

It's the best thing I can do

G F C

To get me over you

[Verse]

Dm Em F

Spring is here in New York

G Dm

Everybody's outside

Em F

And I would rather run into any

G Dm

Other body in this town

[Verse]

Em F

Oh, leaving it the way we did

G Dm

Well, it feels so open ended

Em F

I can tell you that I'm happy

G C

We're just pretending

[Chorus]

Dm F C

Oh, take me to the next one

Dm F C

Fast forward me to someone new

Dm F C

Oh, take me to the next one

Dm F G F

It's the best thing I can do

G F A

To get me over you

[Bridge]

A7 A A7 A

How's it done? The great undo

A7 A A7 D F C

All we did, now I do, now I do

[Chorus]

Dm F C

Oh, take me to the next one

Dm F C

Fast forward me to someone new

Dm F C

Oh, take me to the next one

Dm F C

It's the best thing I can do

[Chorus]

Dm F C

Oh, take me to the next one

Dm F C

Fast forward me to someone new

Dm F C

Oh, take me to the next one

Dm F G F

It's the best thing I can do

G F C

To get me over you

F G F C

Oh, to get me over you

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