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Time Stood Still

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Intro:        D#m       B      G#m  Bb  
D#mDespair, regret, and Btenderness
Is G#mwhat I feel for Bbyou
I D#mloved you from the Bvery start
G#mWhat else could I Bbdo
F#You read my mind, Bbmyou made me cry
G#Time stood still
F#And now I know the Bbmreasons why
G#Time stood still
F#Maybe you're the Bbmnext best G#thing to happen
F#All the things we Bbmmight have G#been
A D#mflame becomes a Bfading light
That G#mburns inside my Bbheart
And D#mlike a castle in the Bsand
It G#mhad to fall Bapart
You F#made me laugh, you Bbmgave me hope
G#It's over now
F#Our happiness went Bbmup in smoke
G#It's over now
F#Maybe you're the Bbmnext best G#thing to happen
F#All the things we Bbmmight have G#been
F#Maybe you're the Bbmnext best G#thing to happen
F#All the things we Bbmmight have G#been
Solo:         F#       Bbm      G#x2
F#Maybe you're the Bbmnext best G#thing to happen
F#All the things we Bbmmight have G#been
F#Maybe you're the Bbmnext best G#thing to happen
F#All the things we Bbmmight have G#been
Outro:         F#       Bbm  G#  

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Time Stood Still

by Madonna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

G#m

Bbm

D#m B G#m Bb

Intro:

D#m B

Despair, regret, and tenderness

G#m Bb

Is what I feel for you

D#m B

I loved you from the very start

G#m Bb

What else could I do

F# Bbm

You read my mind, you made me cry

Time stood still

F# Bbm

And now I know the reasons why

Time stood still

F# Bbm G#

Maybe you're the next best thing to happen

F# Bbm G#

All the things we might have been

D#m B

A flame becomes a fading light

G#m Bb

That burns inside my heart

D#m B

And like a castle in the sand

G#m B

It had to fall apart

F# Bbm

You made me laugh, you gave me hope

It's over now

F# Bbm

Our happiness went up in smoke

It's over now

F# Bbm G#

Maybe you're the next best thing to happen

F# Bbm G#

All the things we might have been

F# Bbm G#

Maybe you're the next best thing to happen

F# Bbm G#

All the things we might have been

F# Bbm G#

Solo: x2

F# Bbm G#

Maybe you're the next best thing to happen

F# Bbm G#

All the things we might have been

F# Bbm G#

Maybe you're the next best thing to happen

F# Bbm G#

All the things we might have been

F# Bbm G#

Outro:

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