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The Next Time I Fall

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[Intro]
Db2/F  Eb/G
Ab Ab2/C  Db2
Ab2
Db2  Ab/Eb Eb
Fm7  Db2  Ab/Eb Eb
[Verse 1]
AbLove, like a rDboad that nEbever enAbds,
How it lDb/Feads me Eb/Gback agaFmin,
To Eb/Dbheart - Dbache.
Bb/DI'll never understaEb/Gnd.
Darling AbI put my hDbeart up Ebon a sheAblf,
'Till the Db/Fmoment was rEb/Gight and I tAbold  Ab/Cmy  - Dbself.Db/Eb  
[Chorus 1]
Next time I fBbm7all           Bbm7/Abin loveEb/G,Eb  
IDb'll know better Ebwhat to doFm7.
Next time I fBbm7all           Bbm7/Abin loveEb/G,Eb  
Db/FOoo.Eb/G  Ab  
Bbm7The  Ab/Cnext time I Db/Ffall in lEb/Fove,
The E/Abnext time I fall in lGb/Above,
It will be with yDb2ou.Ab/Eb  Eb  Fm7  Db2  Eb  
[Verse 2]
Oh noAbw as I lDbook inEbto your eAbyes,
Well I Db/Fwonder Eb/Gif it's wFmise,
To Eb/Dbhold  Dbyou,
Like I've wBb/Danted to beEb/Gfore.
ToniAght, oh I was thDinking tEhat you miAght,
Be the D/F#one who breathes lE/G#ife in this hAeart A/C#of   mDine.D/E  
[Chorus 2]
Next time I fBm7all         Bm7/Ain loE/G#ve,E  
ID'll know better wEhat to dF#m7o.
Next time I fBm7all         Bm7/Ain loE/G#ve,E  
D/F#Ooo.E/G#  A  
Bm7The A/C#next time I D/F#fall in E/F#love,
The F/Anext time I fall in G/Alove
It will be with yDou.
[Bridge]
Next time I'm gEonna follow througF#m7h,
   D2And if it driveEs me crazy,
D/F#I will know better wE/G#hy,
The next time I tD/Ary'
[Chorus 2]
Next time I fBm7all         Bm7/Ain loE/G#ve,E  
ID'll know better wEhat to dF#m7o.
Next time I fBm7all         Bm7/Ain loE/G#ve,E  
D/F#Ooo.E/G#  A  
Bm7The A/C#next time I D/F#fall in E/F#love,
The F/Anext time I fall in G/Alove
It will be with yDou. E7sus(repeat chorus till fade)

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The Next Time I Fall

by Peter Cetera

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db2/F

Eb/G

Ab2/C

Db2

Ab2

Ab/Eb

Fm7

Db/F

Eb/Db

Bb/D

Ab/C

Db/Eb

Bbm7

Bbm7/Ab

Eb/F

E/Ab

Gb/Ab

[Intro]

Db2/F Eb/G

Ab Ab2/C Db2

Ab2

Db2 Ab/Eb Eb

Fm7 Db2 Ab/Eb Eb

[Verse 1]

Ab Db Eb Ab

Love, like a road that never ends,

Db/F Eb/G Fm

How it leads me back again,

Eb/Db Db

To heart - ache.

Bb/D Eb/G

I'll never understand.

Ab Db Eb Ab

Darling I put my heart up on a shelf,

Db/F Eb/G Ab Ab/C Db Db/Eb

'Till the moment was right and I told my - self.

[Chorus 1]

Bbm7 Bbm7/Ab Eb/G Eb

Next time I fall in love,

Db Eb Fm7

I'll know better what to do.

Bbm7 Bbm7/Ab Eb/G Eb

Next time I fall in love,

Db/F Eb/G Ab

Ooo.

Bbm7 Ab/C Db/F Eb/F

The next time I fall in love,

E/Ab Gb/Ab

The next time I fall in love,

Db2 Ab/Eb Eb Fm7 Db2 Eb

It will be with you.

[Verse 2]

Ab Db Eb Ab

Oh now as I look into your eyes,

Db/F Eb/G Fm

Well I wonder if it's wise,

Eb/Db Db

To hold you,

Bb/D Eb/G

Like I've wanted to before.

A D E A

Tonight, oh I was thinking that you might,

D/F# E/G# A A/C# D D/E

Be the one who breathes life in this heart of mine.

[Chorus 2]

Bm7 Bm7/A E/G# E

Next time I fall in love,

D E F#m7

I'll know better what to do.

Bm7 Bm7/A E/G# E

Next time I fall in love,

D/F# E/G# A

Ooo.

Bm7 A/C# D/F# E/F#

The next time I fall in love,

F/A G/A

The next time I fall in love

It will be with you.

[Bridge]

E F#m7

Next time I'm gonna follow through,

D2 E

And if it drives me crazy,

D/F# E/G#

I will know better why,

D/A

The next time I try'

[Chorus 2]

Bm7 Bm7/A E/G# E

Next time I fall in love,

D E F#m7

I'll know better what to do.

Bm7 Bm7/A E/G# E

Next time I fall in love,

D/F# E/G# A

Ooo.

Bm7 A/C# D/F# E/F#

The next time I fall in love,

F/A G/A

The next time I fall in love

D E7sus

It will be with you. (repeat chorus till fade)

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