Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Key: Am
♫ Intro:
A D A E7 A
♫ Verse 1:
A A7
I’m not the first one
D
There was one before me
E7 A E7
I’m just the one he left her for
A A7
Now you’re the next one
D
But you won’t be the last
Bm E7 A F
I can only judge your future by his past
♫ Verse 2:
Bb Bb7
I know you love him
Eb
But she loved him too
F7 Bb F7
And no one ever loved him like I do
Bb Bb7
Maybe you can hold him
Eb
It’s no easy task
Cm F7 Bb G G7
I can only judge your future by his past
♫ Chorus:
C
He can smile and make you think
E7
That life is more worthwhile in life
Am F E
It’s good that love would be that much better
C Am
He’ll show you things you only heard about
D G
But now you’ll never know
C E
He’ll say the things you want to hear
Am
And just his thought will take you higher
F
Than you thought you’d ever fly
G C Am
Then take away the wings of love
Dm7
And leave your heart to fall
G C
Back to the earth and die
♫ Outro:
Am
Then take away the wings of love
Dm7
And leave your heart to fall
G C
Back to the earth and die
Song History
Published: January 23, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025