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Key: C
Intro:
Am G F Am G F
Verse 1:
C F G
For an evening I thought you were the one
C F G
It came in pieces and hit me all at once
Am G
On the rooftop of your new apartment
F G
Felt it there when you were walking me home
Pre-Chorus:
Am G
And when we ran into my friends
F
I paused as I said your name
Am
I didn't say what you were to me
G F
There weren't words but we both knew
Chorus:
C
Don't go and pack your heart up
Am7
Promise me you'll start again
F G
And even better with someone new
C
Please have no regrets
G/B
I wish you all the best
Am7 F G
And know every moment meant something to me too
F G F
'Cause I already miss you right beside me while we cross the street
Am7 G
I miss the way you talked to strangers with your arm around me
F Am7 F G Am7
And I even miss the unevenness of the two of us hand in hand
Verse 2:
F G C
'Cause for an evening there as I'm leaving
F G C
I wonder if you wonder what I mean when
F G
I say that it's not you, no it's just
Am G
Me, myself and my stupid habit
F G
Of breaking hearts as soon as I have them, oh, oohh
Pre-Chorus:
Am G
'Cause when we ran into your friends
F
You smiled when you said my name
Am G
And from your face they knew I was the one
F G
You wouldn't shut up about
Chorus:
C
Don't go and pack your heart up
Am7
Promise me you'll start again
F G
And even better with someone new
C
Please have no regrets
G/B
I wish you all the best
Am7 F G
And know every moment meant something to me too
F G F
'Cause I already miss you right beside me while we cross the street
Am7 G
I miss the way you talked to strangers with your arm around me
F Am7 F G Am7
And I even miss the unevenness of the two of us hand in hand
F G C
'Cause for an evening there you were my man
Bridge:
F G Am C F G
Mhh, mhh-mhh
Chorus:
F G F
'Cause I already miss the way you'd wrap up both my hands in yours
Am G
I miss the way you'd say hello and you'd open up the door
F Am F G Am
And I even miss our uneven kiss and the way I felt for you then
F G Am
'Cause for an evening there you were my man
F G Am F
For an evening there you were my man
G F G F C
For an evening you were my man
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Published: February 24, 2026
Last Updated: February 24, 2026