Maybe Next Year chords by Jenny Owen Youngs

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

A F#m F A Dm F#m D



🎸 Verse:
A                     Bm7       F#m
When I was kid it was boxes and bows
F#m                 E
Crossing my fingers wishing for snow
A                     Bm7              F#m E
Honestly I don't know where time goes
A                      Bm7       F#m
Cut down an evergreen, brought it inside
F#m                        E
Made it a Christmas tree, strung all the lights
A                        Bm7
Popcorn and cranberries, friends and our family
F#m                     G
Gold I n the glow of the fire
Dmaj7                 E
Haven't seen you in a while

🎸 Chorus:
D             E
Hope you're alright
E             Bm7
Wish you were here
A          F#m
Maybe next year
E             Bm7
Wish you were here
A          F#m   E
Maybe next year

🎸 Verse:
A                     Bm7
Easy to let you go most of the time
F#m                            E
The ache in my chest has been slipping my mind
A                        Bm7       F#m    E
See on the screen it's a wonderful life
A                     Bm7
I Guess that it's not all black and white
F#m                         E
Keeps getting gray 'til the day that we die
A                     Bm7
Friends and our family ask about you and me
F#m                     G
How can I tell them that I
D                     E
Haven't seen you in a while

🎸 Chorus:
D             E
Hope you're alright
E             Bm7
Wish you were here
A          F#m
Maybe next year
E             Bm7
Wish you were here
A          F#m   E
Maybe next year

🎸 Outro:
A Dm F#m Dm A
A Dm F#m Dm A
A Dm F#m Dm A
A Dm F#m Dm A
A Dm F#m
Dm            Bm7
Wish you were here
C#m        F#m E
Maybe next year
E             Bm7
Wish you were here
C#m            A
Wish you were here