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β« Verse 1:
C E Am G
Congratulations on your jubilation
Dm C G
Our hearts are breaking underneath all the applause
C E Am G
This devastation is of our own making
Dm C G
But we've never tasted this much bitterness before
β« Pre-Chorus:
F Em Dm
And everybody falls
G G
But some of us are born to fight, and fight, and fight some more
β« Chorus:
C G/B Am F G
So, we will see you here
C G/B Am A/C#
Same time, same place, next year
Dm C G
And you may win this battle but you'll never win the war
C G/B Am G F G C Csus4 C
Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all
β« Verse 2:
C
Go take a bow
E Am G
Your audience is waiting
Dm C G
We'll take the shadows since the limelight isn't ours
C E
We wanted it so bad
Am G
Gave it all we had
Dm C G
Oh, but wanting it doesn't always make it yours
β« Pre-Chorus:
F Em Dm
This time was ours to lose
G
But fortune favours those who ride the storm and make it through
β« Chorus:
C G/B Am F G
So, we will see you here
C G/B Am A/C#
Same time, same place, next year
Dm C G
And you can take this battle 'cause we're gonna win the war
C G/B Am G F G C Csus4 C
Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all
β« Instrumental:
F Em Dm
G F Em E
Am G D/F# G
β« Bridge:
C E
So, here on the same ground
Am G
When the tables have turned around
Dm C G
Oh, and your tears fall as your world is crashing down
C E
I hope, when you see me
Am G
You remember that feeling
Dm C G
Oh, 'cause we've both seen the world from both sides now
β« Pre-Chorus:
F Em Dm
And everybody falls
G
And life will tear you down to show you what's worth fighting for
β« Chorus:
C G/B Am F G
Oh, we will see you here
C G/B Am A/C#
Same time, same place, next year
Dm C G
And you may win this battle but you'll never win the war
C G/B Am G F G C Csus4
Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all
β« Outro:
C G/B Am G F G C
Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all
Song History
Published: July 5, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025