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πΈ Intro:
Em G D
Em G D
πΈ Verse 1:
C
You should've been there
G
Should've burst through the door
D G
With that "Baby
I'm right here" smile
C
And it would've felt like
G D
A million little shining stars had just aligned
C G D
And I would've been so happy
πΈ Verse 2:
C
Christmas lights glisten
G
I've got my eye on the door
D
Just waiting for you to walk in
C
But the time is ticking
G
People ask me how I've been
D
As I comb back through my memory
C G D
How you said you'd be here
C G D
You said you'd be here
πΈ Chorus:
C G
And it was like slow motion
D
Standing there in my party dress
C G
In red lipstick.
D
With no one to impress
C G
And they're all laughing
D
As I'm looking around the room
C G
But th re was one thing missing
D
And that was the mom nt I knew
πΈ Interlude:
Em G D
Em G D
πΈ Verse 3:
C
And the hours pass by
G
Now I just wanna be alone
D G
But your close friends always seem to know
C
When there's something really wrong
G D
So they follow me down the hall
C
And there in the bathroom
G
I try not to fall apart
D
And the sinking feeling starts
As I say hopelessly
C G D
"He said he'd be here"
πΈ Chorus:
C G
And it was like slow motion
D
Standing there in my party dress
C G
In red lipstick.
D
With no one to impress
C G
And they're all laughing
D
As I'm looking around the room
C G
But th re was one thing missing
D
And that was the mom nt I knew
πΈ Bridge:
C
What do you say
G
When tears are streaming down your face
D
In front of everyone you know?
C
And what do you do
G D
When the one who means the most to you
Is the one who didn't show?
πΈ Interlude:
Em G D
Em G D
You should've been here
C G D
And I would've been so happy
πΈ Chorus:
C G
And it was like slow motion
D
Standing there in my party dress
C G
In red lipstick.
D
With no one to impress
C G
And they're all standing around me, singing
D
"Happy birthday to you"
C G
But there was one thing missing
D
And that was the moment I knew
C G D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I knew
C G D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
πΈ Outro:
C
You called me later
G
And said, "I'm sorry I didn't make it"
D
And I said, "I'm sorry, too"
C G D
And that was the moment I knew
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Song History
Published: November 13, 2021
Last Updated: February 8, 2026