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Intro:
A A F#m E D x2
Verse 1:
A D
Drinking the cheapest shot of whiskey
D
That I could get at this airport bar
F#m
And flipping through the magazines
E S
Waiting for my flight to board.
F
Sit at the back of this puddle jumper
A
Look out the window and take a picture
F#m
I can’t sleep so I’ll just sit
E
And think about how goddamn much I
D E E
miss her But I know it’s for the better.
Chorus 1:
A E D
I guess I’m moving on
F#m
But I can’t say that I know how.
E
Just put one foot out
D
And pray there’s something
A
there when I step down.
E D
I guess this is letting go
D
So long and good luck
F#m E D
But if it’s really for the best
D
then why does it hurt so damn much?
Post Chorus:
A A F#m E D
Verse 2:
A
All my friends and family
D A
Shake their heads in sympathy
F#m
The same way that I do
E A
Not knowing what’s to come of me.
D
But none of them can truly
A
Speak with any empathy
A
about this situation
F#m E
but the one who’s leaving me
D E E
The one I had to leave
Chorus 2:
A E D
I guess I’m moving on
F#m
But I can’t say that I know how.
E
Just put one foot out
D
And pray there’s something
A
there when I step down.
E D
I guess this is letting go
D
So long and good luck
F#m E D
But if it’s really for the best
D
then why does it hurt so damn much?
Instrumental:
F#m E D F#m E F#m F#m E D A x2
then
F#m E D A E x2
Bridge:
F#m E D
Maybe in five years
A E
We can see the well
F#m
we wished each other
E D
Maybe in ten
A
You’ll forget my
E F#m
mother’s middle name
E D
Maybe in twenty
A
I won’t remember
E
your birthday
F#m E
But when I die
D
I bet I still
A E
see your face
F#m E D
Maybe in five years
A E
We can see the well
F#m
we wished each other
E D
Maybe in ten
A
You’ll forget my
E F#m
mother’s middle name
E D
Maybe in twenty
A
I won’t remember
E
your birthday
F#m E
But when I die
D
I bet I still
D D
see your face
Chorus 3:
A E D
I guess I’m moving on
F#m
But I can’t say that I know how.
E
Just put one foot out
D
And pray there’s something
A
there when I step down.
E D
I guess this is letting go
D
So long and good luck
F#m E D
But if it’s really for the best
D
then why does it hurt so damn much?
Chorus 4:
A E D
I guess I’m moving on
F#m
But I can’t say that I know how.
E
Just put one foot out
D
And pray there’s something
A
there when I step down.
E D
I guess this is letting go
D
So long and good luck
F#m E D
But if it’s really for the best
D
then why does it hurt so damn much?
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025