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Performance: From the 2009 Box Set ARCHIVES VOL. 1 / 1963 - 1972
Key: C
Intro:
C F C
Verse:
N.C. C F
The saddest words of tongue or pen
G G7 C
Are these four words: It might have been
N.C. C F
We made big plans, we made big dreams
G C
How could they slip right through our hands?
Bridge:
N.C. G C
Instead of tearing our our romance to pieces
G C
Why don't we try to right what we've done wrong?
Refrain:
N.C. C F
It's not too late to set things straight
G C F C
Let's never say "It might have been"
Guitar Solo:
C F G C
F G C F C
Bridge:
N.C. G C
Instead of tearing our our romance to pieces
G C
Why don't we try to right what we've done wrong?
Outro:
N.C. C F
It's not too late to set things straight
G C F C
Let's never say "It might have been"
Song History
Published: January 6, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025