Intro: Em-Bm-Am-Bm,Cm

             G                 Am
   Oh I'm sorry girl for causing you much pain
           Bm
   Didn't mean to make you cry
               CM7           Am,Bm,C,D-
   Make your efforts all in vain
             G                          Am
   And I apologize for all the things I've done
              Bm
   You were loving me so much
            CM7               Am,Bm,C,D
   But all I did was let you down

                Em             Bm
   Oh I really don't know just what to say
       Am                  Bm        Cm
   All I know is that I want you to stay

                    Chorus
         GM7                 Em           Am-D
   This time I'm not gonna let you slip away
          Bm                 Em         Am     D
   This time I'm not gonna let another day go by
          Bm               Em
   Without holding you so tight
             Am               Am,Bm,C,D-
   Without treating you so right
         GM7                   Em          Am-D-
   This time I'm not gonna let go of your love
         Bm                      
   This time I promise you 
      Em             Am      D
   That we'll rise above it all
              Bm              Em
   And I will never let you fall
             Fm                     G
   I'm gonna give you my all this time

          G                     Am
   Oh I never thought that I was hurting you
           Bm
   Now I know that I was wrong
          CM7              Am,Bm,C,D
   Now I know just what to do
          G                 Am
   Gonna try to be the best that I could be
           Bm
   All I need is one more chance
              CM7                Am,Bm,C,D
   To make it up to you, you'll see

               Em                      Bm
   And there's one more thing that you oughtta know
           Am                   Bm        Cm
   All I know is that I don't want you to go
   
   (Repeat Chorus except last word)

                 (Adlib)
            ... time

   Adlib: Em-Bm-Am-Bm-Cm-F

         BbM7                Gm           Cm-F
   This time I'm not gonna let you slip away
          Dm                 Gm         Cm     F
   This time I'm not gonna let another day go by
          Dm               Gm
   Without holding you so tight
             Cm               Cm,F,D,
   Without treating you so right
         GM7                   Em          Am-D-
   This time I'm not gonna let go of your love
         Bm                      
   This time I promise you 
      Em             Am      D
   That we'll rise above it all
              Bm              Em
   And I will never let you fall
             Fm                     G
   I'm gonna give you my all this time
             Am  Bm  C    D    Em-Am-
   I'm gonna give my all this time

   Coda: Em-Am-; (8x, fade)