[Intro]
C   G   Am   F

[Verse 1]
      C             F                  G
Next to me, either shade or light may linger,
       C              F               G
Next to me, there's a taker there's a bringer,
       Am             F            G
Next to me, there's a vacillating aura
        Am G F
Next to me.

      C               F                  G
Next to me, there are friends who keep persisting,
       C              F               G
Next to me, there is freedom, there's resisting,
       Am             F               G
Next to me, there's a constant tug of war
        Am G F
Next to me.

[Chorus]
C                 G                       Am
There is a vacancy, a space for you and me.
                   E     F
There is a ringing in my ears, of all the things I wanna hear
C                                G                               Am
There is a place for the gentle ones, a world I know won't be undone
                        E          F                                 Dm
I swear I'll bring more smiles than tears, a new light to drown out fears
                       F   G
If only I can get you here

[Verse 2]
      C              F                    G
Next to me, some say that there's no room to lay
       C              F               G
Next to me, no longer light to illuminate,
       Am             F                    G
Next to me, and I can see there point when I look
        Am G F
Next to me.

            C             F            G
But next to me, there's elation for my present
       C              F           G
Next to me, there's determination rising,
       Am             F                G
Next to me, there are waves of passion cresting right here
Am   G  F
Next to me.

[Chorus]
C                 G                       Am
There is a vacancy, a space for you and me.
                   E     F
There is a ringing in my ears, of all the things I wanna hear
C                                G                               Am
There is a place for the gentle ones, a world I know won't be undone
                        E          F                                 Dm
I swear I'll bring more smiles than tears, a new light to drown out fears
                       F   G
If only I can get you here

[Interlude]
| C   G/B  | Am  G   | F       | D7/F#

[Chorus]
C                 G                       Am
There is a vacancy, a space for you and me.
                   E     F
There is a ringing in my ears, of all the things I wanna hear
C                                G                               Am
There is a place for the gentle ones, a world I know won't be undone
                        E          F                                 Dm
I swear I'll bring more smiles than tears, a new light to drown out fears
                       F   G
If only I can get you here
        Dm F G
Next to me
        Dm F G C
Next to me