Tuning:

This is pretty much a slightly more complicated version of the tabs that are already posted, but this is how I've been playing it. Next to Me by Civil Twilight (standard tuning) D and Dsus are interchangeable; use whatever you're more comfortable with.

^EmYou are my on^Cly escap^Ge

^Dsus You ^Emare the rea^Cson that I wai^Gt

^Dsus On the c^Emorner of th^Cis empty stree^Gt

^Dsus Oh^Em I just c^Can't wait to mee^Gt

^Dsus ^EmThere's so much^C a man can d^Go

^Dsus And t^Emhere's so much ^Ca man can sa^Gy

^Dsus See ^EmI have done ^Cso many things wron^Gg

^Dsus That you s^Emhould've thrown^C me awa^Gy

^BmI've got th^Gis second chance ^DI'm gonna t^Aake it ^BmI've got th^Gis song and dance ^DI'm gonna t^Aake it ^BmI've got a^Gll that I need ^DAnd I can ta^Aste it ^GI've got you next to me And ^DI don't want to waste it

^EmYou are my o^Cnly embrac^Ge

^Dsus ^EmYou are the light t^Chat lights my fac^Ge

^Dsus ^EmAny fool^C would do the sam^Ge

^Dsus ^Emoohh.. To fol^Clow in your trac^Ge

^Dsus And p^Emeople come a^Cnd people g^Go

^Dsus That I ^Emknow I should^C've been replace^Gd I know th^Dat

^BmI've got th^Gis second chance ^DI'm gonna t^Aake it ^BmI've got th^Gis song and dance ^DI'm gonna t^Aake it ^BmI've got al^Gl that I need ^DAnd I can t^Aaste it ^GI've got you next to me And ^DI don't want to waste it

^BmI'm gonna take i^At All that I can ^Bmget I'm gonna take i^At

It's be^Emautiful the w^Cay you love The w^Gay you take me b^Dsusack ^EmHere she comes aro^Cund the bend She's ^Gcoming to take me ^Dback

(continue playing D for 4 more beats)

^EmYou are my o^Cnly esca^Gp

e^Dsus You ^Emare the reaso^Cn that I wa^Git

Hope this was helpful.

Civil Twilight - Next to me