Intro
| B | E | B | E |
| C#m | B | C#m | B F# C|
[Verse 1]
B E B E E/D#
Same dances in the same old shoes, some habits that you just can’t lose
C#m B C#m B F# E
There's no tellin' what a man might use, after the thrill is gone
[Verse 2]
B E B E E/D#
The flame rises but it soon descends, empty pages and a frozen pen
C#m B
You're not quite lovers and you're not quite friends
C#m B
After the thrill is gone, woah
C#m B B/A#
After the thrill is gone
[Chorus 1]
G#m D#m
What can you do when your dreams come true
C#m B
and it's not quite like you planned
G#m D#m
What have you done to be losing the one,
Em E/F# F#
you held it so tight in your ha-a-a-and, well
[Verse 3]
B E B E E/D#
Time passes and you must move on, half the distance takes you twice as long
C#m B
So you keep on singing for the sake of a song
C#m B
After the thrill is gone
[Instrumental]
| B | E | B | E C/B|
| C#m | B | C#m | B |
[Chorus 2]
G#m D#m
You're afraid you might fall out of fashion
C#m B
and you're feeling cold and small
G#m D#m
Any kind of love without passion
Em E/F# F#
That ain't no kind of lovin' at aa-a-a-all
[Verse 4]
B E B E E/D#
Same dances in the same old shoes, you get too careful with the steps you choose
C#m B
You don't care about winning but you don't wanna lose
C#m B
After the thrill is gone
C#m B
After the thrill is gone
C#m B
After the thrill is gone, oh
Em B
After the thrill is gone
E Em G