[INTRO – 20 seconds instrumental] [Vintage electric guitar riff, acoustic guitar strumming, upright bass, dry drums, piano] [Short trumpet accents] [Instrumental melodic hook introduced] [VERSE 1 – male lead, relaxed and confident] I met her on a Friday night, beneath the neon glowing bright, she looked at me and smiled that way, that told me I should make her stay. We talked until the band was through, I walked her home beneath the moon, I asked her if she'd come with me, she laughed and said, "We'll wait and see." [BRIEF INSTRUMENTAL TURN] [VERSE 2] I called her Sunday afternoon, she picked the phone up way too soon, I said, "I'd like to see you tonight," she said, "All right." Well, I nearly danced across the room, I bought a flower, bought perfume, I put my finest jacket on, I thought my lonely days were gone. [PRE-CHORUS – harmony voices gradually enter] I thought I knew what love could do, I thought the game was won, I thought she was already mine, before the game had even begun. [CHORUS – full male harmony] She said YES! [BACKING VOCALS] Yes, yes, yes! Then she said MAYBE! [BACKING VOCALS] Maybe, maybe, maybe! She put a little question where my answer ought to be. She said YES! [BACKING VOCALS] Yes, yes, yes! Then she said MAYBE! [BACKING VOCALS] Maybe, maybe, maybe! And now that little word is driving me crazy. [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK – 8 bars] [Electric guitar answers piano] [Walking bass] [Handclaps] [Three-part male harmony vocal fragments] [VERSE 3] We went dancing Tuesday night, she wore a dress that wasn't right, because it made me lose my mind, and I forgot the words I had in mind. She took my hand and pulled me near, I whispered something in her ear, I said, "You know I think you're mine," she looked at me and said, "We'll see." [BRASS STAB] [PRE-CHORUS] Now every time she looks at me, I don't know what she means, one little smile can change the world, one little word can change my dreams. [CHORUS – bigger] She said YES! [BACKING VOCALS] Yes, yes, yes! Then she said MAYBE! [BACKING VOCALS] Maybe, maybe, maybe! She put a little question where my answer ought to be. She said YES! [BACKING VOCALS] Yes, yes, yes! Then she said MAYBE! [BACKING VOCALS] Maybe, maybe, maybe! And now that little word is driving me crazy. [BRIDGE – instruments drop dramatically] [Only acoustic guitar, upright bass and male lead] Maybe means tomorrow, maybe means tonight, maybe means she loves me, maybe I'm not right. Maybe means forever, maybe means goodbye, maybe she's just teasing me, maybe I'm the kind of fool who tries. [PAUSE] [MALE LEAD – quietly] But I know one thing... [HARMONY – soft] What? [MALE LEAD] I can't walk away. [BUILD – drums return, piano rises] [Electric guitar] [Handclaps] [Strings gradually enter] [VERSE 4 – confident again] So here I am on Friday night, standing underneath that light, she walks toward me, I lose my breath, and suddenly there's nothing left. She takes my hand and starts to smile, and for a little while I think I finally know the score, until she says those words once more... [STOP-TIME] [MALE LEAD] Are you coming home with me? [BRIEF SILENCE] [HER VOICE – soft female backing vocal] Maybe... [EVERYTHING EXPLODES] [FINAL CHORUS – MASSIVE MALE HARMONY] She said YES! [BACKING VOCALS] YES, YES, YES! Then she said MAYBE! [BACKING VOCALS] MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE! She keeps me guessing every night and every day. She said YES! [BACKING VOCALS] YES, YES, YES! Then she said MAYBE! [BACKING VOCALS] MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE! And I wouldn't have it any other way! [INSTRUMENTAL – full band] [Electric guitar solo] [Piano] [Walking bass] [Drums] [Handclaps] [Three-part male harmonies repeating MAYBE] [FALSE END] [Band stops] [MALE LEAD – spoken softly] So... is that a yes? [PAUSE] [FEMALE VOICE – amused] Maybe. [ONE DRUM HIT] [ALL MALE VOCALS] MAYBE! [FINAL CHORUS – fastest and biggest] YES! MAYBE! YES! MAYBE! [CALL AND RESPONSE] [LEAD] Do you love me? [CHOIR] MAYBE! [LEAD] Will you stay? [CHOIR] MAYBE! [LEAD] Should I kiss you? [CHOIR] MAYBE! [LEAD] Then what am I supposed to do? [ALL] MAYBE! [GRAND FINAL HIT] [OUTRO – acoustic guitar and piano] [Male lead, smiling but intimate] I guess I'll see you tomorrow... [Female harmony] Maybe... [Soft guitar chord]
