| E | A | E | |
| I worked hard, but | not for the money |
| A | |
| Did my best to | please |
| E | A | |
| I used to think it was | funny |
| E | A | |
| 'Til I | realized it was | all a tease |
| riff 2x |
| E | A | |
| Don Quixote had his | windmills |
| E | A | |
| Ponce de Leon took his | cruise |
| E | A | |
| Took Sinbad | seven voyages |
| E | A | |
| To see that it was all a | ruse |
| C#m | B | E | |
| (That's why I'm) | Looking for the next | best th | ing |
| Abm | C#m | |
| Looking for the next | best t | hing |
| A | |
| I | appreciate the best |
| Abm | |
| But I'm s | ettling for less |
| C#m | B | E | |
| 'Cause I'm l | ooking for the next | best | thing |
| (Lead Solo) |
| B | C#m-A | A | E-B | E | E | B | C#m | B-E |
| B | C#m-A | A | E-B | E | E | B |
| C#m | B-E | |
| Looking for the next | best thing |
| E | A | |
| rif | f 1 x |
| E | A | |
| All alone on the | road to perfection |
| riff 1 x |
| E | A | |
| At the | inspection booth they tried to disc | ourage me |
| riff 1 x |
| E | A | |
| You can | believe what you want-- | that'll never change it |
| riff 1 x |
| E | A | |
| You'll | have to come around ev | entually |
| C#m | B | E | |
| (And you'll be) | Looking for the next | best th | ing |
| Abm | C#m | |
| Looking for the next | best t | hing |
| A | |
| I | appreciate the best |
| Abm | |
| But I'm s | ettling for less |
| C#m | B | E | |
| 'Cause I'm l | ooking for the next | best | thing |
| E | A | |
| ri | ff1 |
| E | A | |
| ri | ff1 |