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Never Can Say Goodbye

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                Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
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Written by: Clifton Davis
Released as a single in 1974 (single edit: 2:59)
From the album "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1975)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
A superb piece of Disco that still can be played effectively on 
an acoustic guitar.
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CHORDS
      E-A-D-G-B-e
F/G   3-x-3-2-1-1
Cmaj7 x-3-5-4-5-3
Cm7   x-3-5-3-4-3
D/C   x-3-x-2-3-2
Db/C  x-3-x-1-2-1
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[Intro]
  Fmaj7Fmaj7Em7Dm7 F/G C
|  |       |  |   | % |
[Verse]
Fmaj7                F/G
 I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, I ...
Fmaj7                F/G   G
 I never can say goodbye
[Bridge 1]
      Cmaj7
Every time I think I've had enough 
          Cm7
And start heading for the door 
          Cmaj7
There's a very strange vibration 
         Cm7
Piercing me right to the core 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
         Cmaj7
It says "Turn around you fool 
             Gm7               C7
You know you love him more and more." 
        Fmaj7  Em7 Dm7
Tell me why is it  so?
F/G               C
                [  ]
 Don't wanna let you go! 
[Chorus]
C                       Cm7         D/C
    I never can say goodbye boy, uh baby 
  Db/C              C
I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, hey 
[Verse]
Fmaj7           F/G
 I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, I ...
Fmaj7                F/G   G
 I never can say goodbye
[Bridge 2]
       Cmaj7
I keep thinking that our problems 
         Cm7
Soon are all gonna work out 
                 Cmaj7
But there's that same unhappy feeling 
             Cm7
There's that anguish, there's that doubt 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
          Cmaj7
It's that same old dizzy hang-up 
           Gm7             C7
I can't do with you or without 
        Fmaj7  Em7 Dm7
Tell me why is it  so?
  F/G              C
                 [  ]
I don't wanna let you go! 
[Chorus]
C                       Cm7         D/C
    I never can say goodbye boy, uh baby 
  Db/C              C
I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, uh 
[Chorus]
C                         Cm7         D/C
 Hey, I never can say goodbye boy, uh baby
  Db/C              C
I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, no, no
[Interlude]
  Fmaj7Fmaj7Em7Dm7F/G
|  |   |  |  |
[Outro]
C                         Cm7
 Hey, I never can say goodbye, boy
            D/C     Db/C              C
No, no, no, baby, I never can say goodbye
No, no, no no, please don't make me say goodbye
(repeat and fade)

Never Can Say Goodbye chords and lyrics

Free chords for Never Can Say Goodbye by Gloria Gaynor. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Clifton Davis
Released as a single in 1974 (single edit: 2:59)
From the album "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1975)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
A superb piece of Disco that still can be played effectively on 
an acoustic guitar.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Intro]
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7   Em7 Dm7  | F/G |  C | % |
[Verse]
[Bridge 1]
[Pre-Chorus 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Bridge 2]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 Em7 | Dm7 | F/G |
[Outro]
No, no, no no, please don't make me say goodbye
(repeat and fade)

Never Can Say Goodbye Chords by Gloria Gaynor

Learn how to play Never Can Say Goodbye by Gloria Gaynor with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Never Can Say Goodbye chords”, “Never Can Say Goodbye guitar chords”, or “Gloria Gaynor Never Can Say Goodbye chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Never Can Say Goodbye chords and for experienced players who want accurate Never Can Say Goodbye lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, E, D, G, B, F/G.

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