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Never Can Say Goodbye

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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]
|  Fmaj7|    Fmaj7   Em7    Dm7|  F/G|   C| % |
[Verse]
 Fmaj7I never can say goodF/Gbye, no, no, no, I ...
 Fmaj7I never can say goodF/GbyeG  
[Bridge 1]
Every Cmaj7time I think I've had enough 
And start Cm7heading for the door 
There's a Cmaj7very strange vibration 
Piercing Cm7me right to the core 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It says "Cmaj7Turn around you fool 
You know you Gm7love him more and C7more." 
Tell me Fmaj7why is Em7it  Dm7so?
                F/G[  C]
 Don't wanna let you go! 
[Chorus]
    CI never can say goodCm7bye boy, uh D/Cbaby 
I Db/Cnever can say goodCbye, no, no, no, hey 
[Verse]
 Fmaj7I never can say F/Ggoodbye, no, no, no, I ...
 Fmaj7I never can say goodF/GbyeG  
[Bridge 2]
I keep Cmaj7thinking that our problems 
Soon are Cm7all gonna work out 
But there's that Cmaj7same unhappy feeling 
There's that Cm7anguish, there's that doubt 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
It's that Cmaj7same old dizzy hang-up 
I can't do Gm7with you or withC7out 
Tell me Fmaj7why is Em7it  Dm7so?
                 F/G[  C]
I don't wanna let you go! 
[Chorus]
    CI never can say goodCm7bye boy, uh D/Cbaby 
I Db/Cnever can say goodCbye, no, no, no, uh 
[Chorus]
 CHey, I never can say goodCm7bye boy, uh D/Cbaby
I Db/Cnever can say goodCbye, no, no, no, no, no, no
[Interlude]
|  Fmaj7|  Fmaj7   Em7|  Dm7|  F/G|
[Outro]
 CHey, I never can say goodCm7bye, boy
No, no, no, D/Cbaby, I Db/Cnever can say goodCbye
No, no, no no, please don't make me say goodbye
(repeat and fade)

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Never Can Say Goodbye

by Gloria Gaynor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Em7

Dm7

F/G

Cmaj7

Cm7

Gm7

D/C

Db/C

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Standard

A superb piece of Disco that still can be played effectively on

an acoustic guitar.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 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]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 F/G

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[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)

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