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I Never

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Ai'm only a woman 
   Bmof flesh and C#mboneBm  
an i Awept much 
we Bmall do 
i thought i might C#mdie alone Bm  
but i have 
Anever never never never
Bmnever never never never
C#mnever never met Dyou 
so Ebaby be good to Ame 
i got nothing to Bmgive you, you see
except C#meverything, everything,
Bmeverything, everything, 
all the Ago-oo-Bmoo-od and the C#mbad Bm  
'cause i've been Abad 
i've lied, Bmcheated, stolen and 
been C#mungrateful for what i had Bm  
and i'm afraid Ahabits rule my waking life 
i'm Bmscared and i'm runnin' in my C#msleep for Bmyou
but all the Aoceans, and rivers and showers 
will wash it Bmall away and make me C#mclean for Bmyou
'cause i have 
Anever never never never
Bmnever never never never
C#mnever never never never
Dnever never Enever met Ayou
so Dlets take a loan out 
put it Dmdown on a house 
in a Aplace we've A/G#never F#mlived 
in a Dplace that exists 
in the Dmpages of scripts 
and the Asongs A/G#that they F#msing
and all of the Dbeautiful things 
that Dmmake you weep but 
don't Ehave to make you weak
'cause i've 
Anever never never never 
Bmnever never never never 
C#mnever never never never 
Bmnever never never never 
Anever never never never 
Bmnever never never never 
C#mnever never never never 
loved someDbody the way 
that Ei loved Ayou

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I Never

by Rilo Kiley

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C#m

A/G#

F#m

i'm only a woman

Bm C#m Bm

of flesh and bone

an i wept much

we all do

C#m Bm

i thought i might die alone

but i have

never never never never

C#m D

never never met you

E A

so baby be good to me

i got nothing to give you, you see

C#m

except everything, everything,

everything, everything,

A Bm C#m Bm

all the go-oo-oo-od and the bad

'cause i've been bad

i've lied, cheated, stolen and

C#m Bm

been ungrateful for what i had

and i'm afraid habits rule my waking life

Bm C#m Bm

i'm scared and i'm runnin' in my sleep for you

but all the oceans, and rivers and showers

Bm C#m Bm

will wash it all away and make me clean for you

'cause i have

never never never never

C#m

never never never never

D E A

never never never met you

so lets take a loan out

put it down on a house

A A/G# F#m

in a place we've never lived

in a place that exists

in the pages of scripts

A A/G# F#m

and the songs that they sing

and all of the beautiful things

that make you weep but

don't have to make you weak

'cause i've

never never never never

C#m

never never never never

C#m

never never never never

loved somebody the way

E A

that i loved you

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