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Never Gonna Give You Up - The Black Keys
from the Album 'Brothers'
[Intro Riff]
[Chorus]
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmNo matter how you treat F#mme
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmSo don't you think of lF#meavin'
[Verse 1]
EmGirl, you treat me bad
AAnd I know why
F#mI've seen you runnin' around 
BmWith another guy
EmAnd you think if you hurt me 
AThat I'll go away
F#mBut, I've made up my mind that 
BmI'm here to stay
[Chorus]
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmNo matter how you treat F#mme
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmSo don't you think of lF#meavin'
CBaby, don't you understand
AWhat you're doing to the man?
[Verse 2]
EmDo you see these tears 
AIn my eyes?
F#mAin't no use in me lyin'
BmCause already cried
EmYou think you're gonna take me
AAnd put me on the shelf
F#mI'd rather die 
BmThan see you with somebody else
[Chorus]
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmNo matter how you treat F#mme
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmSo don't you think of lF#meavin'
CBaby, don't you understand
AWhat you're doing to the man?
[Bridge]
[Intro melody]
[Verse 3]
EmMy friends all say 
AThat I'm your fool 
F#mAnd you're using me like 
BmA carpenter uses a tool 
EmI know their intentions 
AAre all very good 
F#mSome of them would help me 
BIf they could 
[Chorus]
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmNo matter how you treat F#mme
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmSo don't you think of lF#meavin'
CBaby, don't you understand
AWhat you're doing to the man?
[Chorus]
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmNo matter how you treat F#mme
EmNever gonna give you upF#m  
EmSo don't you think of lF#meavin'
CBaby, don't you understand
AWhat you're doing to the man?
CBaby, don't you understand
AWhat you're doing to the man?

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Never Gonna Give You Up

by The Black Keys

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F#m

Never Gonna Give You Up - The Black Keys

from the Album 'Brothers'

[Intro Riff]

[Chorus]

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

No matter how you treat me

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

So don't you think of leavin'

[Verse 1]

Girl, you treat me bad

And I know why

F#m

I've seen you runnin' around

With another guy

And you think if you hurt me

That I'll go away

F#m

But, I've made up my mind that

I'm here to stay

[Chorus]

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

No matter how you treat me

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

So don't you think of leavin'

Baby, don't you understand

What you're doing to the man?

[Verse 2]

Do you see these tears

In my eyes?

F#m

Ain't no use in me lyin'

Cause already cried

You think you're gonna take me

And put me on the shelf

F#m

I'd rather die

Than see you with somebody else

[Chorus]

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

No matter how you treat me

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

So don't you think of leavin'

Baby, don't you understand

What you're doing to the man?

[Bridge]

[Intro melody]

[Verse 3]

My friends all say

That I'm your fool

F#m

And you're using me like

A carpenter uses a tool

I know their intentions

Are all very good

F#m

Some of them would help me

If they could

[Chorus]

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

No matter how you treat me

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

So don't you think of leavin'

Baby, don't you understand

What you're doing to the man?

[Chorus]

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

No matter how you treat me

Em F#m

Never gonna give you up

Em F#m

So don't you think of leavin'

Baby, don't you understand

What you're doing to the man?

Baby, don't you understand

What you're doing to the man?

About Never Gonna Give You Up Chords by The Black Keys

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