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I Never Knew:Clyde McPhatter.
#17 R&B and #56 on BB Hot 100
on MERCURY Records in 1962.
[Intro]
Ab Cm Ab D Ab Eb Ab Ebm Ab
[Verse 1]
GbI never Abknew.Ebm....Ab.....Gblove could be so AbcoldGb.Ab  Gb  
AbI never Dbknew, how true love could grow Abold.Gb  Ab  
Till EbI found out your Dblove I could not AbholdCm.Ab  
[Verse 2]
AbWhen Dyou Dbsaid goodAbbye.Gb...Ab....Ebyou made me Abm7cry.Gb  Ab  
When Dbyou said goodAbm7bye..Db...B...Abm7you made me Abcry.Gb  Ab  
GbYou really Ebbroke my heart..tore my Dbworld apart.
I wonder Abmwhy?
[Chorus]
AbBecause your Dblove is all I need..your Abkiss 
satisfies my need.
And DbI just wonder now, Bbmwhy did you Dbreak our Ebvows?
[Verse 3]
Abm7My daddy Ebsaid, Gba man should Abnever cryGb.F  Ab  
AbMy daddy Dbsaid, Ba man Abmshould never Abcry.
EbmBut when you Ebwalked away from Dbme..I thought 
I'd Abdie.
[Chorus]
AbBecause your Dblove is all I need..your Abkiss 
satisfies my need.
And DbI just wonder now, Bbmwhy did you Dbreak our Ebvows?
[Verse 4]
Abm7My daddy Ebsaid, Gba man should Abnever cryGb.F  Ab  
AbMy daddy Dbsaid, Ba man Abmshould never Abcry.
EbmBut when you Ebwalked away from Dbme..I thought 
I'd Abdie.
[Outro]
GbI thought I'd Abdie..GbI thought I'd Dbdie.Ab...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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I Never Knew

by Clyde McPhatter

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Ebm

Abm7

Abm

Bbm

I Never Knew:Clyde McPhatter.

#17 R&B and #56 on BB Hot 100

on MERCURY Records in 1962.

[Intro]

Ab Cm Ab D Ab Eb Ab Ebm Ab

[Verse 1]

Gb Ab Ebm Ab Gb Ab Gb Ab Gb

I never knew..........love could be so cold.

Ab Db Ab Gb Ab

I never knew, how true love could grow old.

Eb Db Ab Cm Ab

Till I found out your love I could not hold.

[Verse 2]

Ab D Db Ab Gb Ab Eb Abm7 Gb Ab

When you said goodbye........you made me cry.

Db Abm7 Db B Abm7 Ab Gb Ab

When you said goodbye........you made me cry.

Gb Eb Db

You really broke my heart..tore my world apart.

Abm

I wonder why?

[Chorus]

Ab Db Ab

Because your love is all I need..your kiss

satisfies my need.

Db Bbm D Eb

And I just wonder now, why did you break our vows?

[Verse 3]

Abm7 Eb Gb Ab Gb F Ab

My daddy said, a man should never cry.

Ab Db B Abm Ab

My daddy said, a man should never cry.

Ebm Eb Db

But when you walked away from me..I thought

I'd die.

[Chorus]

Ab Db Ab

Because your love is all I need..your kiss

satisfies my need.

Db Bbm D Eb

And I just wonder now, why did you break our vows?

[Verse 4]

Abm7 Eb Gb Ab Gb F Ab

My daddy said, a man should never cry.

Ab Db B Abm Ab

My daddy said, a man should never cry.

Ebm Eb Db

But when you walked away from me..I thought

I'd die.

[Outro]

Gb Ab Gb Db Ab

I thought I'd die..I thought I'd die....(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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