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                        Akon - Never Took The Time
D#m     A#m     G#m  B  D#m  C#
       D#mA moment ago it seemed
A#mIt was yesterday
You were Bhere with meG#m  
And everything D#mseems to be the sameC#  D#m  
What am I supposed to do with A#mall these empty rooms
Sit here in Bsolitude    G#m  
With the smell of your D#mperfumeC#  
Chorus:
      BYou never took the time to F#know meB  
You never took the time to undersF#tandC#  B  
You never took the time to F#know me, D#myeahG#m  
'cause loving you is A#mall I ever D#mhadC#  G#m  
Said loving you is A#mall I ever D#mhadA#m  G#m  B  D#m  C#  
     D#mThis wasn't what I wanted to be
A A#mman in misery
Girl I look Bback 1000 G#mtimes and can't believe that you D#mleft me (Why you C#leave me baby)D#m  
Why can't you understand my pain
A#mHow can I explain
Girl I don't know Bwhat I'm doing wrongG#m  
I Can't believe that your D#mlove is gonC#e
[Chorus:] 
   B'cause You never took the time to F#know me (Said you never took the time to Bknow me)
You never took the time to undersF#tand (OC#hhhh  Byeaahh)
Said You never took the time to F#know me,(Said you D#mnever took the time to G#mknow me)
See loving you is A#mall I ever D#mhad       C#BabyG#m  
Said loving you is A#mall I ever D#mhadA#m  G#m  B  D#m  C#  
D#m     A#m     G#m  B  D#m  C#
      D#mOoo A#myeah
Your All I G#mneedB  
Your all I D#msee
And I C#Wish that we could do it agBain
[Chorus:]
'cause You never took the time to F#know me (Baby you never took the time to Bknow me)
You never took the time to undersF#tand (OC#hhhh  Byeaahh)
Said You never took the time to F#know me, D#myeahG#m  
Because of you now A#mI'm just a lonely D#mmanC#  G#m  
Because of you now A#mI'm just a lonely D#mman

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Never Took The Time

by Akon

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D#m

A#m

G#m

Akon - Never Took The Time

D#m A#m G#m B D#m C#

D#m

A moment ago it seemed

A#m

It was yesterday

B G#m

You were here with me

D#m C# D#m

And everything seems to be the same

A#m

What am I supposed to do with all these empty rooms

B G#m

Sit here in solitude

D#m C#

With the smell of your perfume

Chorus:

B F# B

You never took the time to know me

F# C# B

You never took the time to understand

F# D#m G#m

You never took the time to know me, yeah

A#m D#m C# G#m

'cause loving you is all I ever had

A#m D#m A#m G#m B D#m C#

Said loving you is all I ever had

D#m

This wasn't what I wanted to be

A#m

A man in misery

B G#m D#m C# D#m

Girl I look back 1000 times and can't believe that you left me (Why you leave me baby)

Why can't you understand my pain

A#m

How can I explain

B G#m

Girl I don't know what I'm doing wrong

D#m C#

I Can't believe that your love is gone

[Chorus:]

B F# B

'cause You never took the time to know me (Said you never took the time to know me)

F# C# B

You never took the time to understand (Ohhhh yeaahh)

F# D#m G#m

Said You never took the time to know me,(Said you never took the time to know me)

A#m D#m C# G#m

See loving you is all I ever had Baby

A#m D#m A#m G#m B D#m C#

Said loving you is all I ever had

D#m A#m G#m B D#m C#

D#m A#m

Ooo yeah

G#m B

Your All I need

D#m

Your all I see

C# B

And I Wish that we could do it again

[Chorus:]

F# B

'cause You never took the time to know me (Baby you never took the time to know me)

F# C# B

You never took the time to understand (Ohhhh yeaahh)

F# D#m G#m

Said You never took the time to know me, yeah

A#m D#m C# G#m

Because of you now I'm just a lonely man

A#m D#m

Because of you now I'm just a lonely man

About Never Took The Time Chords by Akon

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