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You Were Never Mine

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[Intro]
G  D  C  G
[Verse 1]
GI saw someone again today Dwho remembered me and you
CThey asked all the same old questionsG, I Dgave the same excuseG  
GThey said, "What a shame, what a shame, Dto lose a love so fine"
AmBut I never Emlost youAm, I never Emlost you
AmI never Emlost yoDu, Cyou were Gnever mine
[Verse 2]
GI kept on believing Dwhat I wanted to believe
CThe unspoken promises Gthat you could Dnever keep
GBut it's a sin, oh, it's a sin Dto tell yourself a lie
AmBut I never Emlost youAm, I never Emlost you
AmI never Emlost yoDu, Cyou were Gnever mine
[Bridge]
DDid you give me Gall that you gave Cme B  D  
Djust because I needed youG  C  B  A  
ABut when I needed, all your love completely G  
Cwas it more than you could Ddo
[Verse 3]
GSometimes deep in the night Dwhen I hold you in my dreams
CI get lost in your loving touch babyG, I can't beDlieve how real it seems
GAnd I know, yes I know, DI'll have you till the end of time
Am'Cause I never Emlost youAm, I never really Emlost you
AmI never Emlost yoDu C'cause you were Gnever mine
[Outro]
AmI never Emlost you, AmI never really Emlost you
AmHow could I Emlose yoDu, Cyou were Gnever mine

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You Were Never Mine

by Delbert McClinton

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D C G

[Verse 1]

G D

I saw someone again today who remembered me and you

C G D G

They asked all the same old questions, I gave the same excuse

G D

They said, "What a shame, what a shame, to lose a love so fine"

Am Em Am Em

But I never lost you, I never lost you

Am Em D C G

I never lost you, you were never mine

[Verse 2]

G D

I kept on believing what I wanted to believe

C G D

The unspoken promises that you could never keep

G D

But it's a sin, oh, it's a sin to tell yourself a lie

Am Em Am Em

But I never lost you, I never lost you

Am Em D C G

I never lost you, you were never mine

[Bridge]

D G C B D

Did you give me all that you gave me

D G C B A

just because I needed you

A G

But when I needed, all your love completely

C D

was it more than you could do

[Verse 3]

G D

Sometimes deep in the night when I hold you in my dreams

C G D

I get lost in your loving touch baby, I can't believe how real it seems

G D

And I know, yes I know, I'll have you till the end of time

Am Em Am Em

'Cause I never lost you, I never really lost you

Am Em D C G

I never lost you 'cause you were never mine

[Outro]

Am Em Am Em

I never lost you, I never really lost you

Am Em D C G

How could I lose you, you were never mine

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