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He Wont Ever Be Gone

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Willie Nelson
"He Won't Ever Be Gone"
From the album "God's Problem Child" (2017)
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DGot the news this morning
DKnew it'd be a tough day
GSome are so much larger than life
DYou can't believe they could pass away
[Pre-Chorus 1]
AWhen it comes to country Bmmusic he's the worldG  
And it Awouldn't be all it Bmis without MerleG  
[Chorus]
He won't ever be Dgone
His Asongs live on
EmA fugitive and a branded man
GMama tried to understand
EmLeft us a lifetime of Asongs
And he won't ever be Dgone
[Verse 2]
DWe were friends right from the start
DWe shared some high times
GI would sing some songs he wrote
DHe would sing a few of mine
[Pre-Chorus 2]
AThe music made us Bmbrothers till the Gend
AAnd not a day goes Bmby that I don't miss Ghim
[Chorus 2]
DHe won't ever be gone
His Asongs live on
EmRamblin' fever and the way I am
GBlue collar blues for the working man
EmWe'll be singing him back home from now Aon
He won't ever be Dgone
[Solo]
 Bm|  A|  G|  G|
 Bm|  A|  G|  G|
[Chorus 3]
He won't ever be Dgone
His Asongs live on
EmA fugitive and a branded man
GMama tried to understand
EmLeft us a lifetime of Asongs
And he won't ever be Dgone
EmWe'll be singing him back home from now Aon
He won't ever be Dgone

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He Wont Ever Be Gone

by Willie Nelson

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Willie Nelson

"He Won't Ever Be Gone"

From the album "God's Problem Child" (2017)

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Got the news this morning

Knew it'd be a tough day

Some are so much larger than life

You can't believe they could pass away

[Pre-Chorus 1]

A Bm G

When it comes to country music he's the world

A Bm G

And it wouldn't be all it is without Merle

[Chorus]

He won't ever be gone

His songs live on

A fugitive and a branded man

Mama tried to understand

Em A

Left us a lifetime of songs

And he won't ever be gone

[Verse 2]

We were friends right from the start

We shared some high times

I would sing some songs he wrote

He would sing a few of mine

[Pre-Chorus 2]

A Bm G

The music made us brothers till the end

A Bm G

And not a day goes by that I don't miss him

[Chorus 2]

He won't ever be gone

His songs live on

Ramblin' fever and the way I am

Blue collar blues for the working man

Em A

We'll be singing him back home from now on

He won't ever be gone

[Solo]

Bm A G G

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Bm A G G

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[Chorus 3]

He won't ever be gone

His songs live on

A fugitive and a branded man

Mama tried to understand

Em A

Left us a lifetime of songs

And he won't ever be gone

Em A

We'll be singing him back home from now on

He won't ever be gone

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