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Capo 2
[Intro]
A E D
[Verse]
AYour bags are packed, and your cab's out back.E  
Guess it's tDoo late to change your mAind.
ABut before you leave, do one thing for me,E  
Just turn aroDund and look me in Athe eyes.
[Chorus]
 F#m,                            E  D  
     And say you love me but you need a little time,
     F#mMake me beElive that your still Dmine,
     F#mTell me anyEthing even Dif it's just a lie,
                                         D   A(repeat intro)
     but never, never, never say goodbye.
[Verse]
ABaby Please, im on my knees,E  
begging you nDot to close thaAt door,
A'cause I can't live with out you
A'cause everything about youE  
makes my lDife worth living for Ayeah
[Chorus]
Yeah...
OoohhF#mh, So say you lEove me
but you nDeed a little time, just a little time.F#m  
make me beElive that your still Dmine.F#m  
tell me anEything even iDf it's just a lie
Dbut never, never, never, never, never say good...bAye.
(repeat intro chords until the end)

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Never Say Goodbye

by James Otto

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo 2

[Intro]

A E D

[Verse]

A E

Your bags are packed, and your cab's out back.

D A

Guess it's too late to change your mind.

A E

But before you leave, do one thing for me,

D A

Just turn around and look me in the eyes.

[Chorus]

E D

F#m,

And say you love me but you need a little time,

F#m E D

Make me belive that your still mine,

F#m E D

Tell me anything even if it's just a lie,

D A

(repeat intro)

but never, never, never say goodbye.

[Verse]

A E

Baby Please, im on my knees,

D A

begging you not to close that door,

'cause I can't live with out you

A E

'cause everything about you

D A

makes my life worth living for yeah

[Chorus]

Yeah...

F#m E

Ooohhh, So say you love me

D F#m

but you need a little time, just a little time.

E D F#m

make me belive that your still mine.

E D

tell me anything even if it's just a lie

D A

but never, never, never, never, never say good...bye.

(repeat intro chords until the end)

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