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NEVER SAID GOODBYE
(Tuned down a half a step)
Intro
A7(sus4)  G/B  A7(sus4) G/B  
Verse:
DTime will always find a way to Em7win
You'll find yourself giving D/F#in
Everybody feels Git
Chorus:
But you never Asaid goodbye
Em7You never Dsaid Ggoodbye
A7(sus4)                  G/B  
And I thought you owed me something
A7(sus4)                  G/B  
But you know I just beginning to understand
Verse 2 (same as 1)
That there is not a place to go
Better than the one you know
And I think you knew it
Chorus
Solo (Equal to instrumental Verse and Chorus)
Verse 3 (Same as Verse 1)
Everybody has to pay
For everything he pushes away
There's nowhere to put it
Chorus
add this at the end:
A7(sus4)                        G/B  D  
And you know I'm just beginning to understand
Ends on a D chord.

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Never Said Goodbye

by Matthew Sweet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Em7

D/F#

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NEVER SAID GOODBYE

(Tuned down a half a step)

Intro

A7 G/B A7 G/B

(sus4) (sus4)

Verse:

D Em7

Time will always find a way to win

D/F#

You'll find yourself giving in

Everybody feels it

Chorus:

But you never said goodbye

Em7 D G

You never said goodbye

A7 G/B

(sus4)

And I thought you owed me something

A7 G/B

(sus4)

But you know I just beginning to understand

Verse 2 (same as 1)

That there is not a place to go

Better than the one you know

And I think you knew it

Chorus

Solo (Equal to instrumental Verse and Chorus)

Verse 3 (Same as Verse 1)

Everybody has to pay

For everything he pushes away

There's nowhere to put it

Chorus

add this at the end:

A7 G/B D

(sus4)

And you know I'm just beginning to understand

Ends on a D chord.

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