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Never Can Say Goodbye

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Intro:
Em7  Em7/A
Bridge 1:
 Em7Never can say goodEm7/Abye, no, no, no, no, I,
 Em7Never can say goodEm7/Abye.
Verse 1:
Even Dmaj7though the pain and heartache, seems to Am7/Dfollow me wherever I go.
Though I Dmaj7try and try to hide my feelings, they Am7/Dalways seem to show.
Then you Dmaj7try to say you're leaving me, and I Am7/Dalways have to say no...
Tell me Gmaj7why, is F#m7it   Em7so?   G/AThat I...
Bridge 2:
 Em7Never can say goodEm7/Abye, no, no, no, no, I,
 Em7Never can say goodEm7/Abye.
Verse 2:
Every Dmaj7time I think I've had enough, I start Am7/Dheading for the door.
There's a Dmaj7very strange vibration, piercin' Am7/Dme right to the core.
It says Dmaj7turn around you fool, you know you Am7/Dlove her more and more.
Tell me Gmaj7why, is F#m7it   Em7so?  G/ADon't wanna let you Dgo!
Chorus 1:
 DI never can say goodDm7bye girl,
 E7I Ebmaj7never can say goodDbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no G/Ano.
 DI never can say goodDm7bye girl,
 E7I Ebmaj7never can say goodDbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no G/Ano.
Bridge 3:
 Em7Never can say goodEm7/Abye, no, no, no, no, I,
 Em7Never can say goodEm7/Abye.
Verse 3:
I keep Dmaj7thinkin' that our problems soon, are Am7/Dall gonna work out.
But there's that Dmaj7same unhappy feeling,
And there's that Am7/Danguish there's that doubt.
It's the Dmaj7same old did ya hang up? Can't do Am7/Dwith you, or without.
Tell me Gmaj7why, is F#m7it   Em7so?  G/ADon't wanna let you Dgo!
Chorus 2:
 DI never can say goodDm7bye girl,
 E7I Ebmaj7never can say goodDbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no G/Ano.
 DI never can say goodDm7bye girl,
 E7I Ebmaj7never can say goodDbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no G/Ano.
Chorus 3:
 DI never can say goodDm7bye girl,
 E7I Ebmaj7never can say goodDbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no G/Ano.
 DI never can say goodDm7bye girl,
 E7I Ebmaj7never can say goodDbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no G/Ano.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Em7    Em7/A   Dmaj7   Am7/D   Gmaj7   F#m7
   G/A     D       Dm7     E7      Eb7

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Never Can Say Goodbye

by The Jackson 5

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Em7/A

Dmaj7

Am7/D

Gmaj7

F#m7

G/A

Dm7

Ebmaj7

Eb7

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Intro:

Em7 Em7/A

Bridge 1:

Em7 Em7/A

Never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, I,

Em7 Em7/A

Never can say goodbye.

Verse 1:

Dmaj7 Am7/D

Even though the pain and heartache, seems to follow me wherever I go.

Dmaj7 Am7/D

Though I try and try to hide my feelings, they always seem to show.

Dmaj7 Am7/D

Then you try to say you're leaving me, and I always have to say no...

Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 G/A

Tell me why, is it so? That I...

Bridge 2:

Em7 Em7/A

Never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, I,

Em7 Em7/A

Never can say goodbye.

Verse 2:

Dmaj7 Am7/D

Every time I think I've had enough, I start heading for the door.

Dmaj7 Am7/D

There's a very strange vibration, piercin' me right to the core.

Dmaj7 Am7/D

It says turn around you fool, you know you love her more and more.

Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 G/A D

Tell me why, is it so? Don't wanna let you go!

Chorus 1:

D Dm7

I never can say goodbye girl,

E7 Ebmaj7 D G/A

I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no no.

D Dm7

I never can say goodbye girl,

E7 Ebmaj7 D G/A

I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no no.

Bridge 3:

Em7 Em7/A

Never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, I,

Em7 Em7/A

Never can say goodbye.

Verse 3:

Dmaj7 Am7/D

I keep thinkin' that our problems soon, are all gonna work out.

Dmaj7

But there's that same unhappy feeling,

Am7/D

And there's that anguish there's that doubt.

Dmaj7 Am7/D

It's the same old did ya hang up? Can't do with you, or without.

Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 G/A D

Tell me why, is it so? Don't wanna let you go!

Chorus 2:

D Dm7

I never can say goodbye girl,

E7 Ebmaj7 D G/A

I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no no.

D Dm7

I never can say goodbye girl,

E7 Ebmaj7 D G/A

I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no no.

Chorus 3:

D Dm7

I never can say goodbye girl,

E7 Ebmaj7 D G/A

I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no no.

D Dm7

I never can say goodbye girl,

E7 Ebmaj7 D G/A

I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no no no.

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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Em7 Em7/A Dmaj7 Am7/D Gmaj7 F#m7

G/A D Dm7 E7 Eb7

About Never Can Say Goodbye Chords by The Jackson 5

Learn how to play Never Can Say Goodbye by The Jackson 5 with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Never Can Say Goodbye chords”, “Never Can Say Goodbye guitar chords”, or “The Jackson 5 Never Can Say Goodbye chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Never Can Say Goodbye chords and for experienced players who want accurate Never Can Say Goodbye lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em7, Em7/A, Dmaj7, Am7/D, Gmaj7, F#m7.

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