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Standard Tuning
Intro:
C G Am
WhCen you told me you didn't like me GI thought I cared    
AmI realized I was juGst worried about mysFelf
I had Cnever dealt with myself anGd I was so damn scared
I felt lAmike nothing to everybodGy elseF  
--CHORUS--
Seems like CI'll never recover from loGsing my lover    
I just Amdon't know Gwhat I'm gonna do                  F  
And IC'm taking the blame and I'm Gso ashamed         
Cause IAm'm sitting here tGhinking of Fyou              
So dCon't you ever call me
DoGn't you ever call me
Why'd Amyou ever give tGhat number to Fme
CI never liked that machine
GI think you know what I mean
I Amjust don't have a meGssage to leFave
--CHORUS--
Seems like CI'll never recover from lGosing my lover       
I jAmust don't know whGat I'm gonna Fdo                      
And CI'm taking the blame caGuse I'm so ashamed             
CAmause I'm sitting here thGinking of yFou                    
C G Am G F
WCell you gave me the strength
GAnd you gave me that smile
I don't know hAmow long ago I doGn't know how many Fmiles
CBut I'm thinking of you
AnGd how you knew what to do
AmAnd I know that yoGu did it for mFeF  
--CHORUS--
Seems Clike I'll never recover from loGsing my lover       
I Amjust don't know whaGt I'm gonna dFo                     
And IC'm taking the blame cause IG'm so ashamed          
CauAmse I'm sitting here Gthinking Fthinking of you           
C G Am G F C

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Never Recover

by Soul Asylum

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Chords in this song · guitar

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Standard Tuning

Intro:

C G Am

C G

When you told me you didn't like me I thought I cared

Am G F

I realized I was just worried about myself

C G

I had never dealt with myself and I was so damn scared

Am G F

I felt like nothing to everybody else

--CHORUS--

C G

Seems like I'll never recover from losing my lover

Am G F

I just don't know what I'm gonna do

C G

And I'm taking the blame and I'm so ashamed

Am G F

Cause I'm sitting here thinking of you

So don't you ever call me

Don't you ever call me

Am G F

Why'd you ever give that number to me

I never liked that machine

I think you know what I mean

Am G F

I just don't have a message to leave

--CHORUS--

C G

Seems like I'll never recover from losing my lover

Am G F

I just don't know what I'm gonna do

C G

And I'm taking the blame cause I'm so ashamed

Am G F

Cause I'm sitting here thinking of you

C G Am G F

Well you gave me the strength

And you gave me that smile

Am G F

I don't know how long ago I don't know how many miles

But I'm thinking of you

And how you knew what to do

Am G F F

And I know that you did it for me

--CHORUS--

C G

Seems like I'll never recover from losing my lover

Am G F

I just don't know what I'm gonna do

C G

And I'm taking the blame cause I'm so ashamed

Am G F

Cause I'm sitting here thinking thinking of you

C G Am G F C

About Never Recover Chords by Soul Asylum

Learn how to play Never Recover by Soul Asylum with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Never Recover chords”, “Never Recover guitar chords”, or “Soul Asylum Never Recover 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 Recover chords and for experienced players who want accurate Never Recover lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, Am, F.

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What key is "Never Recover" in?

The chords for "Never Recover" show the original chord names (including C, G, Am, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.