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[Intro]
E  B A  B E  B A  B
[Verse 1]
EHe never saidB  A  
God helps those who help themEselvesB  A  B  
EHe never saidB  A  
Blessed are the ErichB  A  B  
EHe never said
BDo unto Aothers before they Edo it unto you
Like they're Bgonna doA  B  
And Ehe never said
Its too Bbad Abuddy , but the winner has to take it EallB  A  
G#mHe never said
SucAcess is the key
You gotta be C#mcruel to be F#sus4kindF#  
EAnd Ahe never said it is a Djungle out there
Where the Bweak must B/Aget left beBhind
[Chorus]
He Said
EAnswer a strangers B/D#cry for help
A/C#Love your brother as you E/Bloved yourself
EYou only need to Dseek and you will AfiBnd
ForEgive your enemies B/D#drop that grudge
A/C#Don't judge others and you E/Bwon't be judged
Only Eknock and the Ddoor will open AwiBde, open EwidBeA  
[Instrumental]
B E  B A  B
[Verse 2]
EHe never said
BArchbiAshops should stick to Etheology
Leave all those Bbig issues aAlone chaps
BAnd EI never readB  A  
Put your Bfaith in the Elottery
All those Blittle AballsB  
EHe never saidB  A  
By any means EnecessaryB  A  
And EI don't recallB  A  
My country right or EwrongB  A  
He G#mnever said
send your Amoney to me
Touch the C#mscreen and you're F#sus4gonna be F#healed
EHe never said Aevery man's got a price, Dright?
So do you Bwant to B/Amake a Bdeal?
[Chorus]
He Said
EAnswer a strangers B/D#cry for help
A/C#Love your brother as you E/Bloved yourself
EYou only need to Dseek and you will AfiBnd
ForEgive your enemies B/D#drop that grudge
A/C#Don't judge others and you E/Bwon't be judged
Only Eknock and the Ddoor will open AwiBde, open EwidBeA  B  
[Instrumental]
  E   B    A   Bx2
[Verse 3]
BAnd Eon that dayB  A  
and the Bday that's Ecoming, cause I Bgotta Adream
EWho's gonna be walBking, Ayeah
And who's Bgonna be Erunning, runningB  A  
The G#mfirst will be the last so the Alast must come first
If the C#mmeek inherit the BearthB/A  B  
[Chorus]
He Said
N.C
Answer a strangers cry for help
N.C
Love your brother as you loved yourself
You only need to Dseek and you will AfiBnd
ForEgive your enemies B/D#drop that grudge
A/C#Don't judge others and you E/Bwon't be judged
Only Eknock and the Ddoor will open AwiBde
[Outro]
EAnswer a strangers B/D#cry for help
A/C#Love your brother as you E/Bloved yourself
EYou only need to Dseek and you will AfiBnd
ForEgive your enemies B/D#drop that grudge
A/C#Don't judge others and you E/Bwon't be judged
Only Eknock and the Ddoor will open AwiBde, open EwidBeA  B  
E  B A  B
And Ehe never saidB  A  
every little thinB7g is gonna be alEright

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He Never Said

by Martyn Joseph

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

F#sus4

B/A

B/D#

A/C#

E/B

[Intro]

E B A B E B A B

[Verse 1]

E B A

He never said

E B A B

God helps those who help themselves

E B A

He never said

E B A B

Blessed are the rich

He never said

B A E

Do unto others before they do it unto you

B A B

Like they're gonna do

And he never said

B A E B A

Its too bad buddy , but the winner has to take it all

G#m

He never said

Success is the key

C#m F#sus4 F#

You gotta be cruel to be kind

E A D

And he never said it is a jungle out there

B B/A B

Where the weak must get left behind

[Chorus]

He Said

E B/D#

Answer a strangers cry for help

A/C# E/B

Love your brother as you loved yourself

E D A B

You only need to seek and you will find

E B/D#

Forgive your enemies drop that grudge

A/C# E/B

Don't judge others and you won't be judged

E D A B E B A

Only knock and the door will open wide, open wide

[Instrumental]

B E B A B

[Verse 2]

He never said

B A E

Archbishops should stick to theology

B A

Leave all those big issues alone chaps

B E B A

And I never read

B E

Put your faith in the lottery

B A B

All those little balls

E B A

He never said

E B A

By any means necessary

E B A

And I don't recall

E B A

My country right or wrong

G#m

He never said

send your money to me

C#m F#sus4 F#

Touch the screen and you're gonna be healed

E A D

He never said every man's got a price, right?

B B/A B

So do you want to make a deal?

[Chorus]

He Said

E B/D#

Answer a strangers cry for help

A/C# E/B

Love your brother as you loved yourself

E D A B

You only need to seek and you will find

E B/D#

Forgive your enemies drop that grudge

A/C# E/B

Don't judge others and you won't be judged

E D A B E B A B

Only knock and the door will open wide, open wide

[Instrumental]

E B A B

[Verse 3]

B E B A

And on that day

B E B A

and the day that's coming, cause I gotta dream

E B A

Who's gonna be walking, yeah

B E B A

And who's gonna be running, running

G#m A

The first will be the last so the last must come first

C#m B B/A B

If the meek inherit the earth

[Chorus]

He Said

N.C

Answer a strangers cry for help

N.C

Love your brother as you loved yourself

D A B

You only need to seek and you will find

E B/D#

Forgive your enemies drop that grudge

A/C# E/B

Don't judge others and you won't be judged

E D A B

Only knock and the door will open wide

[Outro]

E B/D#

Answer a strangers cry for help

A/C# E/B

Love your brother as you loved yourself

E D A B

You only need to seek and you will find

E B/D#

Forgive your enemies drop that grudge

A/C# E/B

Don't judge others and you won't be judged

E D A B E B A B

Only knock and the door will open wide, open wide

E B A B

E B A

And he never said

B7 E

every little thing is gonna be alright

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