Chords for Al Jarreau ~ Never Givin' Up (1980 )
Tempo:
102.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
Cm
Em
Eb
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [C] [Eb]
[D] [G] [A]
[Em] [G] [C] [Eb]
I've been [Gm] [G] afraid [Eb] that I had missed [Bbm] the chance of [Ab] a lifetime.
[B] [Db]
[Bb] And by the way, [G] I [Eb] tumbled with a [Bbm]
romance girl [Eb] and I don't cry.
[Bb] But now [E]
[Ebm] [A] I'm [F] searching [Cm] every star, [Db]
[Eb] [A] searching near [Gm] and [Bbm] far.
[A] [F] Until I [Ab] find that [F] one [Dbm] [Ab] spirit flying high.
[Am] [D]
[G] I'll never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [F] over.
[G] Never give it up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] I [Em] [C] [Cm]
[Ebm] [Em] [G] will [D] be content [Db] in [G] time.
[Em] I will [B] [G] be content [A] in [G] [C] time.
[Eb] [Bb]
And so today, [G] [Cm] I think I'll [Bbm] take a [Ab] chance on a lifetime.
[B] [Bbm]
And by [Bb] the [G] way, [Cm] I'm falling [Db] for a romance [Ab] girl and I don't [Cm] mind how [Bb] much I [C] cry.
I [A] see I'm [F] reaching [Eb] for the [Bbm]
sun.
[Cm] Love has just [Db] begun.
[Eb] [A] But you could [Ab] turn to one [Gm]
[C] [Abm] spirit [Ab] flying high.
[Am] [D] Flying high.
[G] I'll never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] Never give it up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[D] Never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Eb] over.
[Em] [G] I'll be [Db] content in time.
[D]
[Bm] Never give it [G] up, never gonna give it [C] up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] [Em] [Cm]
[Dm] [G] [Em] [Cm]
[Em] I'll [G] be content.
And [Db] I think I'm gonna be content [D] in time
[Cm] [F] [Em]
[D] I'll [Em] [Cm]
[Bb] never give it up Never gonna give [Gm] it up
Even in this life, [Ebm] it's tough [Fm] [Dm] [Bb] [Eb] [Ebm]
[Fm] [Dm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Gm] [Bb] I'll be [E] content in [F] time
[Dm] I'll never give [Bb] it up Never gonna give it up
Even [Gm] in [Ebm] life it's [Ab] over
[F] Never give it [Bb] up, never gonna give it up
[Eb] Even in this [Ebm] life it's [Fm] over
[Bb] Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Eb] Even in life [Ebm] it's over
[Gm] [Bb] I'll be content, [Em] you're gonna be content
[Ab]
[Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
[Gb] No, [Gbm] no, no, no, no
[Abm] [Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
No, no, [Gbm] no, no, no
[Abm] [Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
[Gb] No, no, no, [A] no, no
[Bbm] [Db] I'll be [G] content and fine
[Ab] [Db] [Gb] [Gbm] [Abm]
[Db] [Bbm] [A]
[Em] [C] [Eb]
[D] [G] [A]
[Em] [G] [C] [Eb]
I've been [Gm] [G] afraid [Eb] that I had missed [Bbm] the chance of [Ab] a lifetime.
[B] [Db]
[Bb] And by the way, [G] I [Eb] tumbled with a [Bbm]
romance girl [Eb] and I don't cry.
[Bb] But now [E]
[Ebm] [A] I'm [F] searching [Cm] every star, [Db]
[Eb] [A] searching near [Gm] and [Bbm] far.
[A] [F] Until I [Ab] find that [F] one [Dbm] [Ab] spirit flying high.
[Am] [D]
[G] I'll never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [F] over.
[G] Never give it up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] I [Em] [C] [Cm]
[Ebm] [Em] [G] will [D] be content [Db] in [G] time.
[Em] I will [B] [G] be content [A] in [G] [C] time.
[Eb] [Bb]
And so today, [G] [Cm] I think I'll [Bbm] take a [Ab] chance on a lifetime.
[B] [Bbm]
And by [Bb] the [G] way, [Cm] I'm falling [Db] for a romance [Ab] girl and I don't [Cm] mind how [Bb] much I [C] cry.
I [A] see I'm [F] reaching [Eb] for the [Bbm]
sun.
[Cm] Love has just [Db] begun.
[Eb] [A] But you could [Ab] turn to one [Gm]
[C] [Abm] spirit [Ab] flying high.
[Am] [D] Flying high.
[G] I'll never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] Never give it up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[D] Never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Eb] over.
[Em] [G] I'll be [Db] content in time.
[D]
[Bm] Never give it [G] up, never gonna give it [C] up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] [Em] [Cm]
[Dm] [G] [Em] [Cm]
[Em] I'll [G] be content.
And [Db] I think I'm gonna be content [D] in time
[Cm] [F] [Em]
[D] I'll [Em] [Cm]
[Bb] never give it up Never gonna give [Gm] it up
Even in this life, [Ebm] it's tough [Fm] [Dm] [Bb] [Eb] [Ebm]
[Fm] [Dm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Gm] [Bb] I'll be [E] content in [F] time
[Dm] I'll never give [Bb] it up Never gonna give it up
Even [Gm] in [Ebm] life it's [Ab] over
[F] Never give it [Bb] up, never gonna give it up
[Eb] Even in this [Ebm] life it's [Fm] over
[Bb] Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Eb] Even in life [Ebm] it's over
[Gm] [Bb] I'll be content, [Em] you're gonna be content
[Ab]
[Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
[Gb] No, [Gbm] no, no, no, no
[Abm] [Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
No, no, [Gbm] no, no, no
[Abm] [Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
[Gb] No, no, no, [A] no, no
[Bbm] [Db] I'll be [G] content and fine
[Ab] [Db] [Gb] [Gbm] [Abm]
[Db] [Bbm] [A]
Key:
G
Cm
Em
Eb
Db
G
Cm
Em
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb]
I've been [Gm] [G] afraid _ [Eb] that I had missed [Bbm] the chance of [Ab] a lifetime.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Db]
[Bb] And by the way, [G] I [Eb] tumbled with a [Bbm]
romance girl [Eb] and I don't cry.
[Bb] But now [E] _
[Ebm] _ [A] I'm [F] searching [Cm] every star, [Db] _
[Eb] _ [A] _ _ searching near [Gm] and [Bbm] far.
_ [A] _ [F] Until I [Ab] find that [F] one [Dbm] [Ab] spirit flying high.
[Am] _ [D] _ _
[G] I'll never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [F] over.
[G] Never give it up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] I [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _
[Ebm] _ [Em] _ [G] will [D] be content [Db] in [G] time.
[Em] I will [B] _ [G] be content [A] in _ [G] [C] time.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
And so today, [G] _ [Cm] I think I'll [Bbm] take a [Ab] chance on a lifetime.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] _
And by [Bb] the [G] way, [Cm] I'm falling [Db] for a romance [Ab] girl and I don't [Cm] mind how [Bb] much I [C] cry.
I [A] see I'm [F] reaching [Eb] for the _ [Bbm]
sun.
[Cm] _ _ Love has just [Db] begun.
[Eb] _ [A] _ But you could [Ab] turn to one [Gm] _
[C] [Abm] spirit [Ab] flying high.
[Am] [D] Flying high.
[G] I'll never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] Never give it up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[D] Never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Eb] over.
[Em] _ [G] I'll be [Db] content in time.
[D] _
[Bm] _ Never give it [G] up, never gonna give it [C] up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Cm] _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Em] I'll [G] be content.
And [Db] I think I'm gonna be content [D] in time
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'll [Em] _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] never give it up Never gonna give [Gm] it up
Even in this life, [Ebm] it's tough [Fm] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] _
_ [Fm] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gb] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] I'll be [E] content in _ [F] time
[Dm] I'll never give [Bb] it up Never gonna give it up
Even [Gm] in [Ebm] life it's [Ab] over
[F] Never give it [Bb] up, never gonna give it up
[Eb] Even in this [Ebm] life it's [Fm] over
[Bb] Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Eb] Even in life [Ebm] it's over
[Gm] _ [Bb] I'll be content, [Em] you're gonna be content
[Ab] _
[Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
[Gb] No, [Gbm] no, no, no, no
[Abm] [Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
_ No, no, [Gbm] no, no, no
[Abm] [Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
[Gb] No, no, no, [A] no, no
_ [Bbm] _ [Db] I'll be [G] content and fine
_ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gbm] _ [Abm] _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb]
I've been [Gm] [G] afraid _ [Eb] that I had missed [Bbm] the chance of [Ab] a lifetime.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Db]
[Bb] And by the way, [G] I [Eb] tumbled with a [Bbm]
romance girl [Eb] and I don't cry.
[Bb] But now [E] _
[Ebm] _ [A] I'm [F] searching [Cm] every star, [Db] _
[Eb] _ [A] _ _ searching near [Gm] and [Bbm] far.
_ [A] _ [F] Until I [Ab] find that [F] one [Dbm] [Ab] spirit flying high.
[Am] _ [D] _ _
[G] I'll never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [F] over.
[G] Never give it up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] I [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _
[Ebm] _ [Em] _ [G] will [D] be content [Db] in [G] time.
[Em] I will [B] _ [G] be content [A] in _ [G] [C] time.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
And so today, [G] _ [Cm] I think I'll [Bbm] take a [Ab] chance on a lifetime.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] _
And by [Bb] the [G] way, [Cm] I'm falling [Db] for a romance [Ab] girl and I don't [Cm] mind how [Bb] much I [C] cry.
I [A] see I'm [F] reaching [Eb] for the _ [Bbm]
sun.
[Cm] _ _ Love has just [Db] begun.
[Eb] _ [A] _ But you could [Ab] turn to one [Gm] _
[C] [Abm] spirit [Ab] flying high.
[Am] [D] Flying high.
[G] I'll never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] Never give it up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[D] Never give it [Em] up, never gonna give it up, even when this [Cm] life is [Eb] over.
[Em] _ [G] I'll be [Db] content in time.
[D] _
[Bm] _ Never give it [G] up, never gonna give it [C] up, even when this [Cm] life is [Dm] over.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Cm] _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Em] I'll [G] be content.
And [Db] I think I'm gonna be content [D] in time
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'll [Em] _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] never give it up Never gonna give [Gm] it up
Even in this life, [Ebm] it's tough [Fm] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] _
_ [Fm] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gb] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] I'll be [E] content in _ [F] time
[Dm] I'll never give [Bb] it up Never gonna give it up
Even [Gm] in [Ebm] life it's [Ab] over
[F] Never give it [Bb] up, never gonna give it up
[Eb] Even in this [Ebm] life it's [Fm] over
[Bb] Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Eb] Even in life [Ebm] it's over
[Gm] _ [Bb] I'll be content, [Em] you're gonna be content
[Ab] _
[Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
[Gb] No, [Gbm] no, no, no, no
[Abm] [Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
_ No, no, [Gbm] no, no, no
[Abm] [Db] Never gonna give [Bbm] it up
[Gb] No, no, no, [A] no, no
_ [Bbm] _ [Db] I'll be [G] content and fine
_ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gbm] _ [Abm] _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _