Chords for Jerry Butler - Never Gonna Give You Up (1968)
Tempo:
83.8 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Dm
F
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] .
[Am] [Em] [Am] .
[C] [F] Never gonna [Em] give you up, [F] no [Em] matter how you [F] treat me.
Never gonna [Em] give you up, [F] so [Em] don't you think [Dm] of leaving.
Girl, you treat me [Em] bad, and I know why.
.
Yeah, [C] I've seen [A] you running [B] around [A] with the other [D] guys.
[Dm] .
And you think if [G] you hurt me that I'll go [C] away.
I've made it up in my [A] mind that [B] I'm here [A] to stay.
So [F] tell him, never gonna [Em] give you up.
[Dm] Whisper in his ear, no [Em] matter how you [F] treat me.
You tell him that [Em] every word he said, he'll never [Dm] let you go now.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand [G] what you're doing to the [Dm] man?
.
Do you see [G] these tears here in [C] my eyes?.
Ain't no use in [A] me lying, [B] cause I'm [C#] really [D] crying.
[Dm] .
You think you're gonna [G] take me [Em] and put me on the shelf?
.
Girl, I'd rather die [A] than see [B] [A] somebody [D] else.
[Dm] So throw it out of your [Em] mind.
[C] [Dm] I'll never leave, no [Em] matter how you [Dm] treat me.
Though you've freed me [Em] and deceived me, mama, [Dm] yeah.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand [G] what you're doing [Bm] to the man?.
[C] .
[G] [C] .
[G] [Dm] My friends all [Em] say that I'm your fool.
[C] .
And you're using me [A] like a [B] carpenter [C#m] uses a [Em] tool.
[Dm] .
And I know their [G] intentions are all there.
[C] .
Some of them would help me [A] [B] if they [C#] could.
[Em] [F] But I'll never, [Em] never, [F] never, never, never let you [Em] go now.
No matter how you [F] treat me, mama, no [Em] matter what you say, [Dm] no, no.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand [G] what you're killing this man?.
[Dm] Never gonna give [Em] you up.
Never gonna give [F] you up.
No [Em] matter how you treat me.
No matter [F] what you do [G] to me now.
[F] So don't [G] you think of leaving.
One of these [F] days I'll be [Em] standing around you.
[Dm] No matter [Em] how you treat me.
[C] [N] .
[Am] [Em] [Am] .
[C] [F] Never gonna [Em] give you up, [F] no [Em] matter how you [F] treat me.
Never gonna [Em] give you up, [F] so [Em] don't you think [Dm] of leaving.
Girl, you treat me [Em] bad, and I know why.
.
Yeah, [C] I've seen [A] you running [B] around [A] with the other [D] guys.
[Dm] .
And you think if [G] you hurt me that I'll go [C] away.
I've made it up in my [A] mind that [B] I'm here [A] to stay.
So [F] tell him, never gonna [Em] give you up.
[Dm] Whisper in his ear, no [Em] matter how you [F] treat me.
You tell him that [Em] every word he said, he'll never [Dm] let you go now.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand [G] what you're doing to the [Dm] man?
.
Do you see [G] these tears here in [C] my eyes?.
Ain't no use in [A] me lying, [B] cause I'm [C#] really [D] crying.
[Dm] .
You think you're gonna [G] take me [Em] and put me on the shelf?
.
Girl, I'd rather die [A] than see [B] [A] somebody [D] else.
[Dm] So throw it out of your [Em] mind.
[C] [Dm] I'll never leave, no [Em] matter how you [Dm] treat me.
Though you've freed me [Em] and deceived me, mama, [Dm] yeah.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand [G] what you're doing [Bm] to the man?.
[C] .
[G] [C] .
[G] [Dm] My friends all [Em] say that I'm your fool.
[C] .
And you're using me [A] like a [B] carpenter [C#m] uses a [Em] tool.
[Dm] .
And I know their [G] intentions are all there.
[C] .
Some of them would help me [A] [B] if they [C#] could.
[Em] [F] But I'll never, [Em] never, [F] never, never, never let you [Em] go now.
No matter how you [F] treat me, mama, no [Em] matter what you say, [Dm] no, no.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand [G] what you're killing this man?.
[Dm] Never gonna give [Em] you up.
Never gonna give [F] you up.
No [Em] matter how you treat me.
No matter [F] what you do [G] to me now.
[F] So don't [G] you think of leaving.
One of these [F] days I'll be [Em] standing around you.
[Dm] No matter [Em] how you treat me.
[C] [N] .
Key:
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Dm
F
C
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Em
Dm
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Never gonna [Em] give you up, [F] no [Em] matter how you [F] treat me.
Never gonna [Em] give you up, [F] so [Em] don't you think [Dm] of leaving.
Girl, you treat me [Em] bad, and I know why.
_ .
Yeah, [C] I've seen [A] you running [B] around [A] with the other [D] guys.
[Dm] _ .
And you think if [G] you hurt me that I'll go [C] away.
I've made it up in my [A] mind that [B] I'm here [A] to stay.
So [F] tell him, never gonna [Em] give you up.
[Dm] Whisper in his ear, no [Em] matter how you [F] treat me.
You tell him that [Em] every word he said, he'll never [Dm] let you go now.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand _ [G] what you're doing to the [Dm] man?
_ .
Do you see [G] these tears here in [C] my eyes?.
Ain't no use in [A] me lying, [B] cause I'm [C#] really [D] crying.
[Dm] _ .
You think you're gonna [G] take me [Em] and put me on the shelf?
_ .
Girl, I'd rather die [A] than see [B] [A] somebody [D] else.
[Dm] So throw it out of your [Em] mind.
[C] [Dm] I'll never leave, no [Em] matter how you [Dm] treat me.
Though you've freed me [Em] and deceived me, mama, [Dm] yeah.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand [G] what you're doing [Bm] to the man?.
[C] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] My friends all [Em] say that I'm your fool.
_ [C] _ .
And you're using me [A] like a [B] carpenter [C#m] uses a [Em] tool.
[Dm] _ .
And I know their [G] intentions are all there.
_ [C] _ .
Some of them would help me [A] [B] if they [C#] could.
[Em] [F] But I'll never, [Em] never, [F] never, never, never let you [Em] go now.
No matter how you [F] treat me, mama, no [Em] matter what you say, [Dm] no, no.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand _ [G] what you're killing this man?.
[Dm] Never gonna give [Em] you up.
Never gonna give [F] you up.
No [Em] matter how you treat me.
No matter [F] what you do [G] to me now.
[F] So don't [G] you think of leaving.
One of these [F] days I'll be [Em] standing around you.
[Dm] No matter [Em] how you treat me.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Never gonna [Em] give you up, [F] no [Em] matter how you [F] treat me.
Never gonna [Em] give you up, [F] so [Em] don't you think [Dm] of leaving.
Girl, you treat me [Em] bad, and I know why.
_ .
Yeah, [C] I've seen [A] you running [B] around [A] with the other [D] guys.
[Dm] _ .
And you think if [G] you hurt me that I'll go [C] away.
I've made it up in my [A] mind that [B] I'm here [A] to stay.
So [F] tell him, never gonna [Em] give you up.
[Dm] Whisper in his ear, no [Em] matter how you [F] treat me.
You tell him that [Em] every word he said, he'll never [Dm] let you go now.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand _ [G] what you're doing to the [Dm] man?
_ .
Do you see [G] these tears here in [C] my eyes?.
Ain't no use in [A] me lying, [B] cause I'm [C#] really [D] crying.
[Dm] _ .
You think you're gonna [G] take me [Em] and put me on the shelf?
_ .
Girl, I'd rather die [A] than see [B] [A] somebody [D] else.
[Dm] So throw it out of your [Em] mind.
[C] [Dm] I'll never leave, no [Em] matter how you [Dm] treat me.
Though you've freed me [Em] and deceived me, mama, [Dm] yeah.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand [G] what you're doing [Bm] to the man?.
[C] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] My friends all [Em] say that I'm your fool.
_ [C] _ .
And you're using me [A] like a [B] carpenter [C#m] uses a [Em] tool.
[Dm] _ .
And I know their [G] intentions are all there.
_ [C] _ .
Some of them would help me [A] [B] if they [C#] could.
[Em] [F] But I'll never, [Em] never, [F] never, never, never let you [Em] go now.
No matter how you [F] treat me, mama, no [Em] matter what you say, [Dm] no, no.
So [Em] don't you think of [A#] leaving.
Hey, don't you understand _ [G] what you're killing this man?.
[Dm] Never gonna give [Em] you up.
Never gonna give [F] you up.
No [Em] matter how you treat me.
No matter [F] what you do [G] to me now.
[F] So don't [G] you think of leaving.
One of these [F] days I'll be [Em] standing around you.
[Dm] No matter [Em] how you treat me.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
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