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I'll Never Give It Up chords by
Richard Thompson
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
Em

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Out in the desert there's a
G
G

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soldier lying dead

Vultures pecking the eyes out
C
C

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Em
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of his head

Another day that could have
G
G

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been me there instead
C
C

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Am
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D
D

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Nobody loves me here
Am
Am

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D
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Nobody loves me here
A
A

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Dad's
Verse 2
B
B
2

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gonna kill me
Em
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Dad's gonna kill me
G
G

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You
Verse 3
A
A

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B
B
2

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hit the booby trap
Em
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and you're in pieces
G
G

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With every bullet your risk increases
A
A

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B
B
2

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Old ali baba, he's a differ
Em
Em

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ent species
G
G

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Nobody loves me here
A
A

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B
B
2

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Nobody loves me here
Em
Em

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Dad's gonna kill me Dad's
Verse 4
Em
Em

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gonna kill me
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G

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D
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Em
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Verse 5

G
G

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C
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I'm dead meat in my
Em
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humv frankenstein
G
G

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I hit the road block, somehow

I never hit the mine
C
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Am
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The dice rolled and I got lucky this time
Verse 6
D
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And dad's gonna kill me
Am
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And dad's gonna kill me
Verse 7
D
D

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A
A

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I've got a wife, a kid, another
Am
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on the way
A
A

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B
B
2

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I might get home if I can live

through today
Em
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G

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Before I came out here I
A
A

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never used to pray
B
B
2

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Nobody loves me here
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G

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A
A

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Nobody loves me here
B
B
2

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Dad's gonna kill me
Verse 8
B
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2

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Woo, dad's in a bad mood,
Em
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dad's got the blues
A
A

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It's someone else's mess that
B
B
2

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I didn't choose
Em
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At least we're winning on

the Fox evening news

Nobody loves me here
C
C

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Nobody loves me here
Verse 9
C
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Dad's gonna kill me Dad's gonna

kill me
Verse 10
Em
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Dawn patrol went out and
C
C

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didn't come back
Em
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D
D

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Hug the wire and pray like I told you, Mac
C
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Em
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A
A

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Or they'll be
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shovelling bits of you
Em
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in to a sack
Interlude 1
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B
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Em
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Verse 11
G
G

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And dad's gonna kill me
B
B
2

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And dad's gonna kill me
C
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Who's that stranger
Verse 12
Em
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walking

in my dreams?

Whose that stranger cast a shadow
G
G

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'cross my heart?

Who's that stranger,
C
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I dare speak his name?

Must be old death a- walking
Am
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Must be old death a- walking
Verse 13
D
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Dad's gonna kill me
Verse 14
A
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Am
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Seven muzzle monkeys
D
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standing in a row
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A
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B
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2

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Standing, waiting for
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the sandbox to blow
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G

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A
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Sitting targets in the wild west show
B
B
2

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Nobody loves me here Nobody
Verse 15
B
B
2

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Em
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loves me here
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Dad's gonna kill me
Verse 16
G
G

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A
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Dad's gonna kill me
B
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2

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Another angel got his
Verse 17
Em
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wings
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this week
A
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B
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2

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Charbroiled with his own

willie pete
Em
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Nobody's dying if you
Verse 18

speak double- speak
Em
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And dad's gonna kill me

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • D

  • A

  • B

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I'll Never Give It Up by Richard Thompson is E minor.

The primary chords used in I'll Never Give It Up are Em, G, C, Am, D, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, G, C, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I'll Never Give It Up is approximately 111 beats per minute.

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