Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) chords by Gladys Knight & The Pips (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj7
C7sus4
F
C7
Gm7
Cm7
F7
Bbmaj7
Am7
Bbm
F/C
Dm
Dbaug
Bm7b5
D7sus4
D7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) It's sad to think
Gm7 
We're not  (G minor7) gonna make it
C7sus4 
 (C7sus4) And it's gotten to the point
C7 
Fmaj7 
Cm7 
F7 
Where  (C7) we just  (F minoraj7) can      fake it (Ooh)  (C minor7)  (F7) 
Bbmaj7 
Am7 
 (B flat minoraj7) For some ungodly reason  (A minor7) 
Bbmaj7 
Bbm 
We just  (B flat minoraj7) won't     let it down (let it  (B flat minor) down)
F/C 
I guess  (F/C) neither one of us (neither one of us)
Gm7 
C7sus4 
Fmaj7 
 (G minor7) Wants to be the first  (C7sus4) to say goodbye  (F minoraj7) 
C7sus4 
F 
C7 
 (C7sus4) I  (F major)  (C7) 

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Verse 2
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) keep     on wondering
(wondering)
Gm7 
What I'm gonna  (G minor7) do    without ya
(do without you)
C7sus4 
And I  (C7sus4) guess you must be
C7 
Fmaj7 
 (C7) Wondering that  (F minoraj7) same     thing too (Ooh)
Cm7 
F7 
Bbmaj7 
 (C minor7) So  (F7) we go  (B flat minoraj7) on
Am7 
Bbmaj7 
Go  (A minor7) on    together living  (B flat minoraj7) our       lives
Bbm 
(living our  (B flat minor) lives)
F/C 
Because  (F/C) neither one of us (neither one of us)
Gm7 
C7sus4 
Fmaj7 
 (G minor7) Wants to be the first  (C7sus4) to say  (F minoraj7) goodbye
Cm7 
F7 
 (C minor7) Ooh  (F7) 

Bridge 1
Bbmaj7 
 (B flat minoraj7) every     time I find the nerve
Every time I find the nerve
Fmaj7 
to say  (F minoraj7) I'm      leavin' (leavin')
Gm7 
C7sus4 
Oh,  (G minor7) memories, those old  (C7sus4) memories
Fmaj7 
Cm7 
Get in my  (F minoraj7) way (my way my  (C minor7) way)
F7 
Bbmaj7 
Oh  (F7)  (B flat minoraj7) Lord knows it's only me
only knows it's only me
Am7 
 (A minor7) That  I'm deceiving
Dm 
Dbaug 
 (D minor) When it comes to say good (D flataug) bye
F/C 
That's  (F/C) a simple word
Bm7b5 
C7sus4 
C7 
that I  (B minor7b5) just     can (C7sus4) not say  (C7) 

Verse 3
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) There    can be no way
There can be no way (be no way)
Gm7 
This can have a  (G minor7) happy ending (happy ending)
C7sus4 
C7 
 (C7sus4) So we just go on (we go  (C7) on)
Fmaj7 
Hurting and  (F minoraj7) pretending
Cm7 
F7 
Bbmaj7 
And  (C minor7)  (F7)  (B flat minoraj7) convincing ourselves
Am7 
Bbmaj7 
 (A minor7) To give it just one  (B flat minoraj7) more try
Bbm 
(one more  (B flat minor) try)
F/C 
Because  (F/C) neither one of us (neither one of us)
Gm7 
C7sus4 
 (G minor7) Wants to be the first  (C7sus4) to say
Am7 
 (A minor7) Neither one of us (neither one of us)
D7sus4 
D7 
 (D7sus4) Wants to be the  (D7) first to say
Gm7 
 (G minor7) Neither one of us (neither one of us)
C7sus4 
C7 
 (C7sus4) Wants to be the first  (C7) to say
Fmaj7 
Bbm 
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) Farewell my  (B flat minor) love, good (F minoraj7) bye      (goodbye)

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Fmaj7
C7sus4
F
C7
Gm7
Cm7
F7
Bbmaj7
Am7
Bbm
F/C
Dm
Dbaug
Bm7b5
D7sus4
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 71

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dbaug: x-4-3-2-2-x
Bm7b5: x-2-3-2-3-x
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) by Gladys Knight & The Pips, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Gladys Knight & The Pips.