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Never Any Good chords by
Leonard Cohen
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Key: B major•
Verse 1
G
G

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D
D

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I was never any good at loving you

I was never any good at coming
G
G

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Through for you
C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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You're go ing to feel much better

When you cut me loose forever
Cm
Cm
3

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G
G

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I was never any good
E
E

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Never any good
A
A

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I was never any good
Am
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A
A

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D
D

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at loving you
Verse 2
G
G

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I was dying when we met
D
D

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I bet my life on you

But you called me and I folded
G
G

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Like you knew I'd do
C
C

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You called my ace, my king, my bluff
Cm
Cm
3

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Okay, you win, enough's enough
G
G

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I was never any good
E
E

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Never any good
A
A

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Am
Am

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A
A

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D
D

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I was never any good at loving you
Verse 3
B
B
2

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I was pretty good at taking out

The garbage
Em
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Pretty good at holding up the wall
B
B
2

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Dealing with the fire and the

earthquake
C
C

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C#dim
C#dim
4

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But that don't count
G
G

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Em
Em

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E
E

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That don't count
A
A

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That don't count for
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D

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nothing much at all
Verse 4
G
G

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D
D

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G

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D
D

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I was never any good at loving you
G
G

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I was just a tourist in your bed looking

At the view
C
C

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But I can't forget where my lips

Have been
Cm
Cm
3

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Those holy hills, that deep ravine
G
G

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I was never any good

Never any good
E
E

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A
A

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Am
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A
A

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D
D

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I was never any good at loving
Interlude 1

you
D
D

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G

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D

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G
G

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C
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Cm
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3

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G
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E
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A
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D
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Verse 5
B
B
2

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I was pretty good at taking

out the garbage
Em
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Pretty good at holding up the wall
B
B
2

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I'm sorry for my crimes against
C
C

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The moonlight
C#dim
C#dim
4

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I didn't think
G
G

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I didn't think
Em
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E
E

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A
A

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E

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I didn't think
A
A

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the moon would mind at all
D
D

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Verse 6

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G

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I was never any good at loving you
G
G

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At doing what a woman really wants

A man to do
C
C

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You're going to feel much better
Cm
Cm
3

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When you cut me loose forever
G
G

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I was never any good
E
E

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Never any good
A
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I was never any good
A
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at loving you
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Cm

    3

  • E

  • A

  • Am

  • B

    2

  • Em

  • C#dim

    4

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Never Any Good by Leonard Cohen is B major.

The primary chords used in Never Any Good are B, F#, E, Em, G#, C#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, F#, E, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Never Any Good is approximately 113 beats per minute.

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