Never Say Goodbye chords by
Bon Jovi

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Key: A major

Intro 1

A

C#m

D

Dm

Verse 1
A A 
 
As I sit in this smoky room
C#m C#m 
 
The night about to end
G G 
 
I pass my time with strangers
D D 
 
But this bottle's my only friend
A A 
 
Remember when we used to park
C#m C#m 
 
On    Butler Street out in the dark
G G 
 
Remember when we lost the keys
D D 
 
And you lost more than that in my backseat,

Pre-chorus 1

baby

A

Remember how we used to talk

C#m

About busting out, we'd break their hearts

G

D

G

D

Together, forev er

Chorus 1
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
D D 
 
You and me and my old friends
Dm Dm 
 
Hoping it would never end
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Say goodbye, never say   goodbye
D D 
 
Holdin' on, we got to try
Dm Dm 
 
Holdin' on to never say goodbye

Interlude 1

A

C#m

D

Dm

Verse 2
A A 
 
Remember days of skipping school
C#m C#m 
 
Racing cars and being cool
G G 
 
With a six pack and the radio
D D 
 
We didn't need no place to go
A A 
 
Remember at the prom that night
C#m C#m 
 
You   and me we had a fight
G G 
 
But the band they played our favorite song
D D 
 
And I  held you in my arms so strong

Pre-chorus 2

A

We danced so close, we danced so slow

C#m

And I swore I'd never let you go

G

D

G

D

Together, forev er

Chorus 2
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Never say goodbye, never say   goodbye
D D 
 
You and me and my old friends
Dm Dm 
 
Hoping it would never end
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Say goodbye, never say   goodbye
D D 
 
Holdin' on, we got to try
Dm Dm 
 
Holdin' on to never say goodbye

Solo 1

A

C#m

D

F

G

A

C#m

D

F

G

[Whammy]

Pre-chorus 3

A

And I guess you'd say we used to talk

C#m

About busting out

We'd break their hearts

G

D

G

D

Together, forev er

Chorus 3
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Never say goodbye, never say   goodbye
D D 
 
You and me and my old friends
Dm Dm 
 
Hoping it would never end
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Say goodbye, never say   goodbye
D D 
 
Holdin' on, we got to try
Dm Dm 
 
Holdin' on to never say

Outro 1

A

C#m

D

Dm

(goodbye)

A

C#m

D

Dm

A

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