Never Say Goodbye Tab by Bon Jovi
Intro 1
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C#m
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Verse 1
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As I sit in this smoky room
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C#m7
The night about to end
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I pass my time with strangers
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But this bottle's my only friend
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Remember when we used to park
C#m7
On Butler Street out in the dark
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Remember when we lost the keys
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And you lost more than that in my backseat,
baby
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Pre-chorus 1
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Remember how we used to talk
C#m
About busting out, we'd break their hearts
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D/F#
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Together, forev er
Never
Chorus 1
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C#m
say goodbye, never say goodbye
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You and me and my old friends
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Hoping it would never end
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A
C#m
Say goodbye, never say goodbye
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Holdin' on, we got to try
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Holdin' on to never say goodbye
Interlude 1
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C#m
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Dm
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Verse 2
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Remember days of skipping school
C#m7
Racing cars and being cool
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With a six pack and the radio
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We didn't need no place to go
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Remember at the prom that night
C#m7
You and me we had a fight
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But the band they played our favorite song
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And I held you in my arms so strong
Pre-chorus 2
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We danced so close, we danced so slow
C#m
And I swore I'd never let you go
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D/F#
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Together, forev er
Chorus 2
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C#m
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
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You and me and my old friends
Dm
Hoping it would never end
A
C#m
Say goodbye, never say goodbye
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Holdin' on, we got to try
Dm
Holdin' on to never say goodbye
Solo 1
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C#m
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C#m
[Whammy]
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And I
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Pre-chorus 3
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guess you'd say we used to talk About
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C#m
busting out
We'd break their hearts
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D/F#
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D
Together, forev er
Chorus 3
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C#m
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
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You and me and my old friends
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Hoping it would never end
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C#m
Say goodbye, never say goodbye
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Holdin' on, we got to try
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Holdin' on to never say
(good
Outro 1
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C#m
bye)
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Dm/F
Dm/G
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C#m
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Never Say Goodbye
Bon Jovi
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