Tuning: EADGBE
Lovely tribute to Ian’s wife Kim, and the title track from his 2008 album Never
Say Never www.ianmclagan.com
The song has a lovely bluesy shuffle
Intro:
the rhythm is an easy, triplet feel for this
E -------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
B -9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9----9-h-10-----------------------5-------2-----0-|
G -9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9----9-9-----9-------------------6---6----2-----1-|
D 11-9-9-11-9-9-11-9-9----9-h-11--9------------------6-----6---2-----2-|
A ----11-----11-----11-----------11------11-9-7-9-7-4-------4--0-----2-|
E --------------------------------0----------------------------------0-|
Passing riff:
this lovely little riff is used throughout, indicated as Riff1 below
E ------------|
B -9-h-10-----|
G -9----9--9--|
D -9-h-11--9--|
A --------11--|
E ---------0--|
E Riff1
I can hear you calling my name
C#m
Or somebody’s whispering
A E
That sounds like you
E Riff1
I can see you standing in the shade
C#m
The sun is glistening
A E
And it’s blinding my view
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E Riff1
I can feel your touch on my face
C#m
I remember kissing you
A E
For the first time
E Riff1
I can sense you just out of frame
C#m
And I’ll be reminiscing
A E
For the rest of my life
B
Never loved anyone
C#m B C#m
I never loved anybody but you ba-by
B
Never been lucky baby
C#m
I never backed winners
A E
But I’ll never say never again
= Intro plays again here =
E Riff1
I can see your face in the crowd
C#m
I been listening
A E
To an angel’s cry
E Riff1
I can dream if you hang around
C#m
I can do anything
A E
With you by my side
B
Never loved anyone
C#m B C#m
I never loved anybody but you ba-by
B
Never been lucky baby
C#m
I never backed winners
A E
But I’ll never say never again
A E
I’ll never say never again
Intro riff to close...
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A really touching song... I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
May 2010
watfordkev@gmail.com
