Never Should Have Let You Go
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Verse 1
B F#
I'm coming home to an empty room
Abm E
my head is spinning on a Sunday afternoon
B F#
there was a time when I had it all
Abm E
I can still remember but I'm barely hanging on
Pre-Chorus
F#
so tell me what to do to make you change you're mind
Abm
I wish that I could find a way to turn back time
E F#
cause life's just not the same since you've been gone.
[Refrão] B
I never should have let you go
F#
cause I'm falling to pieces
Abm
I just wanna let you know
E
that I can't keep pretending
B
I never should have let you go
F#
you're so far away
Abm
and I just can't live without you
E
I just can't breathe without you
B
I never should have let you go.
Verse 2
B F#
What's on you're mind and tell me what do you see
Abm E
and tell me who you think of when you just can't fall asleep
B F#
and all the things I took for granted moments gone forever wasted
Abm E
all the stupid things I did I'd take them back
Pre-Chorus
F#
so tell me what to do to make you change you're mind
Abm
I wish that I could find a way to turn back time
E F#
cause life's just not the same since you've been gone.
[Refrão] B
I never should have let you go
F#
cause I'm falling to pieces
Abm
I just wanna let you know
E
that I can't keep pretending
B
I never should have let you go
F#
you're so far away
Abm
and I just can't live without you
E
I just can't breathe without you
B
I never should have let you go.
Bridge
Abm
And now every single day that I spend without you
E B
getting through the night is the hardest thing to do
F# G
since you walked away
Abm
I guess you'll never know what its like to miss you
E B F#
I try to get a grip put my life back into place its not the same.
[Refrão] B F#
I'm coming home to an empty room
Abm E
my head is spinning on a Sunday afternoon.
D A Bm
Cause I'm falling to pieces I just wanna let you know
G
that I can't keep pretending
D
I never should have let you go
A Bm
you're so far away and I just can't live without you
G
I just can't breathe without you
D A
I never should have let you go.
Bm G
I'm never gonna let you go.
D A
I never should have let you go.
Bm G
I'm never gonna let you go.
End on D
How to play Never Should Have Let You Go
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.