Biography:
See Sérgio Mendes.
Sérgio Santos Mendes (born Niteroi, 11 February 1941) is a Brazilian musician. Born the son of a physician in Niteroi, Brazil, Mendes attended the local conservatory with hopes of becoming a classical pianist. As his interest in jazz grew, he started playing in nightclubs in the late-1950s just as bossa nova, a jazz-inflected derivative of samba, was taking off. Mendes played with Antonio Carlos Jobim (regarded as a mentor), and many U.S. jazz musicians who toured Brazil.
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Never Gonna Let You Go
Words by Cynthia Weil
Music by Barry Mann
Produced by Sergio Mendes
From the Sergio Mendes self titled album (1983)
Sung by Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller
Intro:
A/C# D E D A/C# D E F#
Verse 1:
Gm7 Cm7 F
I was as wrong as I could be
A# D#
To let you get away from me
A#
I'll regret that move
G# F
For as long as I'm living
Em Am D
But now that I've come to see the light
C G/B C
All I wanna do is make things right
G/B
So just say the word
D
And tell me that I'm forgiven
A# F/A
You and me, we're gonna be
Gm7 C F
Better than we were before
C G/B
Loved you then but now I intend
F#m B E
To open up and love you even more
D#m G#
This time you can be sure
Chorus:
Fm A#m
I'm never gonna let you go
D# C# Cm
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
C# G7
Gonna try and make up for all the times
C
I hurt you so
F#m Bm
Gonna hold your body close to mine
E D C#m
From this day on we're gonna be together
D
Oh, I swear this time
E F#
I'm never gonna let you go
Verse 2:
Gm7 Cm7 F
Looking back now, it seems so clear
A# D#
I had it all when you were here
A#
Oh, you gave it all
G# F
And I took it for granted
Em Am D
But if there's some feeling left in you
C G/B C
Some flicker of love that still shines through
G/B
Let's talk it out
D
Let's talk about second chances
A# F/A
Wait and see, it's gonna be
Gm7 C F
Sweeter than it was before
C G/B
I gave some then but now I intend
F#m B E
To dedicate myself to giving more
D#m G#
This time you can be sure
Repeat Chorus
Interlude:
D#m C# Cm ? (Something-Something-Something!)
Tag:
D#
Ooh oh, oh ooh
Gsus4 G
So if you'll just say you want me too, I’m
Chorus 2:
Em Am
Never gonna let you go
D C Bm
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
C F#7
Gonna try and make up for all the times
B
I hurt you so
Fm A#m
Gonna hold your body close to mine
D# C# Cm
From this day on we're gonna be together
C#
Oh, I swear this time
D# F
I'm never gonna let you go
Chorus 3:
A#m D#m
Never gonna let you go
G# F# Fm
Hold you in my arms forever
F# C7
Gonna try and make up for all the times
F
I hurt you so
A#m D#m
Hold your body close to mine
G# F# Fm
From this day on we're gonna be together
Fading…
Words by Cynthia Weil
Music by Barry Mann
Produced by Sergio Mendes
From the Sergio Mendes self titled album (1983)
Sung by Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller
Intro:
A/C# D E D A/C# D E F#
Verse 1:
Gm7 Cm7 F
I was as wrong as I could be
A# D#
To let you get away from me
A#
I'll regret that move
G# F
For as long as I'm living
Em Am D
But now that I've come to see the light
C G/B C
All I wanna do is make things right
G/B
So just say the word
D
And tell me that I'm forgiven
A# F/A
You and me, we're gonna be
Gm7 C F
Better than we were before
C G/B
Loved you then but now I intend
F#m B E
To open up and love you even more
D#m G#
This time you can be sure
Chorus:
Fm A#m
I'm never gonna let you go
D# C# Cm
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
C# G7
Gonna try and make up for all the times
C
I hurt you so
F#m Bm
Gonna hold your body close to mine
E D C#m
From this day on we're gonna be together
D
Oh, I swear this time
E F#
I'm never gonna let you go
Verse 2:
Gm7 Cm7 F
Looking back now, it seems so clear
A# D#
I had it all when you were here
A#
Oh, you gave it all
G# F
And I took it for granted
Em Am D
But if there's some feeling left in you
C G/B C
Some flicker of love that still shines through
G/B
Let's talk it out
D
Let's talk about second chances
A# F/A
Wait and see, it's gonna be
Gm7 C F
Sweeter than it was before
C G/B
I gave some then but now I intend
F#m B E
To dedicate myself to giving more
D#m G#
This time you can be sure
Repeat Chorus
Interlude:
D#m C# Cm ? (Something-Something-Something!)
Tag:
D#
Ooh oh, oh ooh
Gsus4 G
So if you'll just say you want me too, I’m
Chorus 2:
Em Am
Never gonna let you go
D C Bm
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
C F#7
Gonna try and make up for all the times
B
I hurt you so
Fm A#m
Gonna hold your body close to mine
D# C# Cm
From this day on we're gonna be together
C#
Oh, I swear this time
D# F
I'm never gonna let you go
Chorus 3:
A#m D#m
Never gonna let you go
G# F# Fm
Hold you in my arms forever
F# C7
Gonna try and make up for all the times
F
I hurt you so
A#m D#m
Hold your body close to mine
G# F# Fm
From this day on we're gonna be together
Fading…
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