This song has a lot of intricate finger picking and elaborate chords that Taylor is well known for, so this is
more of a simple touch on this beautiful song. I really hope someone comes along and makes a more
sophisticated version!
Capo on the 5th fret.
[Verse 1]
C F C G
I never could admit when I was wrong then
G7 C
Even when I felt it in my bones
C F C G
I always thought it meant I was a strong man
F C
I wondered why I was alone
[Verse 2]
C F C G
That's when she stepped out of the ether
G7 C
Right when I was ready for a dance
C F C G
She said "I don't know what I am doin' either
F C
"But I know when to take a chance"
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dm Am G7
I never knew how to be scared
C C/B Am C/B F
'Til I found somethin' I knew I couldn't lose
G
And then the revelation trembled
G7
From the tip of my own tongue
[Chorus 1]
C F C G
Like the last few boys at the Alamo
C F C G
Like Cusack holdin' that stereo
Am E C Fm
What Juliet hears from Romeo:
C G C
"I'm never gonna say goodbye"
[Verse 3]
C F C G
There's not a way to someone's heart that she can't see
G7 C
She lives and loves with everything she's got
C F C G
My dark days showed me how to ask, "Why me?"
G7 C
She's shown me how to ask, "Why not?"
[Verse 4]
C F C G
She keeps a hopeful eye upon the future
G7 C
She finds a way to share that hope with me
C F C G
And the few times that she's met some sort of failure
G7 C
She wins a little back by laughin' at defeat
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dm Am G7
I never knew what life could be
C C/B Am C/B F
So it stands to reason why I can't go back
G
And now a revelation trembles
G7
From the bottom of my heart
[Chorus 2]
C F C G
And like the stock exchange for the billionaires
C F C G
Like a convert singin' his morning prayers
Am E C Fm
From the scientist to the polar bears:
C G C
"I'm never gonna say goodbye"
[Chorus 1]
C F C G
Like those last few boys at the Alamo
C F C G
Like Cusack holdin' that stereo
Am E C Fm
What Juliet hears from Romeo:
C G7
"I'm never gonna say
C G7
"Don't make me say
C G C
"I'm never gonna say goodbye"