Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give You Up long version from Stone Gon' [1973] (7:59 total time) NOTES: the Gm7-C progression is used throughout most of the song including the the VERSES, and the ad-libbed monologue parts found in the beginning and end of the The marks under those chords simply indicate the amount of beats each chord is played. have to listen and decide how you want to play the groove. Email me with any questions: maculalutea@hotmail.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INTRO (0:00) ENTRANCE OF INSTRUMENTS (in order): hi-hat, kick drum, rising string notes, bass, piano (groove on! - 0:45)

^Gm7/ / / / |^Gm7 / / ^C9/ / Uh... Oh, baby Oh, baby (Keep on) My baby (Keep on doin' it, right on) Mmm, mmm, mmm (Right on doin' it) You got it together (Baby, keep on) Oh, you got it together, baby (Right on, keep on doin' it) Not yet, baby, ohh, not yet Mmm, mmm (my, my baby, keep on) I swear you got it together, baby (keep on, keep on)

PRE-VERSE (1:30) Whatever, whatever Girl, I'll do it Forever and ever, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I'll see you through it VERSE 1 (1:53) I've got to keep you pleased / in every way I can Gonna give you all of me / as much as you can stand Making love to you right now / that's all I want to do I know you need it, girl / and you know I need it, too...'cause PRE-CHORUS (2:15)

^Gm7I found...what the ^Dm7world is searching for ^Gm7Here, right here, my dear^Dm7...I don't have to look no more ^Gm7...and, all my days^Dm7...I hoped and I prayed ^Gm7...for someone just like you to ^Bbmmake me feel the ^Cway you do

CHORUS (2:38)

^Am7Never, never gonna give you up ^D7I'm never, ever gonna stop ^Gm7Not the way I feel about you ^BbmGirl, I just can't ^Clive without you ^Am7I'm never, ever gonna quit, 'cause ^D7Quittin' just ain't my stick ^Gm7I'm gonna stay right here with you ^BbmDo all the things you ^Cwant me to

PRE-VERSE (3:00)

What^Gm7ever you want Girl, you got it And whatever you need I don't want to see you without it

VERSE 2 (3:23) You've given me much more / than words could ever say And oh, my dear, I'll be right here / until my dyin' day I don't know just how to say / all the things I feel I just know that I love you so / and it gives me such a thrill, 'cause PRE-CHORUS (3:45) CHORUS (4:07) (sax solo ¡V 4:29) Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm Bbm C C5-D5 (4:53) Lay here with me (keep on, keep on doin' it) You know, I love to hold you (right on) Mmm...squeeze you, please you (right on, right on, doin' it)

^Gm......^BbmAw yeah, baby, ^Cyeah CHORUS (5:14) play twice

PRE-VERSE (5:58) Whatever, whatever Huuuuh, I'll do it And forever and ever, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I'll see you through it (6:17) spoken I'll be here, baby I swear to you, I'll be here Whenever you feel the need to... That you want me, or, or you need me... Whatever, whatever I'll need ya (right on) Right on (get down) Oh baby (get down) Keep on doin' it, keep on Right on doin' it (oh) Uh, keep on (my baby) Right on, right on doin' it (yeah) Baby keep on (mmmph.........mmm, mmm) Keep on doin' it Baby keep on (shit, yeah) Keep on, right on, doin' it Ahhhhh, yeah Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Woooo!

Barry White - Never never gonna give you up