Never Say Never by Ian Mclagan

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

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

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