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Never Be the Same

Crowded House
Tab
4.8(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

C G C G C G C F Am G

D2* Dm* Am* G D2 Dm Am G

don't stand around like friends at a funeral

D2 Dm Am G

eyes to the ground

Am Am/G*

it could have been you

D2 Dm Am G

why do you weep

D2 Dm Am G

for the passing of ages

D2 Dm Am

you slip with the back of your hand

G

you're taking it out on the one you love

D2 Dm A G

I couldn't believe it

F C

but we might still survive

G Am Am/G#* Am/G

and rise up through the maze

F C

if you could change your life

G Am

and never be the same

e|--------------------------|---------------||
B|-5--5--6--6--8--8--10--10-|-5--5--6--6--8-||
G|--------------------------|---------------||
D|--------------------------|---------------||
A|--------------------------|---------------||
E|--------------------------|---------------||

how long must I wait

for you to release me

I pay for each mistake

while you suffer in silence

I could still have an easy life

but the life ain't worth living

C D

once more will i hear you say

we might still survive

and rise up through the maze

if you could change your life

G F Am F D

and never be the same

Instr. break on G

D2 G

don't stand around

D2 G

like friends at a funeral

D2 Dm Am G

eyes to the ground

Am Am/G

don't suffer in silence

F C

'cause we might still survive

G Am

and rise up through the maze

F C

if you could change your life

G Am

and never be the same

F C

everytime I hear you

G Am

never be the same

F C

and everytime I mess up

G

never be the same

Chords under guitar solo (to end of song):

F C G D F C G [--- Stay on G for rest of song]

TAB FOR SOLO:

e|---------|------0----|---------|-------------|---------|---------|
B|---1--1--|---1-------|---0--1--|-------------|---1--1--|---0--1--|
G|---------|--------0--|---------|----7----7---|---------|---0--0--|
D|-3-------|-2---------|-3-------|-4----4----4-|-3-------|-2-------|
A|---------|-----------|---------|-------------|---------|---------|
E|---------|-----------|---------|-------------|---------|---------|
e|-------------------|-1-----10-----10----10--------------------|
B|-------------------|-3-----12--12----12-----------------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------------12--10---------10--|
D|-------------------|-------------------------------10-12------|
A|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-3--(7)--(7)--(7)--|------------------------------------------|

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

e|--------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------4-|--(5)^4---(5)^4--2-0--|----(5)^4-------(5)^4------(5)^4-| G chord
D|-3-5----|----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------|----------------------|-3-------------------------------|

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* UNUSUAL CHORDS

D2 X57755

Dm X57765

Am 577555

Am/G 302210

(Transcription by Marck Bailey)

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