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Never is a Promise

Fiona Apple
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Song

Song: Never Is A Promise
By: Fiona Apple
From The Album: Tidal
Chords:
C x32010 F 133211 Fmaj7#11 133200
Am x02210 E 022100 Fsus4 xx3311
G 320003 Dm xx0231 C/E xx2010
Fadd9 xx3213 Asus2 x02200 Dm7 x57565
Gm 355333 G6/9 320200 Dbmaj7b5 x4556x
There are optional chords (like the E7s and Dm7s) that are down to your preference, I personally like
them but whatever.

Intro

    
   
    
   

Verse

You'll never see the courage I know
Its colors' richness won't appear within your view
I'll never glow - the way that you glow
Your presence dominates the judgments made on you 

Bridge

But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
I understand what I am still too proud to mention - to you

Chorus

You'll say you understand, but you don't understand
You'll say you'd never give up seeing eye to eye
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie

Breakdown

    
   
    
   

Verse

You'll never touch - these things that I hold
The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own
You'll never feel the heat of this soul
My fever burns me deeper than I've ever shown - to you

Chorus

You'll say, don't fear your dreams, it's easier than it seems
You'll say you'd never let me fall from hopes so high
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie

Breakdown

    
   
    
   

Verse

You'll never live the life that I live
I'll never live the life that wakes me in the night
You'll never hear the message I give
You'll say it looks as though I might give up this fight

Bridge

But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
I realize what I am now too smart to mention - to you

Chorus

You'll say you understand, you'll never understand
I'll say I'll never wake up knowing how or why
I don't know what to believe in, you don't know who I am
You'll say I'll need appeasing when I start to cry
But never is a promise, and I'll never need a lie

Outro

    
    

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These need nothing beyond C, F, Fmaj7#11, Am, E, Fsus4, G, Dm, C/E, Fadd9, Asus2, Dm7, Gm, Dbmaj7b5, E7, Gm11, F6, Emaj7, G7, G6, Fmaj7, Gadd4, Em, B, Bb7.

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