NEVER GONNA 

LET YOU GO

Sergio Mendes

Intro: F#m Bm E A F#m E F#

Gm7      Cm7                   F

I was as wrong as I could be

                Bb                  Eb

To let you get away from me

        Bb       

I'll regret that move

           Ab                   F

For as long as I'm livin'

G                         C                      D   

But now that I've come to see the light

                 Bm                      Em

All I wanna do is make things right

             G           

So just say the word

       C                         D 

And tell me that I'm forgiven

Bb  

You and me

           F                    Gm         Bb        F

We're gonna be better than we were before

    G                         D

I loved you then but now I intend

     B                 B                    E

To open up and love you even more

      Ebm                   Ab   

This time you can be sure

Chorus:

      Fm                        Bbm 

I'm never gonna let you go

                Eb                   Gm      Cm 

I'm gonna hold you in  my arms forever

          Db                                     Bbm

Gonna try and make up for all the times

                C  Bb C

I hurt you so

          F#                     Bm

Gonna hold your body close to mine

                      E                   G#m  C#m

From this day on we're gonna be together

          D

Oh I swear this time

       E                           F#

I'm never gonna let you go

Looking back now

It seems so clear

I had it all when you were here

Oh you gave it all

And I took it for granted

But if there's some feeling left in you

Some flickers of love

That still shines through

Let's talk it out

Let's talk about second chances

Wait and see

It's gonna be sweeter than it was before

I gave some then but now I intend

To dedicate myself to giving more

This time you can be sure

Adlib: Instrumental

(Repeat Chorus) (Move the chords a fret lower: Em)

      Em                       Am 

I'm never gonna let you go

                D                    F#m    Bm 

I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever

           C                                     Am

Gonna try and make up for all the times

                B A B 

I hurt you so

          Fm                                 Bbm

Gonna hold your body close to mine

                      Eb                  Gm   Cm

From this day on we're gonna be together

          Db

Oh I swear this time

     Eb                           F

I'm never gonna let you go

(Repeat Chorus) (Move the chords five frets higher: Bbm)

      Bbm                     Ebm 

I'm never gonna let you go

                Ab                              C#  

I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever

           F#                                    Ebm

Gonna try and make up for all the times

                 F  Eb  F

I hurt you so

          Bbm                              Ebm

Gonna hold your body close to mine

                     Ab                           C#

From this day on we're gonna be together

          F#

Oh I swear this time

          Eb                                   Bb

So if you'll just say you want me too...

This song is lovingly dedicated to
my only Prince
Peter Crook of Vancouver