Never Givin Up Chords

Al Jarreau - Never Givin' Up (1980)
from his album "This Time"
written by Tom Canning & Al Jarreau
 
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9T5SWxEqnY
 
[Intro]
  D6               Cmaj9       F13     Em7              C/D  D/C Am9 F/Eb
| *   *   *   *  | *   *   *   *     | *   *   *   *  | *    *   *   *   |
  D6               Cmaj9       Cm6/Eb  Em7     Em7/D    Cmaj7    Abmaj9/Bb
| *   *   *   *  | *   *   *   *     | *   *   *   *  | *    *   *   *   |
 
[Verse 1]
           Ebmaj7  G7      Cm9
I'd been afraid,      that I had missed the
   Bbm9 Eb13   Abmaj7      Abm7     Bbm9 Bb7b9
chance  of a lifetime
           Ebmaj7  G7       Cm9            Bbm7 Eb9
And by the way,       I've tumbled with romance girl
    Abmaj7
And I don't cry 
    Bbmaj7/C    C13
But now I'm
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7b5                   Cm7
      Searching every star
 Bbm7 Eb7 Am7b5
(I    go  on)
                    Cm7
Searching near and far
 Bbm7  Eb7 Am7b5
(eve - ry  dawn)
                Abmaj7
'Til I find our one
Bbmaj7/C C7b9   Db9    Ab/Bb     Am7    D7b9
spi   -  rit    flying high,     flying high
 
[Chorus]
     Gmaj9                   Em7
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Dm7
Even when this life is o - ver
Gmaj9                   Em7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Dm7
Even when this life is o - ver
Gmaj9                   Em7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Ebdim7
Even when this life is o - ver
 
Em   Em7/D           Dbm7b5  Cmaj7/D C6/D
I'll be content in time
 Em  Em/Eb            G/D          Dbm7b5
(Mmm      I/m gonna be content in time)
 
[Interlude]
  Cmaj9              Abmaj9/Bb Bb7b9
| *    *   *   *   | *    *    *    *   |
 
[Verse 2]
       Ebmaj7  G7    Cm9
And so today,     I think I'll take the
   Bbm9 Eb13   Abmaj7      Abm7     Bbm9 Bb7b9
chance  of a lifetime
           Ebmaj7  G7#9     Cm9             Bbm7 Eb9
And by the way,         I'm falling for romance  girl
    Abmaj7
And I don't mind
    Bbmaj7/C    C13
How much I cry
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7b5                      Cm7
      I'm reaching for the sun
 Bbm7  Eb7 Am7b5
(ang - els sing)
                  Cm7
Love has just begun
 Bbm7 Eb7   Am7b5
(who  would think)
                  Abmaj7
Two could turn to one
Bbmaj7/C C7b9   Db9    Ab/Bb     Am7    D7b9
spi   -  rit    flying high,     flying high
 
[Chorus]
     Gmaj9                   Em7
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Dm7
Even when this life is o - ver
Gmaj9                   Em7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Dm7
Even when this life is o - ver
Gmaj9                   Em7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Ebdim7
Even when this life is o - ver
 
Em  Em7/D           Dbm7b5    Cmaj7/D D13b9
I'll be content in time
 
[Chorus]
     Gmaj9                   Em7
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Dm7
Even when this life is o - ver
Gmaj9                   Em7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Dm7
Even when this life is o - ver
Gmaj9                   Em7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Cmaj7             Cm7 Ebdim7
Even when this life is o - ver
 
Em     Em7/D            Dbm7b5
I'll be content I wanna be content in time
 
[Interlude]
  D6               Cmaj9       F13     Em7              C/D  D/C Am9 F/Eb   Cm9 F9sus4
| *   *   *   *  | *   *   *   *     | *   *   *   *  | *    *   *   *   |  *   *   |
 
[Chorus]
     Bbmaj9                  Gm7
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Ebmaj7             Ebm7 Fm7
Even when this life is over
     Bbmaj9             Gm7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Ebmaj7             Ebm7 Fm7
Even when this life is over
     Bbmaj9             Gm7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Ebmaj7             Ebm7 Ebdim7
Even when this life is over
 
Gm  Gm7/F           Em7b5    Ebmaj7/F F9
I'll be content in time
 
[Chorus]
     Bbmaj9                  Gm7
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Ebmaj7             Ebm7 Fm7
Even when this life is over
     Bbmaj9             Gm7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Ebmaj7             Ebm7 Fm7
Even when this life is over
     Bbmaj9             Gm7
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
     Ebmaj7             Ebm7 Ebdim7
Even when this life is over
 
Gm     Gm7/F            Em7b5       Gb/Ab Ab7b9
I'll be content I wanna be content
 
[Outro]
Dbmaj9              Bbm7     Gbmaj7                  Gbm7 Abm7
Never gonna give it up,            no no no-no, not I         
Dbmaj9              Bbm7     Gbmaj7                  Gbm7 Abm7
Never gonna give it up,           no no no-no, not I       
Dbmaj9              Bbm7     Gbmaj7                  Gbm7 Abm7
Never gonna give it up,            no no no-no, not I       
 
Bbm  Bbm7/Ab       Gm7b5     Gbmaj7/Ab Ab7b9
I'll be content in time
 
[Repeat and Fade]
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