Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye Chords & Tabs

The solo is from the other guy, but I made some structure, so it is easier to play.


Never say goodbye
Bon Jovi

Intro:  A    C#m7    D    Dm

e| Intro ---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9--9b11r9----9--9b11----12-11-9-7---12-11-9-7------|
A|-7~~-7-----------7-----------------------------------7----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

  A                            C#m7
1. As I stood in this smokey room, the night about to end.
2. Remember when we used to party down, in the street, out in the dark.
  G                                        D
1. I pass my time with strangers, but this bottle’s my only friend.
2. Remember when we lost the keys, and you lost more than that in my backseat baby.
  A                                   C#m
3. Remember how we used to talk, about busting out - we’d break their hearts.
   G D/F#     G D
Together - Forever.


Play this riff along with chorus

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12--12b14r12-------12-12b14----15-14-12-10-----15-14-12-10----|
G|-9~~-9----------------9~~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
       A                 C#m7            D
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye.   You and me and my old friends,
Dm                            A                 C#m
hoping it would never end.   Say goodbye, never say goodbye.
 D                        Dm                           A    C#m7   D   Dm
Holdin’ on we got to try, holdin’ on to never say goodbye.

Intro x1

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bon_jovi/never_say_goodbye_tab_ver_5.html ]
A                                 C#m7
Remember days of skipping school, racing cars and being cool.
        G                        D
With a six pack and the radio, we didn’t need no place to go.
A                                C#m7
Remember at the prom that night, you and me we had a fight.
         G                                        D
But the band it played our favourite song, and I held you in my arms so strong.
    A                                        C#m
We danced so close, we danced so slow, and I swore I’d never let you go.
   G D/F#     G D
Together - Forever.


Again chorus with the second riff
       A                 C#m7            D
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye.   You and me and my old friends,
Dm                            A                 C#m
hoping it would never end.   Say goodbye, never say goodbye.
 D                        Dm                           A
Holdin’ on we got to try, holdin’ on to never say goodbye.


Solo: | (A) | C#m7 | D | F  G |       | A | C#m7 | D | F  G |

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-2-------5b7-5-----14b15-14b15---------------------------|
G|-----2-4-----4b6-2-----------------------14--------2----------4----|
D|---2-------------------------------------------3-5--------5-7------|
A|-4-------------------------------------------3----------5----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------5-7-5--7---10-9-7----12b14-12---21b23-21b23--17-------|
|--------5-7-5-------------------10----------------------------------|
|--6-7-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--13-15-13---------------15-17-15-----------------------------------|
|--------------13-15-13----------------15-17-15----17(b)19~----------|
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   A                                       C#m7
I guess you’d say   we used to talk about  busting out - we’d break their hearts.
   G D/F#     G D
Together - Forever.
       A                 C#m7
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye.
 D                             Dm
You and me and my old friends, hoping it would never end.
 A                 C#m
Say goodbye, never say goodbye.
 D                        Dm                           A
Holdin’ on we got to try, holdin’ on to never say goodbye.
C#m7 | D | F  G |      | A | C#m7 | D | Dm | A