Never Had
by Oscar Isaac
http://oscar-isaac.com/
from the "Ten Years" movie soundtrack
Capo 6
There are only four chords in this song.
Other than the intro and outro, the entire song is just two chord progressions, one for
the verse and one for the chorus.
The chords are:
Fmaj7 C G Am
0 0 3 0
1 1 0 1
2 0 0 2
3 2 0 2
x 3 x 0
x x 3 x
4/4 time
Intro (the "|" below the chords indicates down beats)
Fmaj7 C G Am G
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----0-3---0-0-0------0-3---0-0-0---------------------0-0-0----------|
B|----1-1---1-1-1------1-1---1-1-1----0-0-0---0-0-0^1--1-1-0---0-0-0--|
G|----2-2---2-2-2------0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0^2--2-2-0---0-0-0--|
D|-3------3------------2-----2-2-2----0-0-0---0-0-0^2-(2)------0-0-0--|
A|------------------3------3------------------------0-----------------|
E|----------------------------------3-------3----------------3--------|
F Am G (This G chord lick is used throughout the song
multiple times)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----1--1---3---0-------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--1---1---1----1-------0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-1-------3--------|
G|----2--2---2---0----2-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
D|-3-------3---3------0^2---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
A|-----------------0------0----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3------|
As you can see, he plays the bass note for the chord before strumming the rest of the
strings. Also he uses lots of hammer ons for the Am and C chords throughout the rest of
the song. For example, when you see a C or Am chord you can play them like this:
|-----------0-0-| |-----------0-0-|
|-----------1-1-| |-----1-----1-1-|
|-----0~----0-0-| |-----0^2~--2-2-|
|-----0^2~------| |-----0^2~------|
|--3------------| |--0------------|
|---------------| |---------------|
VERSE:
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
I've been gone for so long now
Fmaj7 Am G
Chasing everything that’s new
(**from here the chord progression simply repeats until the CHORUS**)
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
I've forgotten how I got here
Fmaj7 Am G
I have not forgotten you
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
We were just children but our eyes opened and
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/oscar_isaac/never_had_tab.html ]
Fmaj7 Am G
You were all that i could see
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
You came close enough to know my heart beat but
Fmaj7 Am G
Still not close enough for me
CHORUS: (chord progression changes)
Fmaj7 C
Through the good times and the bad
G Am G
You were the best I never had
Fmaj7 C G
The only chance I wish I had to take
(**this chord progression repeats for the second half of CHORUS**)
Fmaj7 C
But there was no writing on the wall
G Am G
No warning signs to follow
Fmaj7 C G
I know now and I just can't forget
G Fmaj7
You’re the best I never had
Fmaj7 C G Am G
Nana nana na
(continue with VERSE chord progression)
Fmaj7 Am
In this motel
C Fmaj7
Well passed midnight
Fmaj7 Am G
When I’m bluer than a bruise
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
You come drifting in through the half light
Fmaj7 Am G
In your funny yellow shoes
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
And I hope that’s you standing at my doorway
Fmaj7 Am G
That’s the scratching of your key
Fmaj7 Am C
And I hope this song I’m singing
Fmaj7
Someday finds you
Fmaj7 Am G
Wherever you may be...
CHORUS(same as before)
Fmaj7 C
Through the good times and the bad
G Am G
You were the best I never had
Fmaj7 C G
The only chance I wish I had to take
Fmaj7 C
But there was no writing on the wall
G Am G
No warning signs to follow
Fmaj7 C G
I know now and I just can't forget
G Fmaj7
You’re the best I never had
OUTRO:
Fmaj7 C G
Nana nanana
Am G
Best I never had
Fmaj7 Am G
Fmaj7
