The Lovers That Never Were Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays786

The Lovers That Never Were by Paul McCartney is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em7, Em, Bm, G7M(5+), Am, E5+, D, G, C, Eb, Cm, Eb5+, G4/Eb, G7 and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: Em7 

      Em       Bm    G7M(5+)    Am   E5+  Am D 
I Have Always Needed Somebody Girl 
       G         C         D            G 
But I Close The Doors To Keep Out The World 
         Em                       G 
But For You, I Would Be Here All Alone 
                          
Locked In A Photograph 
 Eb          Cm 
All Of The Clocks Have Run Down 
Eb       Eb5+ 
Lover Beware 
 G4/Eb                    Cm     G 
We'll Be The Lovers That Never Were 

         Em      Bm        G7M(5+)    Am   E5+ Am  D 
I Hang Patiently On Every Word You Send 
         G   C        D               G 
Will We Ever Be Much More Than Just Friends? 
       Em                               G 
As For You, You Sit There Playing This Game 

You Keep Me Waiting 
      Eb               Cm 
When All Of The Clocks Have Run Down 
Eb            Eb5+ 
All Over The World 
G4/Eb          Cm               G  G7  C 
We'll Be The Lovers That Never Were 
        Cm          G    G7  C     Cm        G   G7 
For As Long As The Sun Shines In Somebody's Eyes 
 C    Cm            G   G7  C  Cm        G    G7   C 
I Believe In You Baby, So Don't Tell Me Lies 
Cm                   G  G7    C       Cm   G       G7 
For As Long As The Trees Throw Down Blossoms And Leaves 
C  Cm             G Bm    F#                Bm   D 
I Know There Will Be A Parade Of Unpainted Dreams 

       Em        Bm   G7M(5+)            Am   E5+ Am  D 
And I Know Dear, How Much It's Going To Hurt 
          G    C        D        G 
If You Still Refuse To Get Your Hands Dirty 
    Em                                   G 
So You, You Must Tell Me Something,...I Love You 

Say Goodbye Or Anything 
Eb            Cm 
All Of The Clocks Have Run Down 
 Eb           Eb5+ 
Time's At An End 
G4/Eb            Cm                     G  G7   C   Cm 
If We Can't Be Lovers We'll Never Be Friends 

( G  G7  C ) 

        Cm         G    G7  C     Cm          G   G7   C 
For As Long As The Sun Shines In Somebody's Eyes 
    Cm            G G7  C   Cm            G   G7 
I Believe In You Baby, So Don't Tell Me Lies 
  C      Cm         G   G7    C        Cm          G   G7 
For As Long As The Trees Throw Down Blossoms And Leaves 
C  Cm   G   Bm          F#                  Bm    D 
I Know There Will Be A Parade Of Unpainted Dreams 

( Eb  G4/Eb  G ) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante