Never Had

Oscar Isaac

tom:

Fmaj7  C   G   Am   F
  0    0   3   0    1
  1    1   0   1    1
  2    0   0   2    2
  3    2   0   2    3
  x    3   x   0    x
  x    x   3   x    x


4/4 time

[Intro] (the "|" below the chords indicates down beats)

   F        Fmaj7   C               G               Am       G
   |  |   |   |     |  |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |
E|----1-3---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:

E|-----------0-0-| |-----------0-0-|
B|-----------1-1-| |-----1-----1-1-|
G|-----0~----0-0-| |-----0^2~--2-2-|
D|-----0^2~------| |-----0^2~------|
A|--3------------| |--0------------|
E|---------------| |---------------|


[Verse]

F              Am     C    F
    I've been gone for so long now
F           Am                 G
    Chasing everything that’s new

(**from here the chord progression simply repeats until the CHORUS**)


F        Am    C       F
  I've forgotten how I got here
F        Am             G
  I have not forgotten you
F           Am         C            F
  We were just children but our eyes opened and
F          Am                G
  You were all that i could see
F          Am           C            F 
   You came close enough to know my heart beat but
F            Am               G
  Still not close enough for me


[Chorus] (chord progression changes)

            F                   C
Through the good times and the bad
              G            Am G
You were the best I never had
    F             C              G
The only chance I wish I had to take

(**this chord progression repeats for the second half of CHORUS**)

                  F              C
But there was no writing on the wall

    G                Am G
No warning signs to follow
  F            C               G
I know now and I just can't forget
G                        F    
You’re the best I never had
F       C     G Am    G
Nana    nana na


(continue with VERSE chord progression)

F        Am
In this motel
C              F    
  Well passed midnight
F           Am             G
   When I’m bluer than a bruise
F          Am          C             F    
   You come drifting in through the half light
F           Am              G
     In your funny yellow shoes
F            Am                  C       F
   And I hope that’s you standing at my doorway
F             Am                  G
   That’s the scratching of your key
F           Am                    C
  And I hope this song I’m singing
         F    
Someday finds you
F      Am            G
   Wherever you may be...


[Chorus](same as before)

            F                   C
Through the good times and the bad
              G            Am G
You were the best I never had
    F             C              G
The only chance I wish I had to take

                  F              C
But there was no writing on the wall
    G                Am G
No warning signs to follow
  F            C               G
I know now and I just can't forget
G                        F
You’re the best I never had


[Outro]

F       C     G
 Nana    nanana
 Am     G
Best I never had

F     Am  G
Fmaj7