Biography:
Billy Preston (9 September 1946 - 6 June 2006) was an American soul and rock singer-songwriter, famously known as a child prodigy pianist before releasing several rnb hits (including #1 smashes "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing") and working with classic artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beatles. He notably performed with Mahalia Jackson at the age of 16 and appeared as a young W.C. Handy in a 1958 biopic. His first solo record was a gospel album called '16 Year Old Soul'.
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I’M NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE – Billy Preston
Intro: C-G/C-F/C-Fm/C- (2X)
C G/C
Somebody lied to me
F/C Fm/C C G/C-F/C-Fm/C
It just can't be, you can’t be gone forever
C G/C
Somebody got it wrong
F/C G/C Am
You were gonna love me all my life
D/F# G E /G# Am
Weren’t we good together? Now I'm on my own
D/F# G E/G# G#-Fm7
And I don't think I'll ever learn to live one day alone.
Chorus:
C pause Caug/E FM7 G/F Em7 Am
So/woh I'm never gonna say goodbye, say goodbye
Dm7 G7sus C9
It’s something I can't bring myself to do
C Caug/E break Caug/E FM7 G/F
‘Cause as long as I don’t say goodbye
Em7 Am Dm7 G7sus adlib (Intro chords)
Darling I know part of me will always be with you.
C G/C
What am I gonna do?
F/C Fm/C C G/C F/C Fm/C
Havin' you, is all I've ever wanted (wanted)
C G/C
Where am I gonna go
F/C G/C Am
To feel the way I felt inside your arms?
D/F# G E/G# Am
Still my life is better, loving you as I do
D/F# G E/G# G#-Fm7
Thanks for being with me darling thanks for being you...
Repeat Chorus 3x---
C7sus-C#7sus
... you
Coda: C#-G#/C#-F#/C#-F#m/C#
(Repeat Coda Chords)
with you
Intro: C-G/C-F/C-Fm/C- (2X)
C G/C
Somebody lied to me
F/C Fm/C C G/C-F/C-Fm/C
It just can't be, you can’t be gone forever
C G/C
Somebody got it wrong
F/C G/C Am
You were gonna love me all my life
D/F# G E /G# Am
Weren’t we good together? Now I'm on my own
D/F# G E/G# G#-Fm7
And I don't think I'll ever learn to live one day alone.
Chorus:
C pause Caug/E FM7 G/F Em7 Am
So/woh I'm never gonna say goodbye, say goodbye
Dm7 G7sus C9
It’s something I can't bring myself to do
C Caug/E break Caug/E FM7 G/F
‘Cause as long as I don’t say goodbye
Em7 Am Dm7 G7sus adlib (Intro chords)
Darling I know part of me will always be with you.
C G/C
What am I gonna do?
F/C Fm/C C G/C F/C Fm/C
Havin' you, is all I've ever wanted (wanted)
C G/C
Where am I gonna go
F/C G/C Am
To feel the way I felt inside your arms?
D/F# G E/G# Am
Still my life is better, loving you as I do
D/F# G E/G# G#-Fm7
Thanks for being with me darling thanks for being you...
Repeat Chorus 3x---
C7sus-C#7sus
... you
Coda: C#-G#/C#-F#/C#-F#m/C#
(Repeat Coda Chords)
with you
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