Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
long version from Stone Gon' [1973] (7:59 total time)

NOTES: the Gm7-C progression is used throughout most of the song including the
the VERSES, and the ad-libbed monologue parts found in the beginning and end of the 
The
marks under those chords simply indicate the amount of beats each chord is played. 
have to listen and decide how you want to play the groove.

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[Intro]
(0:00) ENTRANCE OF INSTRUMENTS (in order):
hi-hat, kick drum, rising string notes, bass, piano

(groove on! - 0:45)
        
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/ /
Uh...
Oh, baby
Oh, baby (Keep on)
My baby (Keep on doin' it, right on)
Mmm, mmm, mmm (Right on doin' it)
You got it together (Baby, keep on)
Oh, you got it together, baby (Right on, keep on doin' it)
Not yet, baby, ohh, not yet
Mmm, mmm (my, my baby, keep on)
I swear you got it together, baby (keep on, keep on)

[PRE-VERSE]
(1:30)
Whatever, whatever
Girl, I'll do it
Forever and ever, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll see you through it

[Verse 1]
(1:53)
I've got to keep you pleased / in every way I can
Gonna give you all of me / as much as you can stand
Making love to you right now / that's all I want to do
I know you need it, girl / and you know I need it, too...'cause

[Pre-Chorus]
(2:15)
           
I found...what

     
 the world is 

searching for
           
Here, right he

           
re, my dear...

I don't have t

o look no more
           
...and, all my

     
 days...I hope

d and I prayed
           
...for someone

              
 just like you

           
 to make me fe

       
el the way you

 do

[Chorus]
(2:38)

Never, never g

onna give you 

up

I'm never, eve

r gonna stop

Not the way I 

feel about you
           
Girl, I just c

     
an't live with

out you

I'm never, eve

r gonna quit, 

'cause

Quittin' just 

ain't my stick

I'm gonna stay

 right here wi

th you
           
Do all the thi

        
ngs you want m

e to

[PRE-VERSE ]
(3:00)
    
Whatever you w

ant
Girl, you got it
And whatever you need
I don't want to see you without it

[Verse 2]
(3:23)
You've given me much more / than words could ever say
And oh, my dear, I'll be right here / until my dyin' day
I don't know just how to say / all the things I feel
I just know that I love you so / and it gives me such a thrill, 'cause

[Pre-Chorus]
(3:45)

[Chorus]
(4:07)

(sax solo ¡V 4:29)
        -

(4:53)
Lay here with me (keep on, keep on doin' it)
You know, I love to hold you (right on)
Mmm...squeeze you, please you (right on, right on, doin' it)
         
......Aw yeah,

       
 baby, yeah

[Chorus]
(5:14) play twice

[PRE-VERSE ]
(5:58)
Whatever, whatever
Huuuuh, I'll do it
And forever and ever, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll see you through it

(6:17) spoken
I'll be here, baby
I swear to you, I'll be here
Whenever you feel the need to...
That you want me, or, or you need me...
Whatever, whatever
I'll need ya (right on)
Right on (get down)
Oh baby (get down)
Keep on doin' it, keep on
Right on doin' it (oh)
Uh, keep on (my baby)
Right on, right on doin' it (yeah)
Baby keep on (mmmph.........mmm, mmm)
Keep on doin' it
Baby keep on (shit, yeah)
Keep on, right on, doin' it
Ahhhhh, yeah
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Woooo!