Depeche Mode

Never Let Me Down Again

Depeche Mode

Written by Martin Lee Gore
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The intro is: 
 
  G riff 
 
E -3--1-3---3-3--3--1-3-1-3-|| 
B --------------------------|| 
G --------------------------|| 
D --------------------------|| 
A --------------------------|| 
E --------------------------|| 
 
 
The Riff 1 chords and lines are: 
 
  Dm            C             F             D# 
 
E ---------1---|---------1---|-------------|----------------| 
B --3--1-3---3-|--3--1-3-----|---------1---|----------------| 
G -------------|-----------2-|--2--0-2---2-|--2--2--0-2-0---| 
D -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------3-| 
A -------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| 
E -------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| 
 
 
The Riff 2 chords (featured at the end of the Chorus and mostly at the end of 
the verse when the song goes into the Cm, Bb, Gm, F progression): 
 
  Dm              C             G riff 
 
E ---------------|--8--6-8-----|-3--1-3---3-3--3--1-3-1-3-|| 
B --3--1-3--3-1--|----------8--|--------------------------|| 
G ---------------|-------------|--------------------------|| 
D ---------------|-------------|--------------------------|| 
A ---------------|-------------|--------------------------|| 
E ---------------|-------------|--------------------------|| 
 
 
For the Chorus (the Cm part), the keyboard plays: 
 
  Cm                Bb                Gm                F 
 
E -----8-----8-----|-----6-----6-----|-----------------|-----------3---3-|| 
B ---8---8-----8---|---6---6-----6---|-----8-----8-----|-----6---6---6---|| 
G -5-------5-----5-|-3-------3-----3-|---7---7-----7---|---5---5---------|| 
D -----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-----5-|-3---------------|| 
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| 
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| 
 
 
Those are basically all the keyboard lines.  The lyrics are: 
 
Dm           C                       G riff 
I~m taking a ride with my best friend 
Dm        C                       G riff 
I hope he never lets me down again 
Dm                  C 
He knows where he~s taking me 
Gm                Bb 
Taking me where I want to be 
Dm           C                       G riff 
I~m taking a ride with my best friend 
 
 
Riff 2:  Dm   C    G riff 
 
Cm           Bb 
We~re flying high 
                   Gm            F 
We~re watching the world pass us by 
Cm                 Bb 
Never want to come down 
                     Gm                    F 
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground 
 
 
Riff 1:  Dm   C    F    D# 
 
Dm           C                       G riff 
I~m taking a ride with my best friend 
Dm        C                       G riff 
I hope he never lets me down again 
Dm                 C 
Promises me I~m as safe as houses 
   Gm                       Bb 
As long as I remember who~s wearing the trousers 
Dm        C                       G riff 
I hope he never lets me down again 
 
 
Riff 2:  Dm   C    G riff 
 
Cm           Bb 
We~re flying high 
                   Gm            F 
We~re watching the world pass us by 
Cm                 Bb 
Never want to come down 
                     Gm                    F 
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground 
 
 
Dm   C    A    Gm 
Dm   C    A    Gm 
 
Dm           C 
Never let me down 
A            Gm 
Never let me down 
Dm           C 
Never let me down 
A            Gm 
Never let me down 
Dm                    C 
See the stars they~re shining bright 
A               Gm 
Everything is alright tonight... 
 
 
For playing guitar, I highly suggest you to play the ending chords in this 
manner, as it does add gloom to the song: 
 
   Dm   C    A    Gm 
 
E -5--|-x--|-5--|-6--| 
B -6--|-5--|-5--|-8--| 
G -7--|-5--|-6--|-7--| 
D -7--|-5--|-7--|-5--| 
A -5--|-3--|-7--|----| 
E ----|----|-5--|----|

Sent by: Jimmy Gahan

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