Never Say Goodbye — Bon Jovi

  • Pencipta: Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora

  • Tahun rilis: 1987 (single promosi), sebagai bagian dari album Slippery When Wet yang dirilis 1986.

Filosofi Singkat

Lagu ini adalah potret emosional dari masa muda—kisah dua orang yang pernah sangat dekat, berjanji untuk bersama, namun akhirnya harus menghadapi kenyataan bahwa tidak semua janji dapat ditepati. “Never Say Goodbye” menunjukkan betapa beratnya melepaskan, padahal rasa itu masih hidup, kenangan masih hangat, dan harapan tak sepenuhnya padam.
Secara filosofis: lagu ini mengingatkan kita bahwa perpisahan bukan selalu akhir dari segalanya—kadang ia adalah pengakuan bahwa kita sudah tumbuh, bahwa kita harus melangkah, tetapi tetap membawa rasa dan kenangan. 🍂

Intro : A...C#m...D...Dm...

A
 as I sit in this smokey room
C#m
 the night about to end
G
 I pass my time with strangers
D
 but this bottle's my only friend

A
 remember when we used to park on
C#m
 Butler Street out in the dark
G
 remember when we lost the keys and
D
 you lost more than that in my backseat, 
 Believe it

A
 remember when we used to talk about
C#m                
 busting out - we'd break their hearts
   G -D       -G  -D
 together - forever

Chorus:
        A                  C#m
  never say goodbye, never say goodbye
  D
  You and me and my old friends
  Dm
  hoping it would never end
  A                  C#m
  say goodbye, never say goodbye
  D
  holdin' on - we got to try
  Dm
  holdin' on to never say goodbye

Interlude 1 : A...C#m...D...Dm...

A
 remember days of skipping school
C#m
racing cars and being cool
      G
with a six pack and the radio we
D
 didn't need no place to go

A
 remember at the prom that night
C#m
You and me we had a fight
         G
but the band they played our favorite song
     D
and I held you in my arms so strong

   A
we danced so close
A
we danced so slow
       C#m
and I swore I'd never let you go
  G -D       -G  -D
together - forever

Chorus:
        A                  C#m
  never say goodbye, never say goodbye
  D
  You and me and my old friends
  Dm
  hoping it would never end
  A                  C#m
  say goodbye, never say goodbye
  D
  holdin' on - we got to try
  Dm
  holdin' on to never say goodbye

Interlude 2 : A...C#m...D...F.G.
              A...C#m...D...F.G.

    A
I guess you'd say we used to talk
      C#m
about busting out
C#m
we'd break their hearts
  G -D       -G  -D
together - forever..

Chorus:
        A                  C#m
  never say goodbye, never say goodbye
  D
  You and me and my old friends
  Dm
  hoping it would never end
  A                  C#m
  say goodbye, never say goodbye
  D
  holdin' on - we got to try
  Dm
  holdin' on to never say goodbye

Outro : A...C#m...D...F.G.
        A...C#m...D...
        D-E-F-G-A...


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