Never Again Tab by Nickelback

Never Again tab by Nickelback (Ver. 2)

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Nickelback - Never Again
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Tuning: Drop D

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    Intro: (Actually for the bass)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|    x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3-------------------------|

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e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---------------7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5--------|
D|--7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---3-5---------7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---5-3--|   x2
A|--5-5-5----8--8--8---3-3-3---3-5---------5-5-5----8--8--8---3-3-3---5-3--|
D|-----------------------------3-5------------------------------------5-3--|

    Verse: (same as intro) He's drunk again .
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3----------------------|

     clenching his hands
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|
A|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---------------7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5--------|
D|--7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---3-5---------7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---5-3--|
A|--5-5-5----8--8--8---3-3-3---3-5---------5-5-5----8--8--8---3-3-3---5-3--|
D|-----------------------------3-5------------------------------------5-3--|

Verse: I hear her scream
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3----------------------|

      dead in his hands
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|
A|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|


   Chorus: Been there before, but not like this
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7---5-5-5---11-11-11---9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7---5-5-5---11-11-11---9-9-9-------------------------------------------| x3
A|--5-5-5---3-3-3---9--9--9----7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    (let notes ring)  seen it this bad
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7~~~~~---5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
A|---5~~~~~---5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---------------7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5--------|
D|--7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---3-5---------7-7-7---10-10-10---5-5-5---5-3--|
A|--5-5-5----8--8--8---3-3-3---3-5---------5-5-5----8--8--8---3-3-3---5-3--|
D|-----------------------------3-5------------------------------------5-3--|

Verse: Just tell the nurse
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3----------------------|

      with those hands
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|
A|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|

   Chorus: Seen it before, but not like this
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7---5-5-5---11-11-11---9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7---5-5-5---11-11-11---9-9-9-------------------------------------------| x3
A|--5-5-5---3-3-3---9--9--9----7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    (let notes ring)  seen it this bad
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7~~~~~---5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
A|---5~~~~~---5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|



 Bridge:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------| x3
E|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-5-3-6-0-----------------------------------|
A|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-5-3-6-0-----------------------------------|
E|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-5-3-6-0-----------------------------------|

    Father's a name you haven't earned yet
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------5-3-6-0--------------------------|
A|------------------5-3-6-0--------------------------| x3
E|------------------5-3-6-0--------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------| x3
E|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------|

   Verse: He's drunk again
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  x2
e|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3----------------------|

    tough is this man
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|
A|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-------------------------------------|

   Chorus: Seen it before, but not like this
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7---5-5-5---11-11-11---9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7---5-5-5---11-11-11---9-9-9-------------------------------------------| x3
A|--5-5-5---3-3-3---9--9--9----7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    (let notes ring)  seen it this bad
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7~~~~~---5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
A|---5~~~~~---5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|

   Chorus: Seen it before, but not like this
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7---5-5-5---11-11-11---9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7---5-5-5---11-11-11---9-9-9-------------------------------------------| x3
A|--5-5-5---3-3-3---9--9--9----7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    (let notes ring)  seen it this bad
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7~~~~~---5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
A|---5~~~~~---5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5~~~~~---3~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------| x3
E|---3-3-0----3-3-0----3-3-0-5-3-5-6-------------------------------------------|

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