Never Before 4
(Deep Purple)
From "Machine Head", 1972
INTRO
drums lead in! play in 4th position (lots of stretches!)
VERSE

(1,2,3 repeat verse)

(4 to chorus)
D E D E (D) (A)
(E)
E|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|--7--9----9--9--|--7--9----9--9--|----4-7-------7-7---|----------------|
A|--5--7----7--7--|--5--7----7--7--|--5------4-7------5-|--7-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----4---5--7----|
Somebody Somebody Come to my side
I'm tired I'm crying I'm sick inside

CHORUS
(B bluesy shuffle thingy) D A/C# G/B A
G-G6... A-A6...
Help me now, please my friend, I ne-ver felt so bad
be-fore
(1st chorus: to
verse)
(2nd chorus: to
bridge)
(3rd chorus: to
ending)
G G6.... A
never bever be- fore
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|-------------|------|---------------|
|-------------|------|---------------|
|-7------7-5--|-(5)--|-----7------5--|
|-7--4-7------|------|-5-7---5--7----|
|-5-----------|------|---------------|

BRIDGE

C F Ab C
I was hurt when I was younger by a woman who was
cold


C F Ab
C
She took my name She took my body Then she
threw away my soul


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|--7-5-3-1--|-----|
|-----------|--4--|

SOLO (in Bm... modal is good!) 16 bars then back to
verse

ENDING 3 x verse then:
E (drums here) D E

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|--9----------|-----|-7--9-9-9|
|--7----------|-----|-5--7-7-7|
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