If you’re a guitarist looking to add “Never Gonna Give You Up” to your repertoire, you’ll be pleased to know that it only requires four chords to play the entire song. Below you will find everything from its chord diagrams and strumming pattern to play this song from start to end.
Never Gonna Give You Up Chords (Capo 1)
The four chords used in “Never Gonna Give You Up” are F, G, Am, and Em. All of these chords are fairly easy to play, even for beginners. And as this is a capo version, you will have to use a capo on the first fret to play along with the original song.
Never Gonna Give You Up Strumming Pattern
The strumming pattern goes as D-UD-D-UDDDU. Refer to the video mentioned above for a visual representation of the pattern.
Never Gonna Give You Up Lyrics with Chords
[Intro]
[F] [G] [Em] [Am] x4
[Verse]
[F]We’re no strangers to [G]love
[F]You know the rules and [G]so do I
[F]A full commitment’s what I’m [G]thinking of
[F]You wouldn’t get this from [G]any other guy
[F]I just wanna [G]tell you how I’m feeling
[F]Gotta make you [G]understand
[Chorus]
Never gonna [F]give you [G]up
Never gonna [Em]let you [Am]down
Never gonna [F]run a[G]round and [Em]desert [Am]you
Never gonna [F]make you [G]cry
Never gonna [Em]say [Am]goodbye
Never gonna [F]tell a [G]lie and [Em]hurt [Am]you
[Verse]
[F]We’ve known each other [G]for so long
[F]Your heart’s been aching but
[G]you’re too shy to say it
[F]Inside we both know what’s been [G]going on
[F]We know the game and we’re [G]gonna play it
[F]And if you [G]ask me how I’m feeling
[F]Don’t tell me you’re too [G]blind to see
[Chorus]
Never gonna [F]give you [G]up
Never gonna [Em]let you [Am]down
Never gonna [F]run a[G]round and [Em]desert [Am]you
Never gonna [F]make you [G]cry
Never gonna [Em]say [Am]goodbye
Never gonna [F]tell a [G]lie and [Em]hurt [Am]you
Never gonna [F]give you [G]up
Never gonna [Em]let you [Am]down
Never gonna [F]run a[G]round and [Em]desert [Am]you
Never gonna [F]make you [G]cry
Never gonna [Em]say [Am]goodbye
Never gonna [F]tell a [G]lie and [Em]hurt [Am]you
[Verse]
[F]We’ve known each other [G]for so long
[F]Your heart’s been aching but
[G]you’re too shy to say it
[F]Inside we both know what’s been [G]going on
[F]We know the game and we’re [G]gonna play it
[F]I just wanna [G]tell you how I’m feeling
[F]Gotta make you [G]understand
[Chorus]
Never gonna [F]give you [G]up
Never gonna [Em]let you [Am]down
Never gonna [F]run a[G]round and [Em]desert [Am]you
Never gonna [F]make you [G]cry
Never gonna [Em]say [Am]goodbye
Never gonna [F]tell a [G]lie and [Em]hurt [Am]you
Never gonna [F]give you [G]up
Never gonna [Em]let you [Am]down
Never gonna [F]run a[G]round and [Em]desert [Am]you
Never gonna [F]make you [G]cry
Never gonna [Em]say [Am]goodbye
Never gonna [F]tell a [G]lie and [Em]hurt [Am]you
Never gonna [F]give you [G]up
Never gonna [Em]let you [Am]down
Never gonna [F]run a[G]round and [Em]desert [Am]you
Never gonna [F]make you [G]cry
Never gonna [Em]say [Am]goodbye
Never gonna [F]tell a [G]lie and [Em]hurt [Am]you
