NEITHER ONE OF US (WANTS TO BE THE FIRST TO SAY GOODBYE)
As recorded by Gladys Knight & The Pips
(From the 1973 Album NEITHER ONE OF US)
Words and Music by Jim Weatherly
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Earl Van Dyke - Electric Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Earl Van Dyke - Electric Piano'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Joe Messina - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=72
Fmaj7 Bb/C
4/4
Gtr I (El. Piano arr. for Gtr.)
E S S E E +S S E S S E E S S E E +S S E S S E
|-0---0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------|
|-1---1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Piano arr. for Gtr.)
| S S S S e E +H S S S S e E +H
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-----------|-3-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-----------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Fmaj7
E S S E E +S S E S S E
|-0---0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-1---1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---|
|-2---2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-----------------------------|
|
| S S S S e E +H
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Bb/C Fmaj7
Gtr III (Ac. Gtr.)
E S S E E +S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------||------------------|
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| S S S S e E +H W
|---------------------------||------------------|
|---------------------------||o-----------------|
|---------------------------||------------------|
|-3-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-----------||------------------|
|---------------------------||o-----------------|
|---------------------------||------------------|
Gm7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb/C C7 Fmaj7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-----1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-4-4-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-------------1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
Bbm6 F/C Gm7 Bb/C Fmaj7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|---------3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|------------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|
Bridge
1. 2.
Bb/C Cm7 F7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------||---------1-1-1-1-||-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|------------------||---------1-1-1-1-||-----------------|-----------------|
Fmaj7 Gm7 Bb/C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
Fmaj7 Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|---------1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
Am7 Dm Dm/maj7 Dm7 Dm6
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Bb/C C7 Gm7 Bb/C Am7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||---------3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|------------------||-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|
C/D D7 Gm7 Bb/C C7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
H.=H
Fmaj7 Bbm6 Fmaj7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--------|-(1)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3--------|-(3)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3--------|-(3)----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
It's sad to think, we're not gonna make it
And it's gotten to the point where we just can't fake it (Ooo)
For some unGodly reason we just won't let it die (let it die)
I guess neither one of us (neither one of us)
Wants to be the first to say good bye
I keep on wondering (wondering)
What I'm gonna do with out ya (do without you)
And I guess you must be wondering that same thing too (Ooo)
So we go on, go on together living a lie (living our lie)
Because neither one of us (neither one of us)
Wants to be the first to say good bye
Oooooh ev'rytime I find the nerve
Everytime I find the nerve to say I'm leavin' (leavin')
Oh, memories, those old memories get in my way (my way my way)
Oh (Ooo) Lord knows it's only me only knows it's only me
That I'm deceiving
When it comes to saying good bye
That's a simple word that I just cannot say
There can be no way, there can be no way
This can have a happy ending (happy ending)
So we just go on (we go on) hurting and pretending
And convincing ourselves to give it just one more try (one more try)
Because neither one of us (Neither one of us)
Wants to be the first to say
Neither one of us (neither one of us) Wants to be the first to say
Neither one of us (Neither one of us) wants to be the first to say
Farewell my love, goodbye (goodbye)
