Never Before

xDeep Purple
Never Before
Machine Head

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