Never Meant to Be

Tony Rice

Key of E · Chords: I IV V iii vi

Verse 1

Intro over verse

Verse 2

       E               B                      A          B  E
In the darkness of the night, all I hear is a ringing in my ears;
       A                E                  B
And my eyes are full of tears that I can't see.
              C#m            B               A         B          E
And I'll seek comfort in bad places, and I'm trying to forget the faces,
       A                E                 B              E
Of the many friends who say, “that it was never meant to be.”

Verse 3

            E                      B                   A     B        E
And you can always write if off by saying, that it was never meant to be,
           A                 E            B
Though you once told me we'd always be as one.
             C#m              B          A         G#m  C#m
And then you wish me a better day as you turn your back away,
             A               E               B              E
And then you write it off by saying, "It was never meant to be."

Verse 4

Well, it left some damage in my wake, but I have the liberty to take the time
to say, "It ain't all my fault alone
I've been deceived and I've been forced to leave my anger and my greaving
In a heart that’s still believing, it was always meant to be."

Chorus

You have turned your beauty and your charm into a weapon to badly harm
The man you said was the best friend you have known.
Then, your ways are justified by stubborn, foolish pride.
And the price is paid by me, because that's the way it’s meant to be.

Chorus

There is no dignity in remaining; love ain't worth retaining
anymore, so let’s just do each other in.
And leave the sadness and the fury, to the judgment of a jury,
and the signature that's saying, "It was never meant to be."

Chorus

             C#m              B          A         G#m  C#m
And then you wish me a better day as you turn your back away from me,
             A               E               B              A   E
And then you write it off by saying, "It was never meant to be."