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Crystal Gayle – You Never Gave Up On Me Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsA F#m Bm D Dm E B D#m G#C#m C#D#m7 G#7 F#A#m D#

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[Intro]
A

[Verse 1]
A
For all the times you
stood by me
F#m
Through right and wrong
    Bm
For being there to catch
            D  Dm
me when I'd fall
  A
I love you for your faith in me
    F#m                 E
For all the joys you've given me
            A
But there's one thing makes
   E                A
me love you most of all

[Chorus]
    F#m              B
You never gave up on me when
      E                 A
I was giving love up on you
      D#m                 G#
Every time I thought this love
can't work
    C#m              C#
You stayed to see it through
    F#m              B
You never gave up on me
           E
when I was making
                A
Things rough on you
        D#m7              G#
And you showed me what it really
         E
means to love somebody

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[Verse 2]
    A
And though sometimes we might
               F#m
not see things eye to eye
       Bm
You've always met me more
              Dm
than half the way
       A
So for all the times
I've let you down
        F#m
And you could have packed
     A
your things and gone
                   E
I love you most of all
            A
because you stayed

[Chorus]
    F#m              B
You never gave up on me when
      E                 A
I was giving love up on you
      D#m              G#7
Never mattered who was right
or wrong
    C#m              C#
You stayed to see it through
    F#m              B
You never gave up on me
           E
When I was making things
         A
rough on you
        D#m
And you showed me what
   G#7             C#
it really means to love

[Bridge]
           F#
There were times I just knew you
        C#m
Did not understand the moods
          D#m
All those long and
          G#              C#
sleepless nights I put us through
              F#
But you stuck by me anyway
        C#m       A#m
Gave me love everyday
                D#
And now there's nothing
                         G#
In this world I wouldn't do for you

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[Chorus]
          F#m              B
Cause you never gave up on me
           E                 A
When I was giving love up on you
      D#m
Every time I thought
     G#7
this love can't work
    C#m              C#
You stayed to see it through
    F#m              B
You never gave up on me when
      E                      A
I was making things rough on you
        D#m
And you showed me what
   G#7             C#
it really means to love
              F#m              B
Cause you never gave up on me
           E                 A
When I was giving love up on you
      D#m
Every time I thought
     G#7
this love can't work
    C#m              C#
You stayed to see it through
    F#m              B
You never gave up on me when
      E                      A
I was making things rough on you
        D#m
And you showed me what
   G#7             C#
it really means to love
    F#m              B
You never gave up on me when

How to play You Never Gave Up On Me: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for You Never Gave Up On Me by Crystal Gayle on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play You Never Gave Up On Me by Crystal Gayle, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 16 chords: A, F#m, Bm, D, Dm, E, B, D#m, G#, C#m, C# and D#m7 and 4 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F#m – B – E – A (ii – V – I – IV in E major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Ab, Fm, Bbm, C#, C#m, Eb, Bb, Dm, G, Cm (44% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

D#m7 chord on guitar (x68676) — D♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯

G#7 chord on guitar (464544) — G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

A#m chord on guitar (x13321) — A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯

You Never Gave Up On Me chords: questions

What key is You Never Gave Up On Me in?

You Never Gave Up On Me by Crystal Gayle is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in You Never Gave Up On Me?

You Never Gave Up On Me uses 16 chords: A, F#m, Bm, D, Dm, E, B, D#m, G#, C#m, C#, D#m7 and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of You Never Gave Up On Me?

The main progression is F#m – B – E – A (ii – V – I – IV).

Is You Never Gave Up On Me easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Ab, Fm, Bbm, C#, C#m, Eb, Bb, Dm, G, Cm (44% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

How to play You Never Gave Up On Me: key, chords and progression

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