John Legend – Never Break Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

John Legend – Never Break Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEEmaj7E6AC#mCdimBadd11BbdimBE/G#B/F#A69#11/Eb

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This is the chords of Never Break by John Legend on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

 

[Intro]
E   Emaj7
E6  A
Oh, yeah

[Verse 1]
E
We got a good thing, babe
Emaj7
Whenever life is hard
E6
We'll never lose our way
              A
'Cause we both know who we are
E
Who knows about tomorrow?
         Emaj7
We don't know  what's in the stars
       E6
I just know I'll always follow
    A
The light in your heart	

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[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
I'm not worried  about us
Cdim                Badd11
And I've never been
                      Bbdim
We know how the story ends

[Chorus]
              E
We will never break
              B
We will never break
               C#m
Built on a foundation
                 A
Strong enough to stay
              E/G#
We will never break
             B/F#
As the water rises
                  C#m
And the mountains shake
                A
Our love will remain

[Post-Chorus]
        E
We will never
          B
No, no, never
        C#m
We will never
          A
Nah, nah, never	

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[Verse 2]
     E
It's more than a good sensation
     Emaj7
It's more than a passing fling
E6
You are the explanation
        A
Of what love really means
     E
It's bigger than you and me
         Emaj7
It's one plus one equals three
     E6
When we talk about forever
     A
Then forever's what we mean

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                 Cdim
So I'm not worried about us
                    Badd11
And I've never been
                            Bbdim
No matter what may come our way

[Chorus]
              E
We will never break
              B
We will never break
               C#m
Built on a foundation
                  A
Stronger than the pain
              E/G#
We will never break
             B/F#
As the water rises
                  C#m
And the mountains shake
                A
Our love will remain

[Post-Chorus]
        E
We will never
         B
Nah, nah never
        C#m
We will never
         A
Nah, nah never
        E
We will never
     B
Nah, never
        C#m
We will never
A
No[Bridge]
C#m               Cdim
The world is dangerous
                Badd11
Throw it all at us
                          Bbdim
There's nothing we cannot take

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[Chorus]
              E
We will never break
              B
We will never break
               C#m
Built on a foundation
                 A
Strong enough to stay
              E/G#
We will never break
             A69#11/Eb
As the water rises
                  C#m
And the mountains shake
                A
Our love will remain

[Post-Chorus]
        E
We will never
         B
Nah, nah never
        C#m
We will never
         A
Nah, nah never
        E
We will never
     Cdim
Nah, never
        C#m
We will never
A
No

[Outro]
        E
We will never
    B
No, never
   C#m
We will
A
No

[Outro]
E   Emaj7   E6   A	

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[Bridge]
C#m               Cdim
The world is dangerous
                Badd11
Throw it all at us
                          Bbdim
There's nothing we cannot take

[Chorus]
              E
We will never break
              B
We will never break
               C#m
Built on a foundation
                 A
Strong enough to stay
              E/G#
We will never break
             A69#11/Eb
As the water rises
                  C#m
And the mountains shake
                A
Our love will remain

[Post-Chorus]
        E
We will never
         B
Nah, nah never
        C#m
We will never
         A
Nah, nah never
        E
We will never
     Cdim
Nah, never
        C#m
We will never
A
No

[Outro]
        E
We will never
    B
No, never
   C#m
We will
A
No

[Outro]
E   Emaj7   E6   A	

How to play Never Break: key, chords and progression

Never Break by John Legend is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 11 chords: E, Emaj7, E6, A, C#m, Cdim, Badd11, Bbdim, B, E/G# and B/F#.

The backbone of the song is E – B – C#m – A (I – V – vi – IV in E major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Dmaj7, D6, G, Bm, Bbdim, Aadd11, Abdim, A (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100)
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
E6 chord on guitar (x79999)
E6E G♯ B C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
Cdim chord on guitar (xxx542)
CdimC E♭ G♭
Badd11 chord on guitar (x24440)
Badd11B D♯ F♯ E
Bbdim chord on guitar (x12320)
B♭dimB♭ D♭ F♭
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Never Break chords: questions

What key is Never Break in?

Never Break by John Legend is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Never Break?

Never Break uses 11 chords: E, Emaj7, E6, A, C#m, Cdim, Badd11, Bbdim, B, E/G#, B/F#.

What is the chord progression of Never Break?

The main progression is E – B – C#m – A (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Never Break easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Dmaj7, D6, G, Bm, Bbdim, Aadd11, Abdim, A (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo).

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