Matoma, Steve Garrigan – Never Surrender Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Matoma, Steve Garrigan – Never Surrender Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDmaj7F#mBmGDAA/A#

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[Intro]
Dmaj7    F#m    Bm
Dmaj7    F#m    Bm

[Verse 1]
Dmaj7               F#m
.....When I was a kid I
            Bm
used to be shy
Dmaj7                   F#m
.....Getting bullied in class,
                       Bm
yeah, I was trying to hide

[Pre-Chorus]
G            D      A
Fallen to pieces, crying
                 Bm  A
in the dark all night..
G           D        A
Finding my feet has taken
                 Bm
me a long long time

[Chorus]
    G D       A
But I, I know I,
        Bm        A
I will never surrender
G D       A          Bm        A
I, I know I, I will always remember
G                      D
..The feeling in your heart,
                      A  A/A#
don't you ever let it go
          Bm    A
There's a fire within you
G D       A          Bm        A
I, I know I, I will never surrender
G Bm
.....I will never surrender
G Bm
.....I will never surrender
G                      D
..The feeling in your heart,
                      A  A/A#
don't you ever let it go
          Bm    A
There's a fire within you
G D       A          Bm        A
I, I know I, I will never surrender

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[Verse 2]
Dmaj7               F#m
.....To all of the haters
                Bm
and all of the liars
Dmaj7                      F#m
......Just know that your words
                Bm
are fuel to my fire

[Pre-Chorus]
G            D           A
People are people, and everybody
             Bm  A
hurts sometimes....
G           D        A
Finding my feet has taken
                 Bm
me a long long time

[Chorus]
    G D       A
But I, I know I,
        Bm        A
I will never surrender
G D       A          Bm        A
I, I know I, I will always remember
G                      D
..The feeling in your heart,
                      A  A/A#
don't you ever let it go
          Bm    A
There's a fire within you
G D       A          Bm        A
I, I know I, I will never surrender
G Bm
.....I will never surrender
G Bm
.....I will never surrender
G                      D
..The feeling in your heart,
                      A  A/A#
don't you ever let it go
          Bm    A
There's a fire within you
G D       A          Bm        A
I, I know I, I will never surrender

How to play Never Surrender: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Never Surrender by Matoma, Steve Garrigan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Never Surrender by Matoma, Steve Garrigan is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 7 chords in all: Dmaj7, F#m, Bm, G, D, A and A/A#.

Listen for G – D – A – Bm (IV – I – V – vi in D major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Em, Am, F, C, G (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Never Surrender chords: questions

What key is Never Surrender in?

Never Surrender by Matoma, Steve Garrigan is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Never Surrender?

Never Surrender uses 7 chords: Dmaj7, F#m, Bm, G, D, A, A/A#.

What is the chord progression of Never Surrender?

The main progression is G – D – A – Bm (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Never Surrender easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Em, Am, F, C, G (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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