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Matt Maeson – Never Had To Leave Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
 D
Never had to leave, no,
I never did have to leave
 D
Never had to leave, no,
I never did have to leave

[Verse 1]
   G         D
I, I didn't mean to
                  G D
take your love away
   G         D
I, I miss oxygen and
                   G D
the weight of my skin

[Chorus]
 D
So I'm leaving you alone,
              G
leaving you alone
        D               G    D
I'm a spacecraft on my way back
I've been leaving you alone,
              G
leaving you alone
       D                G    D
I'm a spacecraft on my way back

[Refrain]
 D
Never had to leave, no,
I never did have to lеave
 D
Never had to lеave, no,
I never did have to leave

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[Verse 2]
   G                 D
I, I didn't mean to take
            G
your light away
D  G         D
I, I miss oxygen and
             Gmaj7
the sound of the wind

[Chorus]
 D
So I'm leaving you alone,
              G
leaving you alone
        D               G
I'm a spacecraft on my way back
       D
I've been leaving you alone,
               G
leaving you alone
       D                G       D
I'm a spacecraft on my way back

[Refrain]
 D
Never had to leave, no,
I never did have to leave
 D
Never had to leave, no,
I never did have to leave
 D
Never had to leave, no,
I never did have to leave
 D
Never had to leave, no,
I never did have to leave

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[Bridge]
             G
I'm in the atmosphere
            D         Em7
I see the clouds and ocean
                  D
I see it all so clear
                         D
I see your hearts still open
             G
I'm in the atmosphere
                      Em
I see the clouds and ocean
                  D
I see it all so clear
                         D
I see your hearts still open
                 G
I'm in the atmosphere
            D         Em
I see the clouds and ocean
                  D
I see it all so clear
                         D
I see your hearts still open

[Chorus]
            D
I've been leaving you alone,
               G
leaving you alone
        F#m7            G
I'm a spacecraft on my way back
           D
I've been leaving you alone,
         Em    G
leaving you alone
       F#m             Gmaj7   D
I'm a spacecraft on my way back

How to play Never Had To Leave: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Never Had To Leave by Matt Maeson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Never Had To Leave by Matt Maeson is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 7 chords in all: D, G, Gmaj7, Em7, Em, F#m7 and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – D (I – IV – I in D major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh. Learn these 3 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F#m7 and F#m are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.