Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down

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The intro is:
 
G riff
 
E -3--1-3---3-3--3--1-3-1-3-||
B --------------------------||
G --------------------------||
D --------------------------||
A --------------------------||
E --------------------------||
 
 
The Riff 1 chords and lines are:
 
Dm C F D#
 
E ---------1---|---------1---|-------------|----------------|
B --3--1-3---3-|--3--1-3-----|---------1---|----------------|
G -------------|-----------2-|--2--0-2---2-|--2--2--0-2-0---|
D -------------|-------------|-------------|--------------3-|
A -------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
 
 
The Riff 2 chords (featured at the end of the chorus and mostly at the end of
the verse when the song goes into the Cm, Bb, Gm, F progression):
 
Dm C G riff
 
E ---------------|--8--6-8-----|-3--1-3---3-3--3--1-3-1-3-||
B --3--1-3--3-1--|----------8--|--------------------------||
G ---------------|-------------|--------------------------||
D ---------------|-------------|--------------------------||
A ---------------|-------------|--------------------------||
E ---------------|-------------|--------------------------||
 
 
For the chorus (the Cm part), the keyboard plays:
 
Cm Bb Gm F
 
E -----8-----8-----|-----6-----6-----|-----------------|-----------3---3-||
B ---8---8-----8---|---6---6-----6---|-----8-----8-----|-----6---6---6---||
G -5-------5-----5-|-3-------3-----3-|---7---7-----7---|---5---5---------||
D -----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-----5-|-3---------------||
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
 
 
Those are basically all the keyboard lines. The lyrics are:
 
Dm C G riff
I~m taking a ride with my best friend
Dm C G riff
I hope he never lets me down again
Dm CHe knows where he~s taking me
Gm BbTaking me where I want to be
Dm C G riff
I~m taking a ride with my best friend
 
 
Riff 2: Dm C G riff
 
Cm BbWe~re flying high
Gm FWe~re watching the world pass us by
Cm BbNever want to come down
Gm FNever want to put my feet back down on the ground
 
 
Riff 1: Dm C F D#
 
Dm C G riff
I~m taking a ride with my best friend
Dm C G riff
I hope he never lets me down again
Dm CPromises me I~m as safe as houses
Gm BbAs long as I remember who~s wearing the trousers
Dm C G riff
I hope he never lets me down again
 
 
Riff 2: Dm C G riff
 
Cm BbWe~re flying high
Gm FWe~re watching the world pass us by
Cm BbNever want to come down
Gm FNever want to put my feet back down on the ground
 
 
Dm C A Gm
Dm C A Gm
 
Dm CNever let me down
A GmNever let me down
Dm CNever let me down
A GmNever let me down
Dm CSee the stars they~re shining bright
A GmEverything is alright tonight...
 
 
For playing guitar, I highly suggest you to play the ending chords in this
manner, as it does add gloom to the song:
 
Dm C A Gm
 
E -5--|-x--|-5--|-6--|
B -6--|-5--|-5--|-8--|
G -7--|-5--|-6--|-7--|
D -7--|-5--|-7--|-5--|
A -5--|-3--|-7--|----|
E ----|----|-5--|----|
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