Red Hot Chili Peppers - Never Is A Long Time: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Never Is A Long Time" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F     Dm             C7   F  A#m
If I stall at all or hesitate
F            Dm            C7      Dm
The world of always never seems to wait
A#m   C#               F#   A#
A comedy that could be so divine
F#m         C#
Never is a long time

F#       D#m               C#7       F# A#m
A shadow born to steal the light of day
F#             D#m              C#7     D#m
You woke me up and said come on let's play
D           G             Bm        A
But now I know this never has this way

Chorus:
    B        D         G
You are, you are the star I say
      B         D         G
From far, from far, from far away
     B         D        G
The laws that caused it all to stay

    A       G       A       G        A      G
By you, by you, by you, by you, for you, I do

I thought I done it all, I thought I knew
But nothing ever looked as clear as you
Now every never that I knew was fine
But never is a long time

Now I share this feeling with my Dad
Stolen goods aren't always half that bad
A never that will always

Chorus

By you, by you, by you, by you

     A           G
The faded piping on your dress,
     F#m               G
will always have its place I guess
    A       G
By you, by you
   F#m              G                 F#m            G
A common love that we can bless the pleasure of my child's mess
 F#m              G               F#m            G
Golden books and tenderness have rescued me from emptiness

    B        D         G
You are, you are the star I say
      B         D         G
From far, from far, from far away
     B         D        G
The laws that caused it all to stay
    B        D         G
You are, you are the star I say
      B         D         G
From far, from far, from far away
     B         D        G
The laws that caused it all, it all,
   B       D       G                B  D G
it all, it all, it all, it all to stay


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

C7

Guitar chord C7

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Never Is A Long Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Never Is A Long Time" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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