Intro: Drumbeats
then
Fm--Bb-G#-Gm--Cm-Bb- x8
Verse 1:
Geri:
She [Fm]used to
be a [Bb]chancer[G#]
s[Gm]parkle in the
[Cm]rain[Bb] [Fm]Told me she
[Bb]needed [G#]a [Gm]friend[Cm][Bb]
Mel B:
[Fm]If she's going
[Bb]crazy[G#] [Gm]baby is
on the [Cm]way[Bb]
[Fm]Seems like the
[Bb]day [G#]never [Gm]ends[Cm] [Bb]
Refrain 1:
Mel C:
[G#] Everybody needs
some affec[Bbm]tion[Fm][C#]
Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
Ah Ah Ah
Mel C:
Never [Ebm]shines
Emma:
never shines
Mel C:
gotta [Fm]try
Emma:
gotta try
Mel C:
Wher[F#]ever
you're going
Chorus 1:
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Fm]Never give up on
the [Bb]good [G#]times
[Gm]gotta believe
in the [Cm]love
[Bb]you [Fm]find[Bb] [G#][Gm][Cm][Bb]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Fm]Never give up on
the [Bb]good [G#]times
[Gm]living it up is
a s[Cm]tate [Bb]of [Fm]mind[Bb][G#][Gm][Cm][Bb]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Post chorus:
Fm--Bb-G#-Gm--Cm-Bb- x8
Verse 2:
Emma:
[Fm]Bossanova [Bb]baby[G#]
[Gm]heart is
never [Cm]soul[Bb]
Emma and Geri:
[Fm]Shouting
but [Bb]he's
ne[G#]ver [Gm]heard[Cm][Bb]
Victoria:
[Fm]Eyes all wide
and [Bb]open[G#]
s[Gm]treets are
paved with [Cm]gold[Bb]
[Fm]Someone come
[Bb]back on [G#]their [Gm]word[Cm][Bb]
(Repeat Refrain 1)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: G# Eb Ebm Dm
Verse 3:
Mel C:
[Gm]Down and dirty [C]city[Bb]
[Am]feeling outta [Dm]place[C]
Mel C and Emma:
[Gm]Maybe you've [C]ran
out[Bb]ta [Am]time[Dm][C]
Mel C:
He [Gm]Treats her
like a [C]lady[Bb] s[Am]mile
upon her [Dm]face[C]
Mel C and Emma:
[Gm]Make up the
[C]last of [Bb]the [Am]lines[Dm] [C]
Refrain 2:
Mel B:
[Bb] Everybody needs
some atten[Cm]tion[Gm][Eb]
Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
Ah Ah Ah
Mel B:
Never [Fm]shines
Emma:
never shines
Mel B:
gotta [Gm]try
Emma:
gotta try
Mel B:
Wher[G#]ever
you're going
Chorus 2:
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]gotta believe
in the [Dm]love
[C]you [Gm]find[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]living it up is
a s[Dm]tate [C]of [Gm]mind[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]gotta believe
in the [Dm]love
[C]you [Gm]find[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give
it up
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]living it up is
a s[Dm]tate [C]of [Gm]mind[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Believe in love
that you find
Verse 4:
Victoria:
Hey now look
around pick
yourself up
off the ground
Victoria and Emma:
I said Hey now
look around pick
yourself up
off the ground
I said [Gm]Hey now
[C]look a[Bb]round [Am]pick
yourself up
[Dm]off the [C]ground
I said [Gm]Hey now
[C]look a[Bb]round [Am]pick
yourself up
[Dm]off the [C]ground
All Girls:
I said [Gm]Never
Give Up[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C][Gm][C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Chorus 3:
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]gotta believe
in the [Dm]love
[C]you [Gm]find[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]living it up is
a s[Dm]tate [C]of [Gm]mind[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]gotta believe
in the [Dm]love
[C]you [Gm]find[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give
it up
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]living it up is
a s[Dm]tate [C]of [Gm]mind[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
(Repeat until fade out)
then
Fm--Bb-G#-Gm--Cm-Bb- x8
Verse 1:
Geri:
She [Fm]used to
be a [Bb]chancer[G#]
s[Gm]parkle in the
[Cm]rain[Bb] [Fm]Told me she
[Bb]needed [G#]a [Gm]friend[Cm][Bb]
Mel B:
[Fm]If she's going
[Bb]crazy[G#] [Gm]baby is
on the [Cm]way[Bb]
[Fm]Seems like the
[Bb]day [G#]never [Gm]ends[Cm] [Bb]
Refrain 1:
Mel C:
[G#] Everybody needs
some affec[Bbm]tion[Fm][C#]
Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
Ah Ah Ah
Mel C:
Never [Ebm]shines
Emma:
never shines
Mel C:
gotta [Fm]try
Emma:
gotta try
Mel C:
Wher[F#]ever
you're going
Chorus 1:
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Fm]Never give up on
the [Bb]good [G#]times
[Gm]gotta believe
in the [Cm]love
[Bb]you [Fm]find[Bb] [G#][Gm][Cm][Bb]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Fm]Never give up on
the [Bb]good [G#]times
[Gm]living it up is
a s[Cm]tate [Bb]of [Fm]mind[Bb][G#][Gm][Cm][Bb]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Post chorus:
Fm--Bb-G#-Gm--Cm-Bb- x8
Verse 2:
Emma:
[Fm]Bossanova [Bb]baby[G#]
[Gm]heart is
never [Cm]soul[Bb]
Emma and Geri:
[Fm]Shouting
but [Bb]he's
ne[G#]ver [Gm]heard[Cm][Bb]
Victoria:
[Fm]Eyes all wide
and [Bb]open[G#]
s[Gm]treets are
paved with [Cm]gold[Bb]
[Fm]Someone come
[Bb]back on [G#]their [Gm]word[Cm][Bb]
(Repeat Refrain 1)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: G# Eb Ebm Dm
Verse 3:
Mel C:
[Gm]Down and dirty [C]city[Bb]
[Am]feeling outta [Dm]place[C]
Mel C and Emma:
[Gm]Maybe you've [C]ran
out[Bb]ta [Am]time[Dm][C]
Mel C:
He [Gm]Treats her
like a [C]lady[Bb] s[Am]mile
upon her [Dm]face[C]
Mel C and Emma:
[Gm]Make up the
[C]last of [Bb]the [Am]lines[Dm] [C]
Refrain 2:
Mel B:
[Bb] Everybody needs
some atten[Cm]tion[Gm][Eb]
Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
Ah Ah Ah
Mel B:
Never [Fm]shines
Emma:
never shines
Mel B:
gotta [Gm]try
Emma:
gotta try
Mel B:
Wher[G#]ever
you're going
Chorus 2:
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]gotta believe
in the [Dm]love
[C]you [Gm]find[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]living it up is
a s[Dm]tate [C]of [Gm]mind[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]gotta believe
in the [Dm]love
[C]you [Gm]find[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give
it up
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]living it up is
a s[Dm]tate [C]of [Gm]mind[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Believe in love
that you find
Verse 4:
Victoria:
Hey now look
around pick
yourself up
off the ground
Victoria and Emma:
I said Hey now
look around pick
yourself up
off the ground
I said [Gm]Hey now
[C]look a[Bb]round [Am]pick
yourself up
[Dm]off the [C]ground
I said [Gm]Hey now
[C]look a[Bb]round [Am]pick
yourself up
[Dm]off the [C]ground
All Girls:
I said [Gm]Never
Give Up[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C][Gm][C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Chorus 3:
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]gotta believe
in the [Dm]love
[C]you [Gm]find[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]living it up is
a s[Dm]tate [C]of [Gm]mind[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give it
up no never
give it up
no oh oh
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]gotta believe
in the [Dm]love
[C]you [Gm]find[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
Mel C:
Never give
it up
Emma, Geri, Mel B and Victoria:
[Gm]Never give up on
the [C]good [Bb]times
[Am]living it up is
a s[Dm]tate [C]of [Gm]mind[C][Bb][Am][Dm][C]
(Repeat until fade out)