NEVER TEAR US APART As recorded by INXS (From the 1987 Album KICK) Transcribed by Zach Spickenreuther Words and Music by INXS
G F C x xx xx x
Guitar 1 is Tuned DADGBE. All other guitars are in standard tuning. A Intro Slowly = 62 Am7/G Cadd4/F High Strings P
1 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I128 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Low Stringss W V V V V W W Gtr I 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 0 5 3
Dm F
3 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V W W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1u 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 2 3
B Verse 1 Am7/G Cadd4/F
5 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I128 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V W W Gtr I 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 0 5 3
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Dm F
7 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V W W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1u 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 2 3
C Chorus C F C F
9 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V W V V V W 3 3 3 3 3 3u 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3u 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 2 2 B 3 8 3 8
W W I W W GtrW II W 0 0 T 1 1 0 0 A 2 2 B 3 3
G A5 A5 8va 8va
11 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V j j W W u
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 10
I W W j c j c V }W }W V V V V W V V V V T W W 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 2 (2) 0 2 B x x 0 3 0 (0) 0 3 0 3 3
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D Verse 2 Am7/G Cadd4/F
14 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V W W Gtr I 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 0 5 3
c c V W V V } I V V V W W W V V } V let Vring W W let Wring T 1 x 2 2 2 x A 2 2 3 3 x B 0 3 1
Dm F
17 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V W W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1u 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 2 3
W W W I W W W W 1 1 1 T 3 1 1 2 2 2 A 0 0 3 3 B
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Am7/G Cadd4/F
19 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V W W Gtr I 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 0 5 3
c W W V V } I W W V V } W W let Wring 0 T 1 1 x 2 2 2 x A 2 3 3 x B 0 0 3 1
Dm F
21 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V W W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1u 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 2 3
W W I 1 T W 3W 2 A 0 0 B
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E Chorus 2 C F C F
23 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V W V V V W 3 3 3 3 3 3u 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3u 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 2 2 B 3 8 3 8
W W I W W W0 0W T W1 1W 0 0 A 2 2 B 3 3
G A5 A5 8va 8va
25 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V j j W W u
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 10
j c j c I W W V V V W V V V W} W} V V W P.M. V V T 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 2 (2) 2 2 B x x 0 3 0 (0) 0 0 3 3
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F Saxophone Solo Am7/G Cadd4/F
28 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V W W 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 0 5 3
c V V V W V V } I V W W W V V } let Vring W W let Wring T 1 x 2 2 2 2 2 x A 2 3 3 x B 0 3 1
eV fV V W V eV V gV V V V V V W I Gtr III 1/2 1/4 1/2 u
T 14 16 17 [[[[[[[[[[[[ 16 M16 M 12 M 10[[[[10 10[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ A 12 B H sl.
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Dm F
31 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V W W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1u 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 0 2 3
W W W I W W W W 1 1 1 T 3 1 1 2 2 2 A 0 0 3 3 B
V V V V V V V V V V V V u k I Full 1/2 1
T 18 M 17 15 17 17 [[[[[[ 15 13[[[[[[[[[[15[[[[[[[[[[17[[[[[[[[[[18 A B
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G Chorus 3 C F C F
33 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V W V V V W 3 3 3 3 3 3u 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3u 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 2 2 B 3 8 3 8
W W I W W 0W 0W T 1 1 0 0 A 2 2 B 3 3
V V I
T 20 [[[[[[[[[ A B
C F C F
35 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V W V V V W 3 3 3 3 3 3u 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3u 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 2 2 B 3 8 3 8
W W I W W 0W 0W T 1W 1W 0 0 A 2 2 B 3 3
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H Outro Chorus G F C F C F 8va 8va
37 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V W V V V W W V V u u 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 12 13 15 10 13 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 B 10 8 3 8 3 8
W W I W V V W W }W }V V W W GtrW II V V 0 0 T 1 1 0 2 0 0 A 0 3 2 2 B x 3 3 3 3 1
8va V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V Gtr IV 20 15 20 15 20 20 20 15 20 15 20 20 T 17 17 18 18 17 17 18 18 A 17 17 17 17 B
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G F C F C F Gtr II ^8va _8va _ ^ ^
1 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V W V V V W W V V u u 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 12 13 15 10 13 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 B 10 8 3 8 3 8
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u u u I Gtr III Full [Full[[[ Full [Full[[[ T 15 M 17 17 15 15 M 17 17 15 15 M (15) 13 15 15 M 17 17 15 A B
8va V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V Gtr IV 20 15 20 15 20 20 20 15 20 15 20 20 T 17 17 18 18 17 17 18 18 A 17 17 17 17 B
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