More Best of Leonard Cohen:

Never Any Good

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: B

       B                 F#
I was never any good at loving you
                                  B
I was never any good at coming through for you
        E
You're going to feel much better
       Em
When you cut me loose forever
       B
I was never any good
       G#
I was never any good
 C#                F#
Never any good at loving you

I was dying when we met, I bet my life on you
But you called me and I folded like you knew I'd do
You called my ace, my king, my bluff
Okay, you win, enough's enough
I was never any good
Never any good
I was never any good at loving you

        D#
I was pretty good at taking out the garbage
  G#m
Pretty good at holding up the wall
  D#
Dealing with the fire and the earthquake
     E                  Fdim
But that don't count, that don't count
 B/f#             G#
That don't count, that don't count
 C#                                  F#
That don't count for nothing much at all

I was never any good at loving you
I was just some kind of tourist in your bed looking at the view
But I can't forget where my lips have been
Those holy hills, that deep ravine
I was never any good
I was never any good
Never any good at loving you

I was pretty good at taking out the garbage
I was pretty good at holding up the wall
I'm sorry for my crimes against the moonlight
I didn't think, I didn't think
I didn't think, I didn't think
I just didn't think the moon would mind at all

I was never any good at loving you
At doing what a woman really wants a man to do
You're going to feel much better
When you cut me loose forever
I was never any good
Never any good
I was never any good at loving you

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 2nd fret

Chords:

D#dim:    xx1212
A/e:      xx2220  or  002220

Intro: A

       A                 E
I was never any good at loving you
                                  A
I was never any good at coming through for you
        D
You're going to feel much better
       Dm
When you cut me loose forever
       A
I was never any good
       F#
I was never any good
 B                 E
Never any good at loving you

I was dying when we met, I bet my life on you
But you called me and I folded like you knew I'd do
You called my ace, my king, my bluff
Okay, you win, enough's enough
I was never any good
Never any good
I was never any good at loving you

        C#
I was pretty good at taking out the garbage
  F#m
Pretty good at holding up the wall
  C#
Dealing with the fire and the earthquake
     D                  D#dim
But that don't count, that don't count
 A/e               F#
That don't count, that don't count
 B                                   E
That don't count for nothing much at all

I was never any good at loving you
I was just some kind of tourist in your bed looking at the view
But I can't forget where my lips have been
Those holy hills, that deep ravine
I was never any good
I was never any good
Never any good at loving you

I was pretty good at taking out the garbage
I was pretty good at holding up the wall
I'm sorry for my crimes against the moonlight
I didn't think, I didn't think
I didn't think, I didn't think
I just didn't think the moon would mind at all

I was never any good at loving you
At doing what a woman really wants a man to do
You're going to feel much better
When you cut me loose forever
I was never any good
Never any good
I was never any good at loving you