Maroon 5 - Never Gonna Leave This Bed Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
[Opening]
You [Em]push me, [C]I don’t have the [G]strength to [D]
Resist or [Em]control you, [C]take me [G]down, take me [D]down
You [Em]hurt me, [C]but do I [G]deserve this? [D]
You make me so [Em]nervous, [C]calm me [G]down, [D]calm me down
[verse 2]
[G]Wake you up, in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk [Em]away [C]again, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed
[verse 3]
So [Em]come here, [C]and never leave [G]this place [D]
Perfection of [Em]your face, [C]slows me [G]down, [D]slows me down
So [Em]fall [C]down, I need you to [G]trust me [D]go easy, don’t [Em]rush me[C]
Help me [G]out, why don’t you [D]help me out?
[chorus]
[G]Wake you up, in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk [Em]away [C]again, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed
[G]You say “Go, it isn’t working.” [D]and I say “No, it is perfect”
So [Em]I stay [C]instead, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed
[verse 4]
[Em]Take it, take it all, [C]take all that I have
[G]I’ll give it all away just [D]to get you back
[Em]Fake it, take it all, [C]take what I can get
[G]Knocking so loud, can’t you [D]hear me yell?
[G]I try to stay away, but [D]you can’t forget
[chorus]
[G]Wake you up, in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk [Em]away [C]again, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed
[G]You say “Go, it isn’t working.” [D]and I say “No, it is perfect”
So [Em]I stay [C]instead, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed
[Closing]
[G]Take it, take it all, take all that I have.
[D]Take it, take it all, take all that I have.
[Em]Take it, take it [C]all, take all that I have.
[G]Take it, take it [D]all, take all that I have.
[G]Take it, take it all, take all that I have.
[G]Take it, take it [D]all, take all that I have.
[G]Take it, take it all, take all that I have.
How to play Never Gonna Leave This Bed on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Maroon 5 - Never Gonna Leave This Bed on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Never Gonna Leave This Bed uses these transitions most often: G → D (21), C → G (16), and Em → C (16). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - C chord transition.
1. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
2. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
3. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
4. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
5. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
Never Gonna Leave This Bed chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Never Gonna Leave This Bed.
- Never Gonna Leave This Bed includes 77 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Never Gonna Leave This Bed contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Never Gonna Leave This Bed connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → D: 24%
- G → Em: 9%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → Em: 17%