Never Learn Not To Love


Original Album
20/20
Single
Bluebirds Over The Mountain / Never Learn Not To Love
Written By
Dennis Wilson
Produced By
Dennis Wilson
Lead Vocals
Dennis
Recorded On
September 11, 1968
Length
2:31
Notes
  • This song was originally written by Charles Manson and titled "Cease To Exist". Dennis made some minor lyrical changes to it, which supposedly upset Manson greatly.
  • The opening sound was achieved by playing a cymbal backwards.
Lyrics
Cease to resist, come on say you love me
Give up your world, come on and be with me
I'm your kind, I'm your kind, and I see

Come on come on, ooo I love you pretty girl
My life is yours, and you can have my world
I'm your kind, I'm your kind, and I see

Never had a lesson I ever learned
I know I could never learn not to love you
Come in now closer
Come in closer closer closer ahhhh

Submission is a gift, give it to your lover
Love and understanding is for one another
I'm your kind, I'm your kind, and I see

Never had a lesson I ever learned
I know I could never learn not to love you
Come in now closer
Come in closer come in closer ahhhh

Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhhhhh
Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhhhhh
Chords
E.........................F#m7/E..................E
Cease to resist, come on say you love me
E..........................F#m7/E...............E
Give up your world, come on and be with me
G......................A......................E
I'm your kind, I'm your kind, and I see

E........................F#m7/E.....................E
Come on come on, ooo I love you pretty
E.......................F#m7/E....................E
My life is yours, and you can have my world
G......................A......................E
I'm your kind, I'm your kind, and I see

A7
Never had a lesson, I ain't ever learned
..........................................................E
I know I could never learn not to love you
G.........................A
Come in now closer
C.................F.........G..........E.....D...E
Come in closer closer closer ahhhh

E............................F#m7/E............E
Submission is a game given to another
E.............................F#m7/E.................E
Love and understanding is for one another
G......................A......................E
I'm your kind, I'm your kind, and I see

E
Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhhhhh
Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhhhhh

Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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