You Never Were Mine Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
You Never Were Mine
Recorded by Loretta Lynn
Written by Jay Lee Webb
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It's late almost mornin' you just
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walked in the
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door
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bother explainin' I've heard it all
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before
Just turn around and leave me I've
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made up my
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mind
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I'll never lose you for you never were
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I'll hurt if you leave me but I'll
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hurt if you
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stay
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heart knows no difference it will break either
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way
They'll all say I've lost you but
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someday they'll
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find
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I didn't lose you for you never were
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can't say love's over it
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never did
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start
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I'll lose my mind after
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losin' my
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heart
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no I'm not cryin' I've
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had too much
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How can I lose you when you never were
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Oh no I'm not cryin' I've
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had too much
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how can I lose you when you never were
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FAQ
Who sang the the song You Never Were Mine?
- The song You Never Were Mine was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
