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Tomorrow Never Comes
(Ernest Tubb / Johnny Bond)

Copyright Norma Music

Original by Ernest Tubb in 1944

RCA studio session - June 4-8, 1970 - RCA's Studio B - Nashville
June 7, 6-9 pm, 10 pm-1 am, 1:30-4:30 am

ZPA4 1618 - Rehearsal - Unreleased
-01 - Work part - Not used
ZPA4 1618-sp

Overdub sessions for RCA - July 18, 1970 - RCA's Studio A - Nashville
ZPA4 1618-sp

Overdub sessions for RCA - October 1, 1970 - RCA's Studio A - Nashville
ZPA4 1618-sp

January 1971 LP RCA LSP 4460 Elvis Country
Undubbed master:

Takes 12 (fs) and 13: November 3, 2008 CD FTD 88697 40723 2 Elvis Country
Re-mixed version:

Excerpt of Running Scared - October 10, 1995 CD RCA BMG 66670-2 Walk A Mile In My Shoes The Essential 70's Masters
Outtakes:

Takes 1, 3 and 11: November 3, 2008 CD FTD 88697 40723 2 Elvis Country

Take 2: July 23, 2002 CD FTD 74321 95046-2 The Nashville Marathon

Oh you tell me that you love me
Yes you tell me that you care
That tomorrow we'll be married, oh
But tomorrow's never there

Oh tomorrow never, never comes
Oh no, no tomorrow never comes
Now you tell me that you love me, oh
But tomorrow never comes

Many weeks now have I waited
Oh many long nights have I cried
But just to see that happy morning, happy morning
When I have you right by my side

But tomorrow will never never come, oh no, no
Tomorrow never gonna come
Now you tell me that you love me, oh
But tomorrow never, never comes

So tomorrow I'll be leaving
Yes tomorrow I'll be gone
But tomorrow you'll be weeping, oh
But tomorrow will never, never come (never come)

Well tomorrow will never, never come (never come)
Oh no, no tomorrow ain't never gonna come
Yeah, yeah, you tell me, you tell me
That you love me, but tomorrow never comes

c f c Oh you tell me that you love me f c Yes you tell me that you care g7 c am That tomorrow we'll be married, oh g7 c But tomorrow's never there

Oh tomorrow never, never comes Oh tomorrow never comes Now you tell me that you love me, oh But tomorrow never comes

Many weeks now have I waited Oh many long nights have I cried But just to see that happy morning, happy morning When I have you right by my side

But tomorrow will never come, oh no, no Tomorrow never gonna come Now you tell me that you love me But tomorrow never, never comes

So tomorrow I’ll be leaving Yes tomorrow I’ll be gone But tomorrow you'll be weeping, oh But tomorrow will never, never come

Well tomorrow will never, never come Oh no, tomorrow ain't never gonna come Yeah, yeah, you tell me, you tell me That you love me, but tomorrow never comes