Chords for Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up (Version 2) (1986)
Tempo:
161.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] In this proud land we grew up strong, [F] we [Eb] were wanted all along.
I [Bb] was taught to fight, taught to win, I never [Cm]
thought I could fail.
[Bb] [Cm]
Just so it seems, I am [Eb] a man whose dreams have all deserted.
I've [Bb] changed my face, I've changed my name, but no [Cm] one wants you when you lose.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, cause [Ab] you have friends.
[Fm]
[Eb]
Don't give up, [Ab] you're not beaten yet.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] I know you can [Eb]
make it good.
[Cm]
Though I saw it all around, never [Bb] thought [Eb] that I could be a victim.
[Bb] Thought that we'd be lost to go, it is [Cm] so strange the [Gm] way [Cm] things turn.
Drove the night [Gm] toward [Cm] my home, the place that [Eb] I was born, on [Ab] the
[Eb] lakeside.
As [Bb] daylight broke, I saw the earth, the trees [Cm] had burned [G] down to [C] the ground.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] you still have us.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, we [Ab] don't need much of anything.
[Fm] [Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] cause now is [Eb] the place where we belong.
Rest [Bb] your head, you [Fm] worry [Eb] too much.
It's gonna be
[Bb] alright.
[Eb] When times get rough, you can't [Ab] fall back.
[Eb]
Don't give up,
[Bb] please [Eb] don't give up.
Got to the water,
[Bb]
I can't take anymore.
[Eb] Gonna stand on that bridge, keep [Ab] my head up.
[Eb] Whatever may come, and whatever [Bb] may go, that [Eb]
river's flowing,
[Bb] that [Eb]
river's flowing.
[Bb] [Cm]
Moved on to another town, tried [Eb] hard to settle down, for [Bb] every job, so many men, [Gm] so [Cm] many men no one needs.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] cause you have friends.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] you're not the only one.
[Fm] [Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] no reason to be ashamed.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, you [Ab] still have us.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up now, [Ab] we're proud of who you are.
[Fm]
Don't [Eb]
give up, you know [Ab] it's now or never.
[Fm]
Don't [Eb]
give up, cause I [Ab]
believe there's [Bb] a place, there's a place where we [Eb]
belong.
[Gm]
[Db]
[Eb]
[F] [Ab]
[Eb]
[F]
[Eb]
[F] [C]
[Eb]
[F] Don't give up, [Cm]
no [Eb] reason to be [F] ashamed.
[Ab] [C] Don't give up, don't [Eb] give up, [F] don't give up.
[Ab] [C]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] In this proud land we grew up strong, [F] we [Eb] were wanted all along.
I [Bb] was taught to fight, taught to win, I never [Cm]
thought I could fail.
[Bb] [Cm]
Just so it seems, I am [Eb] a man whose dreams have all deserted.
I've [Bb] changed my face, I've changed my name, but no [Cm] one wants you when you lose.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, cause [Ab] you have friends.
[Fm]
[Eb]
Don't give up, [Ab] you're not beaten yet.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] I know you can [Eb]
make it good.
[Cm]
Though I saw it all around, never [Bb] thought [Eb] that I could be a victim.
[Bb] Thought that we'd be lost to go, it is [Cm] so strange the [Gm] way [Cm] things turn.
Drove the night [Gm] toward [Cm] my home, the place that [Eb] I was born, on [Ab] the
[Eb] lakeside.
As [Bb] daylight broke, I saw the earth, the trees [Cm] had burned [G] down to [C] the ground.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] you still have us.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, we [Ab] don't need much of anything.
[Fm] [Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] cause now is [Eb] the place where we belong.
Rest [Bb] your head, you [Fm] worry [Eb] too much.
It's gonna be
[Bb] alright.
[Eb] When times get rough, you can't [Ab] fall back.
[Eb]
Don't give up,
[Bb] please [Eb] don't give up.
Got to the water,
[Bb]
I can't take anymore.
[Eb] Gonna stand on that bridge, keep [Ab] my head up.
[Eb] Whatever may come, and whatever [Bb] may go, that [Eb]
river's flowing,
[Bb] that [Eb]
river's flowing.
[Bb] [Cm]
Moved on to another town, tried [Eb] hard to settle down, for [Bb] every job, so many men, [Gm] so [Cm] many men no one needs.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] cause you have friends.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] you're not the only one.
[Fm] [Eb] Don't give up, [Ab] no reason to be ashamed.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, you [Ab] still have us.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up now, [Ab] we're proud of who you are.
[Fm]
Don't [Eb]
give up, you know [Ab] it's now or never.
[Fm]
Don't [Eb]
give up, cause I [Ab]
believe there's [Bb] a place, there's a place where we [Eb]
belong.
[Gm]
[Db]
[Eb]
[F] [Ab]
[Eb]
[F]
[Eb]
[F] [C]
[Eb]
[F] Don't give up, [Cm]
no [Eb] reason to be [F] ashamed.
[Ab] [C] Don't give up, don't [Eb] give up, [F] don't give up.
[Ab] [C]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Eb
Bb
Ab
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] In this proud land we grew up strong, _ [F] we [Eb] were wanted all along.
_ _ _ I [Bb] was taught to fight, taught to win, _ I never [Cm]
thought _ I could fail.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ Just so it seems, I am [Eb] a man whose dreams have all deserted.
_ _ I've [Bb] changed my face, I've changed my name, but no [Cm] one wants you when you lose.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, cause [Ab] you have _ _ _ friends.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Don't give up, [Ab] you're not _ _ _ beaten _ yet.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] I know you can [Eb]
make it good.
[Cm]
Though I saw it all around, never [Bb] thought [Eb] that I could be a victim.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Thought that _ we'd be lost to go, _ it is [Cm] so strange the [Gm] way [Cm] things turn. _ _ _ _
Drove the night [Gm] toward [Cm] my home, the place that [Eb] I was born, on [Ab] the _ _
[Eb] lakeside.
As [Bb] daylight _ broke, I saw the earth, the trees [Cm] had burned [G] down to [C] the ground.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] you still _ have us.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, we [Ab] don't need _ much of anything. _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give _ up, [Ab] cause _ now is [Eb] the _ place where we belong. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Rest [Bb] your _ head, _ _ _ _ you [Fm] worry [Eb] too much. _ _ _ _
_ It's gonna be _
[Bb] alright. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] When _ times _ get rough, you can't [Ab] fall back.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ Don't give up, _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ please [Eb] don't give up. _ _
_ _ _ _ Got to the water, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
I can't take _ anymore.
_ _ _ [Eb] Gonna _ stand on that bridge, _ keep [Ab] my head _ _ _ _ _ _ up. _ _
[Eb] Whatever _ _ may _ come, _ and whatever [Bb] _ _ may _ go, that _ [Eb]
river's flowing, _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ that [Eb]
river's _ flowing. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm]
Moved on to another town, _ tried [Eb] hard to settle _ down, _ _ _ _ for [Bb] every job, so many men, _ [Gm] so [Cm] many men no _ one needs.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] cause you have _ _ friends.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] you're not the only _ one. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] no reason _ to be _ ashamed.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, you [Ab] still have us. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up now, _ [Ab] we're proud of who you are.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ Don't [Eb]
give up, you know [Ab] it's _ now _ _ _ or never.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ Don't [Eb]
give up, cause I [Ab]
believe _ _ there's [Bb] a place, _ _ _ there's a place where we [Eb] _
belong. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] Don't give up, _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ no [Eb] reason to be [F] ashamed. _
_ [Ab] [C] Don't give _ _ _ up, don't [Eb] give up, [F] don't give up.
[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] In this proud land we grew up strong, _ [F] we [Eb] were wanted all along.
_ _ _ I [Bb] was taught to fight, taught to win, _ I never [Cm]
thought _ I could fail.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ Just so it seems, I am [Eb] a man whose dreams have all deserted.
_ _ I've [Bb] changed my face, I've changed my name, but no [Cm] one wants you when you lose.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, cause [Ab] you have _ _ _ friends.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Don't give up, [Ab] you're not _ _ _ beaten _ yet.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] I know you can [Eb]
make it good.
[Cm]
Though I saw it all around, never [Bb] thought [Eb] that I could be a victim.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Thought that _ we'd be lost to go, _ it is [Cm] so strange the [Gm] way [Cm] things turn. _ _ _ _
Drove the night [Gm] toward [Cm] my home, the place that [Eb] I was born, on [Ab] the _ _
[Eb] lakeside.
As [Bb] daylight _ broke, I saw the earth, the trees [Cm] had burned [G] down to [C] the ground.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] you still _ have us.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, we [Ab] don't need _ much of anything. _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give _ up, [Ab] cause _ now is [Eb] the _ place where we belong. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Rest [Bb] your _ head, _ _ _ _ you [Fm] worry [Eb] too much. _ _ _ _
_ It's gonna be _
[Bb] alright. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] When _ times _ get rough, you can't [Ab] fall back.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ Don't give up, _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ please [Eb] don't give up. _ _
_ _ _ _ Got to the water, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
I can't take _ anymore.
_ _ _ [Eb] Gonna _ stand on that bridge, _ keep [Ab] my head _ _ _ _ _ _ up. _ _
[Eb] Whatever _ _ may _ come, _ and whatever [Bb] _ _ may _ go, that _ [Eb]
river's flowing, _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ that [Eb]
river's _ flowing. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm]
Moved on to another town, _ tried [Eb] hard to settle _ down, _ _ _ _ for [Bb] every job, so many men, _ [Gm] so [Cm] many men no _ one needs.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] cause you have _ _ friends.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] you're not the only _ one. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, _ [Ab] no reason _ to be _ ashamed.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up, you [Ab] still have us. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't give up now, _ [Ab] we're proud of who you are.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ Don't [Eb]
give up, you know [Ab] it's _ now _ _ _ or never.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ Don't [Eb]
give up, cause I [Ab]
believe _ _ there's [Bb] a place, _ _ _ there's a place where we [Eb] _
belong. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] Don't give up, _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ no [Eb] reason to be [F] ashamed. _
_ [Ab] [C] Don't give _ _ _ up, don't [Eb] give up, [F] don't give up.
[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _