Chords for Willie Nelson - Don't Give Up (Official Video)

Tempo:
89.7 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Cm

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Willie Nelson - Don't Give Up (Official Video) chords
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[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] In this proud land we grew up strong.
We were [Bb] wanted [Eb] all along.
I [Bb] was taught to fight, taught [Gm] to win.
[Cm] I never thought [Bb] I [Cm] could fail.
No fight left or so it seems.
I am a man [Eb] whose dreams have all deserted.
I've changed [Bb] my face, I've changed [Gm] my name.
[Cm] But no one [Bb] wants you [Cm] when you lose.
[Fm]
[Eb] Don't give up, cause you [Ab] have friends.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] Don't give up, you're [Ab] not beaten yet.
[Eb] Don't give up, I [Ab] know you can [Bb] make it good.
[Cm] Though I saw it all around, I never [Bb] thought that [Eb] I could be affected.
I [Bb] thought that we would be [Gm] the last to go.
[Cm] It is so [Bb] strange the way [Cm] things turn.
[Fm]
Don't [Eb] give up, you [Ab] still have us.
[Fm]
Don't [Eb] give up, [Ab] we don't need much of anything.
[F] [Cm]
Don't [Eb] give up, cause somewhere there's a place.
[Bb] There's a place where [Eb] we belong.
Got to walk out of here.
I [Bb] can't take it anymore.
I'm [Eb] gonna stand on that bridge.
[Ab] Keep my eyes [Db] [Ab] down low.
[Bb] [Eb] Whatever may come, [Bb] I'm gonna let [Gm]
[Eb] it go.
[Ab] That [Eb] river's flowing,
[Cm] moved on to another town.
[Cm]
[Eb] Tried hard to settle down for
[Bb] every job.
[Gm] So many men, [Cm] so many men, [Bb] no [Cm] one needs.
[Fm] Don't [Eb] give up, cause [Ab] you have friends.
Don't [Eb] give up now, [Ab] we're proud of who you are.
[Fm] Don't [Eb] give up, you know it's never been easy.
Don't give up, cause [Abm] I believe [Eb] there's a place.
[Bb] There's a place where [Eb] we belong.
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [Eb] [Cm] [N] www.mooji.org.
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
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Cm
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Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Cm
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To learn Willie Nelson - Dont Give Up chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Fm, Eb, Bb, Gm, Cm, Bb, Ab and Fm of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 44 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 90. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ In this proud land we grew up strong.
We were [Bb] wanted [Eb] all along.
_ _ _ I [Bb] was taught to fight, taught [Gm] to win.
_ _ [Cm] I never thought [Bb] I [Cm] could fail.
_ No fight left or so it seems.
I am a man [Eb] whose dreams have all deserted.
_ _ _ _ I've changed [Bb] my face, I've changed [Gm] my name.
[Cm] But no one [Bb] wants you [Cm] when you lose.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Eb] Don't give up, _ _ cause you [Ab] have _ friends.
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] Don't give up, _ you're [Ab] not beaten yet. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Don't give up, _ I [Ab] know you can [Bb] make it good.
_ [Cm] Though I saw it all around, _ I never [Bb] thought that [Eb] I could be affected. _
I _ _ _ [Bb] thought that we would be [Gm] the last to go.
_ [Cm] It is so [Bb] strange the way [Cm] things turn.
_ _ [Fm] _ _
Don't [Eb] give up, you [Ab] still have us.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
Don't [Eb] give up, _ [Ab] we don't need much of anything.
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _
Don't [Eb] give up, _ cause somewhere there's a place.
[Bb] _ _ _ There's a place where [Eb] we belong. _ _ _ _
Got to _ walk out of here.
I [Bb] can't take it anymore.
I'm [Eb] gonna stand on that bridge. _
[Ab] Keep my eyes [Db] [Ab] down low. _
[Bb] _ [Eb] Whatever may come, _ [Bb] I'm gonna let _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Eb] it go.
_ [Ab] That _ _ [Eb] river's flowing, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] moved on to another town.
[Cm] _ _
[Eb] Tried hard to settle down _ for _ _
_ [Bb] every job.
[Gm] So many men, _ [Cm] so many men, [Bb] no [Cm] one needs.
_ [Fm] _ _ Don't [Eb] give up, cause [Ab] you have _ _ friends. _
_ Don't _ [Eb] give up now, _ [Ab] we're proud of who you are. _
_ [Fm] _ _ Don't [Eb] give up, you know it's never been easy. _
_ _ _ Don't give up, _ cause [Abm] I believe _ [Eb] there's a place. _
[Bb] _ _ There's a place where [Eb] we belong.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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It's Peter Gabriel who authored this song.

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