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I Cant Give Up

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[Intro]
G#m  B  F#  E
[Verse 1]
So G#mmany times I've thought about
BWhat my life would be withF#out you, withEout you
It would be G#measier I know
But Bbein' all alone
What would I F#do, what would I Edo?
[Pre-Chorus]
Though you C#mput me through it all
Pushed my C#m/Bback against the wall
I neF#sused youF#  
[Chorus]
And I cEan't give up on you nBow
I've come C#sus4too far to try
To get you C#out of my mind
I cEan't give up on you nBow
You're my C#sus4heart, you're my soul
And I C#won't let you go
I Ecan't give up, C#mcan't give up on you nG#mowG#m  
[Verse 2]
How G#mdid we let our perfect world
BBreak apart in so many piF#eces?
I don't belEieve it
We were G#mliving in a dream come true
Why Bdid we let it slip right through our fiF#ngers
What did we Edo
[Pre-Chorus]
But C#mthere's one thing I can't ignore
C#m/BKnowing it's worth fighting for
   F#I need youF#  
[Chorus]
And I cEan't give up on you nBow
I've come C#sus4to far to try
To get you C#out of my mind
I cEan't give up on you nBow
You're my C#sus4heart, you're my soul
And I C#won't let you go
I Ecan't give up, Gcan't give up on you nowG  
[Instrumental]
G#m  B  F#  E
G#m  B  F#  E
[Bridge]
Though you C#mput me through it all
Pushed my C#m/Bback against the wall
I nF#eed youF#  
[Chorus]
And I cEan't give up on you nBow
I've come C#sus4to far to try
To get you C#out of my mind
I cEan't give up on you nBow
You're my C#sus4heart, you're my soul
And I C#won't let you go
I Ecan't give up, E/G#can't give up on you nowE/G#  
[Instrumental]
G#m  B  F#  E
G#m  B  F#  E
  G#m    B    F#   E(Fading Out)

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I Cant Give Up

by Foreigner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

C#m/B

F#sus

C#sus4

E/G#

[Intro]

G#m B F# E

[Verse 1]

G#m

So many times I've thought about

B F# E

What my life would be without you, without you

G#m

It would be easier I know

But bein' all alone

F# E

What would I do, what would I do?

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m

Though you put me through it all

C#m/B

Pushed my back against the wall

F#sus F#

I need you

[Chorus]

E B

And I can't give up on you now

C#sus4

I've come too far to try

To get you out of my mind

E B

I can't give up on you now

C#sus4

You're my heart, you're my soul

And I won't let you go

E C#m G#m G#m

I can't give up, can't give up on you now

[Verse 2]

G#m

How did we let our perfect world

B F#

Break apart in so many pieces?

I don't believe it

G#m

We were living in a dream come true

B F#

Why did we let it slip right through our fingers

What did we do

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m

But there's one thing I can't ignore

C#m/B

Knowing it's worth fighting for

F# F#

I need you

[Chorus]

E B

And I can't give up on you now

C#sus4

I've come to far to try

To get you out of my mind

E B

I can't give up on you now

C#sus4

You're my heart, you're my soul

And I won't let you go

E G G

I can't give up, can't give up on you now

[Instrumental]

G#m B F# E

[Bridge]

C#m

Though you put me through it all

C#m/B

Pushed my back against the wall

F# F#

I need you

[Chorus]

E B

And I can't give up on you now

C#sus4

I've come to far to try

To get you out of my mind

E B

I can't give up on you now

C#sus4

You're my heart, you're my soul

And I won't let you go

E E/G# E/G#

I can't give up, can't give up on you now

[Instrumental]

G#m B F# E

(Fading Out)

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