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Dont Give up on me Now 
Ben Harper
First tab by MS, and suggestions/improvements welcome
Riff
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----2--3h--2--0--0-------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Couplet :  Am   C   Am   C   Dm   F   Dm  F  
Refrain : Am/G/F/ C  Am/G/F/ C  Am/G/F/ C  G  
"Don't Give Up On Me Now"
[Verse 1]
Riff          AmRiff         AmRiff
AmTime, it opens all woundCs
AmAnd trust is gonna put mCe in the tomb 
The world isn't Dmmine, the world isn't mine to saFve 
I can't afford to Dmlose what you resell and throw aFway
[Chorus]
AmAnd I doGn't eveFn know Cmyself, 
AmWhat it Gwould tFake to Cknow myself
AmI﻿ need Gto changeF, I don't knoCw how G  
Don't give up on mAme now
Riff          AmRiff         AmRiff
[Verse 2]
AmIt's not what we do, it's what we do with what we feCel
Takes all you have to stare it dAmown, and whisper "Devil, nCo deal."
And I don't wanna fight, Dmdon't wanna fight my father's wFar 
You can wait your whole Dmlife Not knowing what you're waiFting for
[Chorus]
AmAnd I doGn't eveFn know Cmyself, 
AmWhat it Gwould tFake to Cknow myself
AmI﻿ need Gto changeF, I don't knoCw how G  
Don't give up on mAme now
Don't give up on mAme now
Riff          AmRiff         AmRiff
[Chorus]
AmAnd I doGn't eveFn know Cmyself, 
AmWhat it Gwould tFake to Cknow myself
AmI﻿ need Gto changeF, I don't knoCw how G  
Don't give up on mAme now
Riff          AmRiff         AmRiff (Slow)
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Dont Give Up On Me Now

by Ben Harper

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Dont Give up on me Now

Ben Harper

First tab by MS, and suggestions/improvements welcome

Riff

e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

A|----2--3h--2--0--0-------------|--------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Am C Am C Dm F Dm F

Couplet :

Am G F C Am G F C Am G F C G

Refrain : /// /// ///

"Don't Give Up On Me Now"

[Verse 1]

Am Am

Riff Riff Riff

Am C

Time, it opens all wounds

Am C

And trust is gonna put me in the tomb

Dm F

The world isn't mine, the world isn't mine to save

Dm F

I can't afford to lose what you resell and throw away

[Chorus]

Am G F C

And I don't even know myself,

Am G F C

What it would take to know myself

Am G F C G

I need to change, I don't know how

Don't give up on me now

Am Am

Riff Riff Riff

[Verse 2]

Am C

It's not what we do, it's what we do with what we feel

Am C

Takes all you have to stare it down, and whisper "Devil, no deal."

Dm F

And I don't wanna fight, don't wanna fight my father's war

Dm F

You can wait your whole life Not knowing what you're waiting for

[Chorus]

Am G F C

And I don't even know myself,

Am G F C

What it would take to know myself

Am G F C G

I need to change, I don't know how

Don't give up on me now

Am Am

Riff Riff Riff

[Chorus]

Am G F C

And I don't even know myself,

Am G F C

What it would take to know myself

Am G F C G

I need to change, I don't know how

Don't give up on me now

Am Am

Riff Riff Riff (Slow)

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