I Wont Give Up

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[Intro]
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Dsus4 D Asus4 A
[Verse]
When I look into Dsus4your eDyes, It's like watching the Dsus4night skDy,
Or a beautifuDsus4l sunriDse. There's so much they Asus4hold.A  
And just like theDsus4m old stDars, I see that you've Dsus4come so fDar,
To be right wherDsus4e you aDre. How old is your Asus4soul?A  
[Chorus]
I won't give Gup on Dus, even if the skBmies get rAough.
I'm giving you Gall my lDove. I'm still looking Asus4up.A  
[Verse]
And when you're needing Dsus4your spDace, to do somDsus4e navigDating,
I'll be here Dsus4patiently wDaiting, to see what you Asus4find.A  
[Chorus]
'Cause even the stGars they bDurn. Some even fBmall to the eAarth.
We've got a lGot to lDearn. God knows we're Asus4worth it.A  
No, I won't give Gmaj7up.
[Bridge]
I don't Emwanna be someone who walks away so easily,
I'm here to stay and make the difference that AI cAsus4an makeA.
Our Emdifferences, they do a lot to teach us how to use
the tools and gifts we got, yeah, we got a lAot aAsus4t stakeA.
And in the Cend you're still my friend, at least we did intend
for us to work, we didn't break, we didn't burn.
C#dimWe had to learn how to bend without the world caving in.
C   C#dimN.C. D  
I had to learn what I got, and what I'm not and who I am.
[Chorus]
I won't give Gup on Dus, even if the skBmies get rAough.
I'm giving you Gall my lDove. I'm still looking Bm7up.
Still looking Aup.
I won't give Gup on Dus (no I'm not... giving up)
God knows I'm tBmough enAough (I am tough... I am loved)
We've got a lGot to lDearn (we're alive... we are loved)
God knows we're wAorth it (and we're worth it)
I won't give Gup on Dus, even if the skBmies get rAough.
I'm giving you Gall my lDove. I'm still looking Aup.

The story behind the song

"I Won't Give Up" is a heartfelt acoustic folk blues and folk-pop ballad by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. Released as the first single from his fourth studio album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, the song was co-written by Mraz and Michael Natter. It was crafted during Mraz's activist outings and speaks to the themes of enduring love, self-acceptance, and perseverance in pursuing one's dreams. This emotional and inspiring song became Mraz's second top-ten single.

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