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Dont Give Up

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INTRO
C
VERSE 1
CIt's six o clock and I'm wide awake and dreaming
AmI'm thinking back to a time before our separate Clives
A Emtime where I could make you Fmine oooh
CI made a promise I was never gonna hurt you 
AmI wrote a letter and divided all the words in Ctwo
Emhalf for me and half for Fyou oooh
PRECHORUS
Now I'm Gsending out a searchlight along Flatitudes and satellites
CHORUS
Don't give Cup, don't give up, don't give Dmup on our love Fstory
When you can't go on
Don't give Cup don't give up always Dmdark before the Ammorning
FWhen you can't go on
CYou be a brave heart EmI'll be a lion's roar
AmAnd love surrenderFs to win the Cwar
VERSE 2
CIn the silence I hear every word you're thinking
AmLike the shimmer of a far away and distant Cstar
Guess Emlove could never travel that Ffar, no
PRECHORUS
And I Gcan't believe it's come to this
all our Fsecret codes and battleships
CHORUS
Don't give Cup, don't give up, don't give Dmup on our love Fstory
When you can't go on
Don't give Cup don't give up always Dmdark before the Ammorning
FWhen you can't go on
CYou be a brave heart EmI'll be a lion's roar
AmAnd love surrenderFs to win the CwarDm  
To win the wAmar~F  
BRIDGE
And I Cwanna run away frDmom this but I'd Amnever leave a sFinking ship no
withCout you in it there's Dmno point to our stoAmry~eFheh   
COooh well I can't believe it's Dmcome to this
all our sAmecret codes and battlFeships, no
withCout you in it there's Dmno point to our stAmory~eheh
FDon't ever let me goC~oDmh no no Amno
FDon't ever let me Cgo~
DmDon't ever let Amme~ go~
FDon't ever let me Cgo~   AmOh oh oh ohh oh ohF  C  

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Dont Give Up

by Darren Hayes

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Chords in this song · guitar

INTRO

VERSE 1

It's six o clock and I'm wide awake and dreaming

Am C

I'm thinking back to a time before our separate lives

Em F

A time where I could make you mine oooh

I made a promise I was never gonna hurt you

Am C

I wrote a letter and divided all the words in two

Em F

half for me and half for you oooh

PRECHORUS

G F

Now I'm sending out a searchlight along latitudes and satellites

CHORUS

C Dm F

Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up on our love story

When you can't go on

C Dm Am

Don't give up don't give up always dark before the morning

When you can't go on

C Em

You be a brave heart I'll be a lion's roar

Am F C

And love surrenders to win the war

VERSE 2

In the silence I hear every word you're thinking

Am C

Like the shimmer of a far away and distant star

Em F

Guess love could never travel that far, no

PRECHORUS

And I can't believe it's come to this

all our secret codes and battleships

CHORUS

C Dm F

Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up on our love story

When you can't go on

C Dm Am

Don't give up don't give up always dark before the morning

When you can't go on

C Em

You be a brave heart I'll be a lion's roar

Am F C Dm

And love surrenders to win the war

Am F

To win the war~

BRIDGE

C Dm Am F

And I wanna run away from this but I'd never leave a sinking ship no

C Dm Am F

without you in it there's no point to our story~eheh

C Dm

Oooh well I can't believe it's come to this

Am F

all our secret codes and battleships, no

C Dm Am

without you in it there's no point to our story~eheh

F C Dm Am

Don't ever let me go~oh no no no

F C

Don't ever let me go~

Dm Am

Don't ever let me~ go~

F C Am F C

Don't ever let me go~ Oh oh oh ohh oh oh

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