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Ebmaj13/F                    F13-9
Don’t give up on BbmeD7+5-9  Ab7/D  
Don’t quit on Ebmaj9me yetAb6/9  
It’s true we Bbmake each other Adimcry
But I’ll Ab6take the tears over a C7/Gkiss goodbye
Cm7-5/GbNo baby don’t Ab/Gbgive up
Don’t give up Cm7/Fhope          F13-9( Bbno don’t Cm7you)Dbdim  D7+9  
Let’s try a little more Ebmaj9trustGbmaj7/Ab  Ab13  
Though our Bbstars don’t quite Aoalign
Ab6When we make love see C7/Ghow they shine
So Cm7-5/Gbbaby don’t Ab/Gbgive up
      Cm7/FDon’t F13-9give up on Bbus    ( Cm7-5no     Dbdimdon’t  D7+9you )
We can Gm6run and we can D/GhideDadd9/G  
G7-9pretend that something C9diedCm7-5  
But our Ab/Gbhearts won’t be Bb6/9deniedEm7-5  
Eb9-5Try,    A7+5-9try as we D7+5+9mayG/B  
So let’s Em7close our Ebm7eyes
          Eb7-5+9maybe Dmaj7to our sweet sur Ab9prise
Gmaj7Love will Gb7-5find a Bmaj7/Gbway
So F13-9don’t give up on Bbadd9meD7-5+9  D7+9  
Don’t leave me Ebmaj7sad and Eb6blue      Gbmaj7/Abdon’t  youAb13  
Though no one’s Bb6game to stand Adimdown
In Ab6time one of us C7/Gmight come around
So Gb-5don’t     Gb+5give Ab/Gbup on me
And Cm7/FI      F13-9won’t give up on BbyouCm7-5  Dbdim  D7+9  
            Gm6         D7/G      G7-9        C9
   |   Cm7-5/Gb|   Ab/Gb|    Bb6/9|   Em7-5|  Eb13-5|   A7+5-9|   D7+5+9|G/B  
So lets Em7close our Ebm7eyes
        Eb7-5+9Maybe  Dmaj7to our sweet sur Bb7/Abprise
Gmaj7Love will Gb7-5find a Bmaj7/Gbway
   So F13-9doooon’t give up on A7/BbmeBb7  D7+9  Ab7/D  
 Don’t leave me Eb6sad Ebmaj9and blueGbmaj7/Ab  Ab13  
It’s true we Bbadd9make each other Adimcry
but I’ll Ab6take the tears over a kiss good C7/GbyeGb-5  Gb+5  
Don’t Ab/Gbgive up on
and Cm7/FI       F13-9won’t give up on
you              Bbm7/Eb          EbyeahBb13  Bb7  
Don’t give up.Bbm7/Eb  Eb  Bb13  Bb7  
        E7-5+9Don’t give upBbm7/Eb.Eb  Bbm7/Eb  Eb  
Don’t stand downBb13  Bb7  Bb13  Bb7  
        E7-5+9Don’t give upBbm7/Eb.Eb  Bbm7/Eb  Eb  
Don’t you lose heart             Bb13      Bb7yeah        G7+9        Gb7+9       F7+9  E7+9don’t Eb7+9give
Don’t give up. Don’t lose heart.
Don’t let a few words keep us apart.

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Dont Give Up On Me

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ebmaj13/F

F13-9

D7+5-9

Ab7/D

Ebmaj9

Ab6/9

Adim

Ab6

C7/G

Cm7-5/Gb

Ab/Gb

Cm7/F

Cm7

Dbdim

D7+9

Gbmaj7/Ab

Ab13

Cm7-5

Gm6

D/G

Dadd9/G

G7-9

Ebmaj13/F F13-9

Bb D7+5-9 Ab7/D

Don’t give up on me

Ebmaj9 Ab6/9

Don’t quit on me yet

Bb Adim

It’s true we make each other cry

Ab6 C7/G

But I’ll take the tears over a kiss goodbye

Cm7-5/Gb Ab/Gb

No baby don’t give up

Cm7/F F13-9 Bb Cm7 Dbdim D7+9

Don’t give up hope ( no don’t you)

Ebmaj9 Gbmaj7/Ab Ab13

Let’s try a little more trust

Bb Ao

Though our stars don’t quite align

Ab6 C7/G

When we make love see how they shine

Cm7-5/Gb Ab/Gb

So baby don’t give up

Cm7/F F13-9 Bb Cm7-5 Dbdim D7+9

Don’t give up on us ( no don’t you )

Gm6 D/G Dadd9/G

We can run and we can hide

G7-9 C9 Cm7-5

pretend that something died

Ab/Gb Bb6/9 Em7-5

But our hearts won’t be denied

Eb9-5 A7+5-9 D7+5+9 G/B

Try, try as we may

Em7 Ebm7

So let’s close our eyes

Eb7-5+9 Dmaj7 Ab9

maybe to our sweet sur prise

Gmaj7 Gb7-5 Bmaj7/Gb

Love will find a way

F13-9 Bbadd9 D7-5+9 D7+9

So don’t give up on me

Ebmaj7 Eb6 Gbmaj7/Ab Ab13

Don’t leave me sad and blue don’t you

Bb6 Adim

Though no one’s game to stand down

Ab6 C7/G

In time one of us might come around

Gb-5 Gb+5 Ab/Gb

So don’t give up on me

Cm7/F F13-9 Bb Cm7-5 Dbdim D7+9

And I won’t give up on you

Gm6 D7/G G7-9 C9

Cm7-5/Gb Ab/Gb Bb6/9 Em7-5 Eb13-5 A7+5-9 D7+5+9 G/B

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Em7 Ebm7

So lets close our eyes

Eb7-5+9 Dmaj7 Bb7/Ab

Maybe to our sweet sur prise

Gmaj7 Gb7-5 Bmaj7/Gb

Love will find a way

F13-9 A7/Bb Bb7 D7+9 Ab7/D

So doooon’t give up on me

Eb6 Ebmaj9 Gbmaj7/Ab Ab13

Don’t leave me sad and blue

Bbadd9 Adim

It’s true we make each other cry

Ab6 C7/G Gb-5 Gb+5

but I’ll take the tears over a kiss good bye

Ab/Gb

Don’t give up on

Cm7/F F13-9

and I won’t give up on

Bbm7/Eb Eb Bb13 Bb7

you yeah

Bbm7/Eb Eb Bb13 Bb7

Don’t give up.

E7-5+9 Bbm7/Eb Eb Bbm7/Eb Eb

Don’t give up.

Bb13 Bb7 Bb13 Bb7

Don’t stand down

E7-5+9 Bbm7/Eb Eb Bbm7/Eb Eb

Don’t give up.

Bb13 Bb7 G7+9 Gb7+9 F7+9 E7+9 Eb7+9

Don’t you lose heart yeah don’t give

Don’t give up. Don’t lose heart.

Don’t let a few words keep us apart.

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