Don't Give Up
Words & Music:
Peter Gabriel
Cm
Bb/C Cm Bb/D Eb Ab/Eb Eb
In this proud land
we grew up strong. We were wanted
all along.
Bb
Eb/Bb
Bb
Cm
Bb/C Cm
I was taught to
fight, taught to win, I never thought I could fail.
No fight left or
so it seems, I am a man whose dreams have all deserted.
I've changed my
face, I've changed my name, but no one wants you when you lose.
CHORUS:
Ab/F Eb/G
Cm7/Ab Ab/F Eb/G Cm7/Ab
Don't give up,
'cause you have friends. Don't
give up, you're not beaten, yet.
Ab/F Eb/G Ab Bb
Don't give up, I
know you can make it good.
Though I saw it
all around never thought I could be affected.
Thought that we'd
be the last to go, it is so strange the way things turn.
Drove the night
toward my home, the place that I was born, on the lakeside.
As daylight broke,
I saw the earth, the trees had burned down to the ground.
CHORUS: [last line is:]
Ab/F Eb/G Ab
Bm Eb Ab/Eb Eb
Don't give up,
'cause somewhere there's a place where we belong.
BRIDGE:
Bb Eb/Bb
Bb
Eb Ab/Eb Eb
Bb Eb/Bb Bb
Rest your
head------, you worry too much------, it's going to be alright.
Eb
Ab
Eb
When times get
rough, you can fall back on us,
Eb Bb
Eb
Ab/Eb Eb
Don't give
up-----, please, don't give up.
Eb
Bb
Got to walk out of
here, I can't take anymore.
Eb
Ab
Going to stand on
that bridge, keep my hands down below.
Eb
Bb
Eb Bb
Eb
Ab/Eb Eb
Whatever may come
and whatever may go, that river's flowing, that river's flowing.
Moved on to
another town, tried hard to settle down
For every job, so
many men, so many men no-one needs
CHORUS: [with words given below]
Don't give up,
'cause you have friends.
Don't give up,
you're not the only one.
Don't give up, no
reason to be ashamed.
Don't give up, you
still have us.
Don't give up,
now, we're proud of who you are.
Don't give up, you
know it's never been easy.
Ab/F
Eb/G Ab
Bb
Eb
Don't give up,
'cause I believe there's a placeÉthere's a place where we belong
Cm
Eb F Cm
Don't give up,
don't give up, don't give up. [repeat
as you will]
Pete Paluch tabbed this much of Tony Levin's bass line:
G----------8--7-----------7--8-|----------8--7-----------7--8-|
D---------10--8-----------8-10-|---------10--8-----------8-10-|
A---10-10----------10-10-------|---10-10----------10-10-------|
E-8--------------8-------------|-8--------------8-------------|
G------------12-10----------10-12--\-|----------8--7-----------7--8-|
D------------13-12----------12-13--\-|----------8--8-----------8--8-|
A------13-13----------13-13----------|----8--8-----------8--8-------|
E-/-11-------------11----------------|-6--------------6-------------|
Key:
G----------------8--7-----------------------7--8-| H -
Hammer On
D---------------10--8-----------------------8-10-| / -
Slide Up
A---------10-10----------------------10-10-------| \ -
Slide Down
E-6--/--8--------------H--8--8--8--8-------------|