Don‘t give up (1986) (video) (midi)

Am C

1. In this proud land where we grew up strong, we were wanted all along,

G Am

I was taught to fight, taught to win, I never thought I could fail.

Am

No fight left or so it seems,

C

I am a man whose dreams have all deserted,

G

I‘ve changed my face, I‘ve changed my name,

Am

but no one wants you when you lose.

Dm C F

Don‘t give up ‘cause you have friends !

Dm C F

Don‘t give up, you‘re not beaten yet !

Dm C F G

Don‘t give up, I know you can make it good !

Am C

2. Though I saw it all around, never thought that I could be affected,

G Am

thought that we‘d be the last to go, it is so strange the way things turn.

Am

Drove the night toward my house,

C

the place that I was born, on the lakeside,

G

as daylight broke, I saw the earth,

Am

the trees had burned down to the ground.

Dm C F

Don‘t give up, you still have us !

Dm C F

Don‘t give up, we don‘t need much of anything !

Dm C F G C

Don‘t give up, ‘cause somewhere there‘s a place where we belong !

G C

+ Rest your head, you worry too much,

G C

it‘s going to be alright when times get rough.

F C - G C

You can fall back on us, don‘t give up, please, don‘t give up.

C G

Got to walk out of here, I can‘t take anymore,

C F

going to stand on that bridge, keep my eyes down below.

C G

Whatever may come and whatever may go,

C - G C

that river‘s flowing, that river‘s flowing.

Am C

3. Moved on to another town, tried hard to settle down,

G Am

for every job, so many men, so many men no one needs.

Dm C F

Don‘t give up, ‘cause you have friends !

Dm C F

Don‘t give up, you‘re not the only one !

Dm C F

Don‘t give up, no reason to be ashamed !

Dm C F

Don‘t give up, you still have us !

Dm C F

Don‘t give up now, we‘re proud of who you are !

Dm C F

Don‘t give up, you know it‘s never been easy !

Dm C F G

Don‘t give up, ‘cause I believe there‘s a place,

C

there‘s a place where we belong !

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush)