Verse
[Am]
In this proud land we grew up strong
[C]
We were wanted all along
[G]
I was taught to fight, taught to win
[Am]
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
Chorus
[F] [Cmaj7] [F9]
Don't give up - 'cos you have friends
[F] [C] [F9]
Don't give up - you're not beaten yet
[F] [C/E] [F] [G]
Don't give up - I know you can make it good
Verse
[Am]
Though I saw it all around
[C]
Never thought that I could be affected
[G]
Thought that we'd be last to go
[Am]
It is so strange the way things turn
[Am]
Drove the night toward my home
[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
Chorus
[F9] [C] [F9]
Don't give up - you still have us
[F] [C/E] [F9]
Don't give up - we don't need much of anything
[F] [C] /E [F] [G] [C]
Don't give up - 'cos somewhere there's a place where we belong
Bridge
[G] [G4] [G]
Rest your head
[C] [F] [C]
You worry too much
[G] [G4] [G]
It's going to be alright
[C] [C7] [F] [C]
When times get rough, you can fall back on us,
[C] [G] [C] [F] [C]
Don't give up, please don't give up
[C] [G]
Got to walk out of here, I can't take anymore
[C] [C7] [F]
Gonna 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
Verse
[Am]
Moved on to another town
[C]
Tried hard to settle down
[G]
For every job, so many men
[Am]
So many men no-one needs
Chorus
[F9] [C] [Am]
Don't give up - 'cos you have friends
[F] [C] [Am]
Don't give up - you're not the only one
[F] [C] [F9]
Don't give up - no reason to be ashamed
[F] [C] [F9]
Don't give up - you still have us
[F] [C] [F9]
Don't give up now - we're proud of who you are
[F] [C] [F9]
Don't give up - you know it's never been easy
[F] [C] [F] [G]
Don't give up - 'cos I believe there's a place
[C]
There's a place where we belong
Outro
(Cm bass riff)
[C] [D] [Am] [C] [D] [Am]
Don't give up, don't give up ...
