Artist: Jason Mraz
Song: I Won’t Give Up
Tuning: Standard – Capo 2 (Best is drop D and use slightly different chords)
Tabbed by: Donnie Niemi
Email: dniemi3 at hotmail dot com
Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=739gZhhj_p4
I wrote this tab before the song came out publicly so the chords/lyrics might be
slightly different than what is out now. For my ear the other chords/tabs listed
do not sound right so I figured I'd share these incase others relate. Hopefully
you like it. Comments can be sent to my email listed above.
Chords:
[G] 320033
[G]* 355433
[Bm] X24432
[D] XX0323
[Dadd9] X02232
[Asus4] x02230
[C] 032010
C#m9 X4244X (Substituting with a Asus4 basically works if this is hard)
Intro
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [Asus4] [A] x2
PICK PATTERN
========== [G] ========= ==== [D] ===== ========== [Asus4] =========== = [A] =
e|-------------------- ------------ ---------------------------- -----
B|-------------------- ------------ ------------------3--3----3- --2--
G|---------------4--4- -2--2-----2- ------------------2--2----2- --2--
D|-0--0-0--2--4--5--5- -4--4-----4- -0--0-0-4-4\2--0--2--2----2- --2--
A|---------------0---- -0-----0--0- ------------------0-----0--- --0--
D|-------------------- ------------ ---------------------------- -----
= = = “FINGER PICK” Pattern above
Verse 1
[G] [D]
When I look into your eyes
[G] [D]
It’s like watching the night sky
[G] [D]
Or a beautiful sunrise
[Asus4] - [A]
Well there’s so much they hold
[G] [D]
And just like them old stars
[G] [D]
I see that you’ve come so far
[G] [D]
To be right where you are
[Asus4] - [A]
How old is your soul
Chorus
= = = “FINGER PICK” Freestyle pick. If requested I’ll type the pattern I use
[G]* [D]
I won’t give up on us
[Bm] [Asus4] - [A]
Even if the skies get rough
[G]* [D]
I’m giving you all my love
A (Hammer onto sus4 and back off)
I’m still looking up
Verse 2
“FINGER PICK” Pattern above
[G] [D]
And when you’re needing your space
[G] [D]
To do some navigating
[G] [D]
I’ll be here patiently waiting
[Asus4] - [A]
To see what you find
Chorus
= = = “STRUM”
[G] [D]
Cause even the stars they burn
[Bm] [Asus4]
Some even fall to the earth
[G] [D]
We’ve got a lot to learn
A (Hammer onto sus2 and back off)
God knows we’re worth it
[G]
No I won’t give up
Bridge
[E]
I don’t wanna be someone who walks away so easily
[Dadd9]
I’m here to stay and make the difference that I can make
[E]
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the tools and gifts we got
[Dadd9]
Yeah we got a lot at stake
[C]
And in the end, you’re still my friend at least we didn’t tend
[C#m9]
For us to work we didn’t break, we didn’t burn
[C]
We had to learn, how to bend without the world caving in
[C#m9]
I had to learn what I got, and what I’m not
[D] – [Dsus4] - [D]
And who I am
Chorus 2
“FINGER PICK” Freestyle pick. If requested I’ll type the pattern I use
[G] [D]
I won’t give up on us
[Bm] [Asus4]
Even if the skies get rough
[G] [D]
I’m giving you all my love
[Asus4] – [A] – [Asus4] - [A]
I’m still looking up
Verse
= = = “FINGER PICK” Pattern above
[G] [D]
So easy is our life
[G] [D]
What’s mine is your’s and your’s mine
[G] [D]
Hardly do we ever fight
[Asus4] - [A]
We’d rather be kind
Chorus
“LIGHT SINGLE DOWN STRUM FOR EACH CHORD”
[G] [D]
I won’t give up on us
[Bm] [Asus4]
Even if the sky’s get dark
[G] [D]
I’m healing this broken heart
= = = “STRUM”
[Asus4]
And I know I’m worth it
[G] [D]
I won’t give up on us
[Bm] [Asus4]
God knows I’m tough, he knows
[G] [D]
We got a lot to learn
[Asus4]
And we’re worth it
[G] [D]
Know I won’t give up on us
[Bm] [Asus4]
God knows I’m tough, he knows
[G] [D]
We got a lot to learn
[Asus4]
And we’re worth it
G (walk bass down and go to D chord)
Know I won’t give up
G (walk bass down and go to D chord)
Know I won’t give up
G (walk bass down and go to D chord)
Know I won’t give up
= = = “LIGHT SINGLE DOWN STRUM FOR EACH CHORD”
[G] [D]
I won’t give up on us
[Bm] [Asus4]
Even if the skies get rough
[G] [D]
I’m giving you all my love
[Asus4]
I’m still looking up
