Al Jarreau - Never Givin' Up (1980)
from his album "This Time"
written by Tom Canning & Al Jarreau
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9T5SWxEqnY
Intro
[D6] [Cmaj9] [F13] [Em7] [C/D] [D/C] [Am9] [F/Eb]
| * * * * | * * * * | * * * * | * * * * |
[D6] [Cmaj9] [Cm6/Eb] [Em7] [Em7/D] [Cmaj7] [Abmaj9/Bb]
| * * * * | * * * * | * * * * | * * * * |
Verse 1
[Ebmaj7] [G7] [Cm9]
I'd been afraid, that I had missed the
[Bbm9] [Eb13] [Abmaj7] [Abm7] [Bbm9] [Bb7b9]
chance of a lifetime
[Ebmaj7] [G7] [Cm9] [Bbm7] [Eb9]
And by the way, I've tumbled with romance girl
[Abmaj7]
And I don't cry
[Bbmaj7/C] [C13]
But now I'm
Pre-Chorus
[Am7b5] [Cm7]
Searching every star
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Am7b5]
(I go on)
[Cm7]
Searching near and far
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Am7b5]
(eve - ry dawn)
[Abmaj7]
'Til I find our one
[Bbmaj7/C] [C7b9] [Db9] [Ab/Bb] [Am7] [D7b9]
spi - rit flying high, flying high
Chorus
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Dm7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Dm7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Ebdim7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Em] [Em7/D] [Dbm7b5] [Cmaj7/D] [C6/D]
I'll be content in time
[Em] [Em/Eb] [G/D] [Dbm7b5]
(Mmm I/m gonna be content in time)
Interlude
[Cmaj9] [Abmaj9/Bb] [Bb7b9]
| * * * * | * * * * |
Verse 2
[Ebmaj7] [G7] [Cm9]
And so today, I think I'll take the
[Bbm9] [Eb13] [Abmaj7] [Abm7] [Bbm9] [Bb7b9]
chance of a lifetime
[Ebmaj7] [G7#9] [Cm9] [Bbm7] [Eb9]
And by the way, I'm falling for romance girl
[Abmaj7]
And I don't mind
[Bbmaj7/C] [C13]
How much I cry
Pre-Chorus
[Am7b5] [Cm7]
I'm reaching for the sun
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Am7b5]
(ang - els sing)
[Cm7]
Love has just begun
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Am7b5]
(who would think)
[Abmaj7]
Two could turn to one
[Bbmaj7/C] [C7b9] [Db9] [Ab/Bb] [Am7] [D7b9]
spi - rit flying high, flying high
Chorus
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Dm7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Dm7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Ebdim7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Em] [Em7/D] [Dbm7b5] [Cmaj7/D] [D13b9]
I'll be content in time
Chorus
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Dm7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Dm7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Gmaj9] [Em7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Cmaj7] [Cm7] [Ebdim7]
Even when this life is o - ver
[Em] [Em7/D] [Dbm7b5]
I'll be content I wanna be content in time
Interlude
[D6] [Cmaj9] [F13] [Em7] [C/D] [D/C] [Am9] [F/Eb] [Cm9] [F9sus4]
| * * * * | * * * * | * * * * | * * * * | * * |
Chorus
[Bbmaj9] [Gm7]
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Ebmaj7] [Ebm7] [Fm7]
Even when this life is over
[Bbmaj9] [Gm7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Ebmaj7] [Ebm7] [Fm7]
Even when this life is over
[Bbmaj9] [Gm7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Ebmaj7] [Ebm7] [Ebdim7]
Even when this life is over
[Gm] [Gm7/F] [Em7b5] [Ebmaj7/F] [F9]
I'll be content in time
Chorus
[Bbmaj9] [Gm7]
I'll never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Ebmaj7] [Ebm7] [Fm7]
Even when this life is over
[Bbmaj9] [Gm7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Ebmaj7] [Ebm7] [Fm7]
Even when this life is over
[Bbmaj9] [Gm7]
Never give it up, never gonna give it up
[Ebmaj7] [Ebm7] [Ebdim7]
Even when this life is over
[Gm] [Gm7/F] [Em7b5] [Gb/Ab] [Ab7b9]
I'll be content I wanna be content
Outro
[Dbmaj9] [Bbm7] [Gbmaj7] [Gbm7] [Abm7]
Never gonna give it up, no no no-no, not I
[Dbmaj9] [Bbm7] [Gbmaj7] [Gbm7] [Abm7]
Never gonna give it up, no no no-no, not I
[Dbmaj9] [Bbm7] [Gbmaj7] [Gbm7] [Abm7]
Never gonna give it up, no no no-no, not I
[Bbm] [Bbm7/Ab] [Gm7b5] [Gbmaj7/Ab] [Ab7b9]
I'll be content in time
[Repeat and Fade]
