[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 ...