Don't Give Up On Me chords by Gino Vannelli

Chords with lyrics

c4-middle C majorC

 arpegio on Rhodes:

Ebmaj13/F          F13-9

           a4 bb c5 d     C majorC
         bb        D7-9+5  Ab7/d
Don’t give up on me

       Ebmaj9Ebmaj9   Ab6/9
Don’t quit on me yet

       bb       AdimAdim
It’s true we make each other cry

     Ab6Ab6          C7/G
But I’ll take the tears over a kiss goodbye

Cm7-5/Gb   Ab/Gb
So baby don’t give up

        bb3 bb  eb4 e   FF
Cm7/F F13-9  bb   Cm7Cm7  DbdimDbdim D7D7+9
Don’t give up hope     (no don’t you)

              d4  G+G
            Ebmaj9Ebmaj9   Gbmaj7/Ab  Ab13Ab13
Let’s try a little more trust

      bb         AdimAdim
Though our stars don’t quite align

Ab6Ab6          C7/G
When we make love see how they shine

  Cm7-5/Gb  Ab/Gb
So baby don’t give up

Cm7/F    F13-9   bb  Cm7-5 DbdimDbdim D7D7+9
   Don’t give up on us  (no don’t you)

    Gm6Gm6      D/G Dadd9/G
We can run and we can hide

G7-9          C9C9  Cm7-5
pretend that something died

    Ab/Gb      Bb6/9    Em7-5
But our hearts won’t be denied

Eb13-5 A7A7+5-9  D7D7+5+9   G/BG/B
Try,  try as we may

     E minor 7Em7   EbM7Ebm7
So let’s close our eyes

Eb7Eb7+9+11    Dmaj7Dmaj7      Ab9Ab9
     maybe to our sweet sur prise

Gmaj7Gmaj7   Gb7-5 Bmaj7/Gb
Love will find a way
           c4 d   FF d5 FF d AbAb
  F13-9      Bbadd9Bbadd9        D7D7+9+11  D7D7+9
So don’t give up on me

        d4  C majorC
        Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Eb6Eb6    Gbmaj7/Ab Ab13Ab13
Don’t leave me sad and blue   don’t you

        Bb6Bb6      AdimAdim
Though no one’s game to stand down

  Ab6Ab6      C7/G
In time one of us might come around

  c4  d
  Gb-5 GbGb+5   Ab/Gb
So don’t   give up on me

  Cm7/F F13-9      bb Cm7-5 DbdimDbdim D7D7+9
And I   won’t give up on you

Orchestra :
       g4 G+G    f# f#   AbAb Ab
      Gm6Gm6     D7/G   G7-9    C9C9

sax solo

  |Cm7-5/Gb  |Ab/Gb  |Bb6/9  |Em7-5  |Eb13-5 |A7-9+5  |D7D7+9+5  |G/BG/B

    E minor 7Em7    EbM7Ebm7
So lets close our eyes

Eb7Eb7+9+11    Dmaj7Dmaj7      Bb7/AbBb7/Ab
    Maybe to our sweet surprise


Gmaj7Gmaj7   Gb7-5 Bmaj7/Gb
Love will find a way
               c#4 d
   F13-9        A7/bb Bb7Bb7   D7D7+9  Ab7/d
  So doooon’t give up on me

        Eb6Eb6 Ebmaj9Ebmaj9   Gbmaj7/Ab  Ab13Ab13
 Don’t leave me sad and blue

       Bbadd9Bbadd9     AdimAdim
It’s true we make each other cry
                      c4  d
Ab6Ab6              C7/G     Gb-5 GbGb+5
but I’ll take the tears over a kiss goodbye

   Ab/Gb
Don’t give up on

  Cm7/F  F13-9
and I   won’t give up on

orch: f4 FF F  G+G        bb bb bb  AbAb
    Bbm7/Eb  Eb MajorEb        Bb13Bb13    Bb7Bb7
you           yeah


        f4 FF F  G+G    bb bb bb  AbAb
        Bbm7/Eb  Eb MajorEb    Bb13Bb13    Bb7Bb7
Don’t give up.


           f4 FF F  G+G   FF FF FF  G+G
E7E7+9+11       Bbm7/Eb  Eb MajorEb   Bbm7/Eb  Eb MajorEb
    Don’t give up.

           bb4 bb bb  AbAb   bb bb bb  AbAb
           Bb13Bb13    Bb7Bb7   Bbb13    Bb7Bb7
Don’t stand down

           f4 FF FF G+G   FF  FF  FF  G+G
E7E7+9+11       Bbm7/Eb  Eb MajorEb  Bbm7/Eb   Eb MajorEb
    Don’t give up.

           bb4 bb bb  AbAb     bb  a   AbAb  e  FF
           Bb13Bb13    Bb7Bb7    G7G7+9 Gb7Gb7+9 F7F7+9 E7E7+9 Eb7Eb7+9
Don’t you lose heart         yeah          don’t give


(repeat and fade)


Don’t give up. Don’t lose heart.


Don’t let a few words keep us apart.