capo III 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 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 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 G Gsus4 Rest your head C C You worry too much G Gsus4 It's going to be alright C C7 F C When times get rough, you can fall back on us, C G C 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 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 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 End Section: ------------ (Cm bass riff) C D Am C D Am Don't give up, don't give up ...