Gino Vannelli — Dont Give Up On Me Chords
Don't Give Up On Me
c4—middle C
arpegio on Rhodes:
Ebmaj13/F F13—9
a4 bb c5 d C
bb D7—9+5 Ab7/d
Don't give up on me
Ebmaj9 Ab6/9
Don't quit on me yet
bb Adim
It's true we make each other cry
Ab6 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 F
Cm7/F F13—9 bb Cm7 Dbdim D7+9
Don't give up hope ( no don't you)
d4 G
Ebmaj9 Gbmaj7/Ab Ab13
Let's try a little more trust
bb Adim
Though our stars don't quite align
Ab6 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 Dbdim D7+9
Don't give up on us ( no don't you )
Gm6 D/G Dadd9/G
We can run and we can hide
G7—9 C9 Cm7—5
pretend that something died
Ab/Gb Bb6/9 Em7—5
But our hearts won't be denied
Eb13—5 A7+5—9 D7+5+9 G/B
Try, try as we may
Em7 Ebm7
So let's close our eyes
Eb7+9+11 Dmaj7 Ab9
maybe to our sweet sur prise
Gmaj7 Gb7—5 Bmaj7/Gb
Love will find a way
c4 d F d5 F d Ab
F13—9 Bbadd9 D7+9+11 D7+9
So don't give up on me
d4 C
Ebmaj7 Eb6 Gbmaj7/Ab Ab13
Don't leave me sad and blue don't you
Bb6 Adim
Though no one's game to stand down
Ab6 C7/G
In time one of us might come around
c4 d
Gb—5 Gb+5 Ab/Gb
So don't give up on me
Cm7/F F13—9 bb Cm7—5 Dbdim D7+9
And I won't give up on you
Orchestra :
g4 G f# f# Ab Ab
Gm6 D7/G G7—9 C9
sax solo
|Cm7—5/Gb |Ab/Gb |Bb6/9 |Em7—5 |Eb13—5 |A7—9+5 |D7+9+5 |G/B
Em7 Ebm7
So lets close our eyes
Eb7+9+11 Dmaj7 Bb7/Ab
Maybe to our sweet surprise
Gmaj7 Gb7—5 Bmaj7/Gb
Love will find a way
c#4 d
F13—9 A7/bb Bb7 D7+9 Ab7/d
So doooon't give up on me
Eb6 Ebmaj9 Gbmaj7/Ab Ab13
Don't leave me sad and blue
Bbadd9 Adim
It's true we make each other cry
c4 d
Ab6 C7/G Gb—5 Gb+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 F F G bb bb bb Ab
Bbm7/Eb Eb Bb13 Bb7
you yeah
f4 F F G bb bb bb Ab
Bbm7/Eb Eb Bb13 Bb7
Don't give up.
f4 F F G F F F G
E7+9+11 Bbm7/Eb Eb Bbm7/Eb Eb
Don't give up.
bb4 bb bb Ab bb bb bb Ab
Bb13 Bb7 Bbb13 Bb7
Don't stand down
f4 F F G F F F G
E7+9+11 Bbm7/Eb Eb Bbm7/Eb Eb
Don't give up.
bb4 bb bb Ab bb a Ab e F
Bb13 Bb7 G7+9 Gb7+9 F7+9 E7+9 Eb7+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.