Don't Give Up on Me — Solomon Burke
Chords and lyrics for Don't Give Up on Me by Solomon Burke (key of D#).
Intro
[Bb]
Verse 1
[Bb]If I fall short
[D/A]If I don't make the grade
[Ab7b5]If your expectations aren't met in me [G7]today
There's always [Cm7]tomorrow
Or tomorrow [Ebm]night
Hang in there baby[Bb]
[D/F#]Sooner or later, I know I'll get it [Gm]right[G]
Chorus
Please don't give [Cm7]up on me
Oh, please don't give [Ebm]up on me[F]
I know it's [Bb]late, [Ab]late in the [G]game
But my [Cm7]feelings, my true feelings haven't [F13]changed[F7]
Verse 2
Here in my [Bb]heart
I know, I know I was [D/A]wrong, wrong, wrong
I'd like to [Ab7b5]make amends
For the love that I've [G7]never ever, ever, ever shown
Just don't give [Cm7]up on me
Every word is [Ebm]true, I'll give you my everything
[Bb]All of my love, [D/F#]all of my love, all of my [Gm]love, love, love, love [G]to you
Chorus
Just don't give [Cm7]up on me
Oh please, [Ebm]please, [F]please don't give up [Bb]on me
[Ab]I don't want you to[G]
I know It's [Cm7]late, but wait
Please, [F13]please, please, [F7]please don't give up on me[Bb]
Outro
[Ab]Promise, will you promise [G]me, will you promise me
Please don't give [Cm7]up on me, we can make it if we try
[F13]I'm going to hold on, hold on with [F7]me
And don't give [Bb]up on [Ab][G]me[F7][F13]
[Bb]Oh baby, [Ab]oh [G]baby, [F13]please[F7]
Don't give [Bb]up on me
[Ab]Whatever you [G]do, we gonna make it, we'll make it through
Don't you give [Bb]up on me
please, please, [F7]please promise me
Don't give up on me[Bb]
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