Don't Give Up On Me Chords

KeyBb Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays644

Don't Give Up On Me by Joe Cocker is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, C#, F#m, F#7, Bm, Dm/F, A/G, F, E, F#, D and E4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			 

A                            C#   
If I fall short, if I don't make the grades  
                                                F#m        F#7 
If your expectations aren't met in me today  
                               Bm                           Dm/F 
There is always tomorrow, or tomorrow night  
                         A                A/G 
Hang in there baby, sooner or later  
                   F#m  F#7 
I know I'll get it right 
                       Bm 
Just don't give up on me  
                         F                   E 
Please don't give up on me  
                   A   A/G          F#m  F#7 
I know it's late, late in the game  
             Bm             
But my feelings, my true feelings  
             E 
Haven't changed  
                   A 
Here in my heart 
          C# 
I know I was wrong 
                                                                F# 
I'd like to make a mend for the love that was never shown  
                          Bm                    Dm/F 
I'm making this promise, every word is true 
                     A              C#         F#m                  F#7 
I'll give you my everything, all of my love to you 
                    Bm                                 F                       E 
Just don't give up on me, please don't give up on me 

Solo: A  C#    F#  F#7 

                          Bm                         Dm/F 
I'm making this promise, every word is true 
                        A              D                 F#m        F#7 
I'll give you my everything, all of my love to you 
                   Bm                              F                E 
Just don't give up on me, don't give up on me 
                A  A/G  F#m   F#7      
I know it's late, but wait,  
              Bm               E  E4  E 
Don't give up on me 
                     A 
Don't give up 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante