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.