Artist:  Michael Franti & Spearhead
Song:  Hey World (Don't Give Up)
Album:  All Rebel Rockers
Tabbed by:  Todd Migchelbrink

Intro and basic picking pattern for entire song as follows:

Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)e --0-----0-------0------0-------3-------3--------2-------2-------|
B ----1-------1------1-------1-------0-------0--------3-------3---|
G ------2-------2------0-------0-------0-------0--------2-------2-|
D --------------------------------------------------0-------0-----|
A --0-------0-------3------3--------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------3-------3----------------------|

Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)e --0-------0-------0------0-------3-------3--------2-------2-------|
B ------1-------1------1-------1-------0-------0--------3-------3---|
G --------2-------2------0-------0-------0-------0--------2-------2-|
D ----------------------------------------------------0-------0-----|
A ----0-------0-------3------3--------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------3-------3----------------------|

Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)                 
Tell me why the grass was greener 
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)              Am (x02210@1)       CYears (x32010@1)ago I swear it used to grow here
       G (320003@1)        DBut (xx0232@1)no more here
Am (x02210@1)        CTell (x32010@1)me why on this hill 
G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)             Am (x02210@1)      CAll (x32010@1)the birds they used to come to fly here 
        G (320003@1)       DCome (xx0232@1)to die here
    Am (x02210@1)          CAnd (x32010@1)tell me why I need to know
G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)            Am (x02210@1)  CSometimes (x32010@1)I wish I didn't have to know
           G (320003@1)       DAll (xx0232@1)you've shown me

Am (x02210@1)      CHey (x32010@1)world what you say
G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)           Am (x02210@1)  CShould (x32010@1)I stick around for another day or two?
           G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)              Am (x02210@1)  CDon't (x32010@1)give up on me, I won't give up on you
       G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)          Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)DJust (xx0232@1)believe in me, like I believe in you

(N.C.)
Tell me why on the corner

All the kids that used to come to run here

Load their guns here
    Am (x02210@1)        CAnd (x32010@1)tell me why it's okay 
   G (320003@1)                 DTo (xx0232@1)kill in name of the gods we pray 
Am (x02210@1)             CTell (x32010@1)me who said it's okay 
   G (320003@1)                    DTo (xx0232@1)die in the name of the lies we say
Am (x02210@1)                C (x32010@1)        
Tell me why there's child soldiers
G (320003@1)              DTell (xx0232@1)me why they closed the borders
Am (x02210@1)           CTell (x32010@1)me how to fight disease and 
G (320003@1)          DTell (xx0232@1)me now, won't you please?
    Am (x02210@1)         CThe (x32010@1)only thing I wanna do
      G (320003@1)                DIs (xx0232@1)to be in the arms of someone
       Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)          DWho (xx0232@1)believes in me, like I believe in you

(Am C G D)
And I way hey world, what you say
Should I stick around for another day?
Hey world, what you say
Should I stick around for another day?

Hey world, what you say
Should I stick around for another day or two?
Don't give up on me, I won't give up
And I try, I try, I try, I try, I try, I try, I try, I try for you

Don't give up on me
And I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry for you
Just believe in me like I believe

Hey world, what you say?
Hey world, what you say?
Hey world, what you say?
Should I stick around for another day?

Hey world, what you say
Should I stick around for another day or two?
Don't give up on me, I won't give up on you
Just believe in me, like I believe in you
Don't give up on me

Hey world, what you say?
Hey world, what you say?
Hey world, what you say?
Hey world, what you say?

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