I Wont Give Up Chords

by Jason Mraz
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Author dsterdee [a] 125.
2 contributors total, last edit on Aug 22, 2018
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Chords

G
Bm
D
Dadd9
Asus4
C
A
E
C#m9
Dsus4

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Artist:    Jason Mraz
Song:      I Won’t Give Up
Tuning:    Standard – Capo 2  (Best is drop D and use slightly different chords)
Tabbed by: Donnie Niemi
Email:     dniemi3 at hotmail dot com
Version:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=739gZhhj_p4
 
I wrote this tab before the song came out publicly so the chords/lyrics might be
slightly different than what is out now.  For my ear the other chords/tabs listed
do not sound right so I figured I'd share these incase others relate.  Hopefully
you like it.  Comments can be sent to my email listed above.
 
Chords:
 
G       320033
G*      355433
Bm      X24432
D       XX0323
Dadd9   X02232
Asus4   x02230
C       032010
C#m9    X4244X  (Substituting with a Asus4 basically works if this is hard)
 
 
[Intro]
 
G  D  G  D  G  D  Asus4 A  x2
 
PICK PATTERN
 
========== G =========   ==== D =====   ========== Asus4 ===========   = A =
e|--------------------   ------------   ----------------------------   -----
B|--------------------   ------------   ------------------3--3----3-   --2--
G|---------------4--4-   -2--2-----2-   ------------------2--2----2-   --2--
D|-0--0-0--2--4--5--5-   -4--4-----4-   -0--0-0-4-4\2--0--2--2----2-   --2--
A|---------------0----   -0-----0--0-   ------------------0-----0---   --0--
D|--------------------   ------------   ----------------------------   -----
 
 
= = = “FINGER PICK” Pattern above
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
                 G    D
When I look into your eyes
                       G     D
It’s like watching the night sky
                G  D
Or a beautiful sunrise
                          Asus4 - A
Well there’s so much they hold
 
                   G   D
And just like them old stars
                  G       D
I see that you’ve come so far
                  G   D
To be right where you are
                Asus4 - A
How old is your soul
 
 
[Chorus]
 
= = = “FINGER PICK” Freestyle pick.  If requested I’ll type the pattern I use
 
             G*    D
I won’t give up on us
            Bm        Asus4 - A
Even if the skies get rough
               G*     D
I’m giving you all my love
                  A (Hammer onto sus4 and back off)
I’m still looking up
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
“FINGER PICK” Pattern above
                        G    D
And when you’re needing your space
           G   D
To do some navigating
             G         D
I’ll be here patiently waiting
                Asus4 - A
To see what you find
 
 
[Chorus]
 
= = = “STRUM”
               G          D
Cause even the stars they burn
          Bm          Asus4
Some even fall to the earth
            G      D
We’ve got a lot to learn
                A (Hammer onto sus2 and back off)
God knows we’re worth it
               G
No I won’t give up
 
 
[Bridge]
 
        E
I don’t wanna be someone who walks away so easily
                                              Dadd9
I’m here to stay and make the difference that I can make
   E
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the tools and gifts we got
             Dadd9
Yeah we got a lot at stake
           C
And in the end, you’re still my friend at least we didn’t tend
                                               C#m9
For us to work we didn’t break, we didn’t burn
                                                        C
We had to learn, how to bend without the world caving in
                          C#m9
I had to learn what I got, and what I’m not
          D – Dsus4 - D
And who I am
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
“FINGER PICK” Freestyle pick.  If requested I’ll type the pattern I use
             G     D
I won’t give up on us
            Bm        Asus4
Even if the skies get rough
               G      D
I’m giving you all my love
             Asus4 – A – Asus4 - A
I’m still looking up
 
 
[Verse]
 
= = = “FINGER PICK” Pattern above
           G   D
So easy is our life
                          G      D
What’s mine is your’s and your’s mine
             G    D
Hardly do we ever fight
               Asus4 - A
We’d rather be kind
 
 
[Chorus]
 
“LIGHT SINGLE DOWN STRUM FOR EACH CHORD”
             G     D
I won’t give up on us
            Bm        Asus4
Even if the sky’s get dark
                 G      D
I’m healing this broken heart
 
= = = “STRUM”
                     Asus4
And I know I’m worth it
 
             G     D
I won’t give up on us
              Bm        Asus4
God knows I’m tough, he knows
               G      D
We got a lot to learn
                Asus4
And we’re worth it
 
                  G     D
Know I won’t give up on us
              Bm        Asus4
God knows I’m tough, he knows
               G      D
We got a lot to learn
                Asus4
And we’re worth it
 
                  G  (walk bass down and go to D chord)
Know I won’t give up
                  G  (walk bass down and go to D chord)
Know I won’t give up
                  G  (walk bass down and go to D chord)
Know I won’t give up
 
= = = “LIGHT SINGLE DOWN STRUM FOR EACH CHORD”
             G     D
I won’t give up on us
            Bm        Asus4
Even if the skies get rough
               G      D
I’m giving you all my love
                  Asus4
I’m still looking up
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20 comments
03bumblebee
Hey - I tried playing the E as Em and I thought it sounded better...I dunno, any ideas?
+6
03bumblebee
I love this song. Great tab :) I can't get my head around the E in the Middle 8-y thing...are you sure about it? I can't make it sound right "/
+3
Noah Zark
yes Em is correct instead of E. great tab!
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