Intro: G G B7 B7 Em A7sus2 C D Verse 1: G G I remember the life I used to live B7 B7 Governement stamps and rarely gifts Em A7sus2 Livin' in a tent down by the cliff C D Desperation Blues Verse 2: G G Eating lunch out of a garbage can B7 B7 My board shorts were the only clothes I had Em A7sus2 They told me I never had a chance now C D Desperation Blues Bridge 1: Em A7sus2 You know the blind can't lead the blind C C Must be an escape that we can find G G It ain't a bottle or a pipe B7 B7 No... no Bridge 2: Em A7sus2 You know it's hard to see the signs C C Day by day they pass us by G G It's time to open up our eyes B7 B7 O... O Chorus 1: G B7 A7sus2 I won't give up C I won't give up on you G B7 A7sus2 These dreams we share C Someday they're gonna come true G B7 So I don't wanna see you cryin' A7sus2 C It's only dark until the sun starts risin' G B7 A7sus2 I won't give up C G B7 A7sus2 I won't give up on you... C G B7 A7sus2 C I won't give up on you... Verse 3: G G The waves were, my only salvation B7 B7 We were living off the plantation Em A7sus2 My papa was incarceration now C D Desperation Blues Verse 4: G G Sand and trees were my only friends B7 B7 Cause' mom's forgot to pay the rent, oh no Em A7sus2 I thought this life would never end C D Desperation Blues Bridge 3: Em A7sus2 You know the blind can't lead the blind C C Must be an escape that we can find G G It ain't a bottle or a pipe B7 B7 No no. Bridge 4: Em A7sus2 You know it's hard to see the signs C C Day by day they pass us by G G It's time to open up our eyes B7 B7 O... O Chorus 2: G B7 A7sus2 I won't give up C I won't give up on you G B7 A7sus2 These dreams we share C Someday they're gonna come true G B7 So I don't wanna see you cryin' A7sus2 C It's only dark until the sun starts risin' G B7 A7sus2 I won't give up C G B7 A7sus2 I won't give up on you... C G B7 A7sus2 C I won't give up on you... Outro: G G B7 B7 Em A7sus2 C D
