Not Gonna Give It Up (2002 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
81.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Am
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [G] [F]
[Am] [D] [F]
[Am] [Dm] [F]
[Am] [B] ¶¶
[F]
¶ said I'm [G] not [Am] cool, [G] I'm [F] [G] not cool [F] ¶¶
¶ [G] ¶ [C] [G] [F] ¶
[G]
¶ I will be [Am] fighting [Em] [Am]
[C] ¶¶
I've been there, [F] I've been there, and Africans [G] are free.
[Am]
[Dm] I've said that [F] I've seen up there, [Am]
and [F] I've seen [Dm] more, but [F] even yonk I'm here.
[Am]
I know slave drivers [F] just don't care, they just [G] don't care.
No, [F]
[C] I'm not gonna give it [G] up, [F] I'm not [G] gonna.
[F] I'm not [D] gonna give it [G] up, [Dm] I'm not [G] gonna.
I'll be [Am] fighting, I will be fighting, I will be fighting.
[F] Hey, Africans, Africans [G] are free.
[Am] [F] Africa's the richest place, [Am] but [F] it's far more restrained.
[Am] And to me, [F] it's just a disgrace, just [G] a disgrace.
That is why [F] [G] I'm [C] not gonna give [G] it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] [A] gonna give [G] it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
I'll [Am] be fighting, I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I will be fighting.
[F]
Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[B] [F] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [Am] I'm not gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] gonna give it up, [Dm] [G] I'm not gonna.
I'll [Am] be fighting, [C] I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I [Am] will be fighting.
[F] Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
[Am] [Dm] [F] Africa's nowhere to go, [Am] we gotta fight, [F] cause it's not wrong.
[Am] Won't you join [F] in and sing this song, [G] sing this song.
Won't you join in and [F] sing this song, [Em] [G] [F] sing this song.
I'm [G] not [F] [G] [Am] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I will be fighting, I [E] will be [Am] fighting.
[F]
Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
[Am]
To be poor [Dm] is a [F] hurtful thing.
[Am]
[C] Living [F] in poverty is a burning shame.
[Am]
And [F] you stand [Em] cause, [F] man you're not lame, you are [G] not lame.
No, no, no, and [F] I'm [G] not [A] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
[Dm] I'm not [G] gonna give it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] [Am] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm not [G] gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] gonna [G] give it up, [F] [G] I'm not gonna.
[F]
[G] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [F] Oh,
[G] [Am] oh,
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [A] [G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [F] oh,
[G] [F]
[G] [C] [G] [F] [G] oh,
[F]
[G] oh,
[Am] oh,
[G] [Dm] [G] [Dm] [G] [F] [G]
[Am] [D] [F]
[Am] [Dm] [F]
[Am] [B] ¶¶
[F]
¶ said I'm [G] not [Am] cool, [G] I'm [F] [G] not cool [F] ¶¶
¶ [G] ¶ [C] [G] [F] ¶
[G]
¶ I will be [Am] fighting [Em] [Am]
[C] ¶¶
I've been there, [F] I've been there, and Africans [G] are free.
[Am]
[Dm] I've said that [F] I've seen up there, [Am]
and [F] I've seen [Dm] more, but [F] even yonk I'm here.
[Am]
I know slave drivers [F] just don't care, they just [G] don't care.
No, [F]
[C] I'm not gonna give it [G] up, [F] I'm not [G] gonna.
[F] I'm not [D] gonna give it [G] up, [Dm] I'm not [G] gonna.
I'll be [Am] fighting, I will be fighting, I will be fighting.
[F] Hey, Africans, Africans [G] are free.
[Am] [F] Africa's the richest place, [Am] but [F] it's far more restrained.
[Am] And to me, [F] it's just a disgrace, just [G] a disgrace.
That is why [F] [G] I'm [C] not gonna give [G] it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] [A] gonna give [G] it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
I'll [Am] be fighting, I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I will be fighting.
[F]
Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[B] [F] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [Am] I'm not gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] gonna give it up, [Dm] [G] I'm not gonna.
I'll [Am] be fighting, [C] I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I [Am] will be fighting.
[F] Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
[Am] [Dm] [F] Africa's nowhere to go, [Am] we gotta fight, [F] cause it's not wrong.
[Am] Won't you join [F] in and sing this song, [G] sing this song.
Won't you join in and [F] sing this song, [Em] [G] [F] sing this song.
I'm [G] not [F] [G] [Am] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I will be fighting, I [E] will be [Am] fighting.
[F]
Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
[Am]
To be poor [Dm] is a [F] hurtful thing.
[Am]
[C] Living [F] in poverty is a burning shame.
[Am]
And [F] you stand [Em] cause, [F] man you're not lame, you are [G] not lame.
No, no, no, and [F] I'm [G] not [A] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
[Dm] I'm not [G] gonna give it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] [Am] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm not [G] gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] gonna [G] give it up, [F] [G] I'm not gonna.
[F]
[G] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [F] Oh,
[G] [Am] oh,
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [A] [G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [F] oh,
[G] [F]
[G] [C] [G] [F] [G] oh,
[F]
[G] oh,
[Am] oh,
[G] [Dm] [G] [Dm] [G] [F] [G]
Key:
G
F
Am
Dm
C
G
F
Am
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] ¶¶
[F] _
¶ said I'm [G] not [Am] cool, [G] I'm [F] [G] not cool [F] ¶¶
¶ [G] ¶ [C] _ [G] [F] ¶
[G]
¶ I will be [Am] fighting _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ ¶¶
I've been there, [F] I've been there, and Africans [G] are free.
_ _ [Am] _
[Dm] I've said that [F] I've seen up there, _ _ [Am]
and [F] I've seen [Dm] more, but [F] even yonk I'm here.
_ [Am]
I know slave drivers [F] just don't care, they just [G] don't care.
_ No, _ _ _ [F] _
[C] I'm not gonna give it [G] up, [F] I'm not [G] gonna.
_ [F] I'm not [D] gonna give it [G] up, [Dm] I'm not [G] gonna.
I'll be [Am] fighting, _ I will be fighting, I will be fighting.
_ [F] Hey, Africans, Africans [G] are free.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F] Africa's the richest place, [Am] _ _ but [F] it's far more restrained.
[Am] _ And to me, [F] it's just a disgrace, just [G] a disgrace. _ _
That is why [F] [G] I'm [C] not gonna give [G] it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] [A] gonna give [G] it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
I'll [Am] be fighting, I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I will be fighting.
_ [F]
Africa, and [G] Africans are _ free.
[Am] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] [Am] I'm not gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
_ [F] I'm not [G] gonna give it up, [Dm] [G] I'm not gonna.
I'll [Am] be fighting, [C] I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I [Am] will be fighting.
_ _ [F] Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] Africa's nowhere to go, _ [Am] _ we gotta fight, [F] cause it's not wrong.
_ [Am] _ Won't you join [F] in and sing this song, [G] sing this song. _
Won't you join in and [F] sing this song, [Em] _ _ [G] [F] sing this song.
I'm [G] not _ _ [F] _ [G] [Am] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I will be fighting, I [E] will be [Am] fighting.
_ _ [F]
Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
_ _ [Am] _
To be poor [Dm] is a [F] hurtful thing.
_ [Am]
[C] Living [F] in poverty is a burning shame.
_ [Am]
And [F] you stand [Em] cause, [F] man you're not lame, you are [G] not lame.
_ _ No, no, no, and [F] I'm [G] not [A] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
[Dm] I'm not [G] gonna give it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] [Am] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm not [G] gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] gonna [G] give it up, [F] [G] I'm not gonna.
_ [F] _
[G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] Oh,
[G] [Am] oh,
[G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [A] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [F] oh,
[G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] oh,
_ [F]
[G] oh,
[Am] oh,
[G] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] ¶¶
[F] _
¶ said I'm [G] not [Am] cool, [G] I'm [F] [G] not cool [F] ¶¶
¶ [G] ¶ [C] _ [G] [F] ¶
[G]
¶ I will be [Am] fighting _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ ¶¶
I've been there, [F] I've been there, and Africans [G] are free.
_ _ [Am] _
[Dm] I've said that [F] I've seen up there, _ _ [Am]
and [F] I've seen [Dm] more, but [F] even yonk I'm here.
_ [Am]
I know slave drivers [F] just don't care, they just [G] don't care.
_ No, _ _ _ [F] _
[C] I'm not gonna give it [G] up, [F] I'm not [G] gonna.
_ [F] I'm not [D] gonna give it [G] up, [Dm] I'm not [G] gonna.
I'll be [Am] fighting, _ I will be fighting, I will be fighting.
_ [F] Hey, Africans, Africans [G] are free.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F] Africa's the richest place, [Am] _ _ but [F] it's far more restrained.
[Am] _ And to me, [F] it's just a disgrace, just [G] a disgrace. _ _
That is why [F] [G] I'm [C] not gonna give [G] it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] [A] gonna give [G] it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
I'll [Am] be fighting, I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I will be fighting.
_ [F]
Africa, and [G] Africans are _ free.
[Am] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] [Am] I'm not gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
_ [F] I'm not [G] gonna give it up, [Dm] [G] I'm not gonna.
I'll [Am] be fighting, [C] I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I [Am] will be fighting.
_ _ [F] Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] Africa's nowhere to go, _ [Am] _ we gotta fight, [F] cause it's not wrong.
_ [Am] _ Won't you join [F] in and sing this song, [G] sing this song. _
Won't you join in and [F] sing this song, [Em] _ _ [G] [F] sing this song.
I'm [G] not _ _ [F] _ [G] [Am] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
I will [Am] be fighting, [C] I will be fighting, I [E] will be [Am] fighting.
_ _ [F]
Africa, and [G] Africans are free.
_ _ [Am] _
To be poor [Dm] is a [F] hurtful thing.
_ [Am]
[C] Living [F] in poverty is a burning shame.
_ [Am]
And [F] you stand [Em] cause, [F] man you're not lame, you are [G] not lame.
_ _ No, no, no, and [F] I'm [G] not [A] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm [G] not gonna.
[Dm] I'm not [G] gonna give it up, [Dm] I'm [G] not gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] [Am] gonna give [G] it up, [F] I'm not [G] gonna.
[F] I'm not [G] gonna [G] give it up, [F] [G] I'm not gonna.
_ [F] _
[G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] Oh,
[G] [Am] oh,
[G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [A] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [F] oh,
[G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] oh,
_ [F]
[G] oh,
[Am] oh,
[G] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _