Never Gave Up

Tasha Cobbs Leonard

 
Intro
| Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / Eb/G| 
 
Verse 1
Ab 
Felt like the walls were closing
Db2/F 
in
Ab 
Hard to believe this
Eb/G 
ain’t the
Db/F 
end
 
I was
Db2 
hard
Abmaj7/C 
pressed
Bbm7 
Bro
Fm7 
ken
Db2 
Hope
Abmaj7/C 
less
Db2 
But
Eb 
then
 
Chorus
 
You
Db/F 
called
Eb/G 
me by
Ab 
name
 
Beckoned me to
Absus/Bb 
come
 
Gave me living
Fm7 
water
 
You covered
Eb 
me with
Db2 
love
 
You
Db/F 
sil
Eb/G 
enced the
Ab 
shame
 
You kept Your arms wide
Db 
open
Ab/C 
 
And You
Db2 
never gave up
 
You
Db/F 
waited so
Eb/G 
patiently
 
Turnaround
| Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / Eb/G| 
 
Verse 2
Ab 
It was hard some days to love my
Absus 
self
Ab 
Couldn’t find the words for
Eb/G 
what I
Db/F 
felt
 
I was
Db2 
de
Abmaj7/C 
pressed
Bbm7 
Wound
Fm7 
ed
Db2 
Help
Abmaj7/C 
less
Db2 
But
Eb 
then
 
REPEAT CHORUS
 
Interlude
| Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | 
| Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | 
| Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | 
 
Vamp
 
You waited fo
Ab/C 
r me
Db2 
 
REPEAT VAMP 10x
 
Tag
 
You
Bbm7 
never gave up
 
You
Db2 
never gave
Eb 
up
Fm7 
 
REPEAT TAG 2X
 
Ending
 
You
Bbm7 
never gave up
 
You
Db 
waited so
Ebsus 
patiently
 
Instrumental
| Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | 
| Ab/C / Eb/G / | Db2 / / / | Ab/C / / / | Db2 / / / | 
| Ab/C / Eb/G / | Db2 / / / | Ab/C / Eb/G / | Db2 / / / | 
| Ab/C / Eb/G / | Db2 / / / | Ab/Eb / / / | 
 
Final Tag
 
You
Db2 
never gave up
 
You
Bbm7 
waited so
Eb 
patiently
 
Outro
| Db Ab/C Ab Eb/G | Db2/F Db2 Ab/C Eb/G| 
| Db2/F Ab/Eb / / | Eb/Db Db2 / / | Ab | 
Writer(s):

Kenneth Leonard Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Tempo:

Slow

BPM:

65

Original Key:

Ab

Recommended Key(s):

C, G, Ab

CCLI #:

7161472

Scripture Reference:

Ephesians 1; Exodus 34:6; Psalm 86:15