G
I've been a beggar
Em
I've been a thief
F
I've given you
C
All kinds of grief
G
I've been bad
Em
But I'll make good, you'll see
F   C                F     G
Oh, baby, don't give up on me

G
You've been a prisoner
Em
For quite some time
F
Since I forced you into
C
My life of crime
G
Just one more big one
Em
And then we'll be free
F   C                F     G
Oh, baby, don't give up on me

F                 C          G
You're time's not wasted, believe what I say
F          C                 D
Your big investment's gonna pay off some day

G
They say that a monkey
Em
In the right frame of mind
F
Given enough paper
C
And given enough time
G
Is bound to type Shakespeare
Em
Eventually
F  C               F     G
Oh baby don't give up on me

C   G    C   D

G
In the school of hard knocks
Em
I'm the class clown
F
The only thing I've good at
C
Is fooling around
G
But one more semester
Em
And I'll have my degree
F   C                F     G
Oh, baby, don't give up on me
F   C                F     G
Oh, baby, don't give up on me

G    Em    F   C
Ooo
G    Em    F   C
Ooo
G    Em
Ooo
F   C                F     G
Oh, baby, don't give up on me