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CAPO: 1
C/GI can't sit here for F/Ganother half-second if my C/Gheart insists for F/Gbeating for you
and C/Gyour mind is a F/Gmillion miles away and you C/Gcan't even F/Gbring yourself to C/Gsay
that Emyou don't need me Amthough you think about me
It's Embeen two years now, Amyou still don't love me
but Emsomeday you Ammight
EmSomeday, yeah Amright
Well, F/Goh woah oh oh C/Goh, I give up, F/Goh woah oh oh C/Goh, and so what
F/GOh woah oh oh C/Goh, I give up, F/Goh woah oh C/Goh
C/GI can't trust you with F/Gsomething so important as my C/Gheart when it's F/Gnot a fair game that we're C/Gplaying
You F/Gknow it cause you C/Gcan't even F/Gbring yourself to C/Gsay
That Emyou don't need me, Amthough you think about me
It's Embeen two years now, Amyou still don't love me
But Emsomeday you Ammight
EmWell someday, yeah Amright
F/GOh woah oh C/Goh, and so what, F/Goh woah oh C/Goh, I give up
F/GOh woah oh C/Goh, I give up yeahF/G, oh woah oh C/Goh 
F/GOh woah oh C/Goh, I give up F/Gon you, on C/Gyou, on F/Gyou, on C/Gyou
F/GOh woah oh C/Goh, I give up, F/Goh woah oh C/Goh, and so what
F/GOh woah oh C/Goh, I give up, F/Goh woah oh C/Goh
F/GOh woah oh C/Goh, I give upF/G  C/G  F/G  

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I Give Up

by Merriment

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

F/G

CAPO: 1

C/G F/G C/G F/G

I can't sit here for another half-second if my heart insists for beating for you

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G

and your mind is a million miles away and you can't even bring yourself to say

Em Am

that you don't need me though you think about me

Em Am

It's been two years now, you still don't love me

Em Am

but someday you might

Em Am

Someday, yeah right

F/G C/G F/G C/G

Well, oh woah oh oh oh, I give up, oh woah oh oh oh, and so what

F/G C/G F/G C/G

Oh woah oh oh oh, I give up, oh woah oh oh

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G

I can't trust you with something so important as my heart when it's not a fair game that we're playing

F/G C/G F/G C/G

You know it cause you can't even bring yourself to say

Em Am

That you don't need me, though you think about me

Em Am

It's been two years now, you still don't love me

Em Am

But someday you might

Em Am

Well someday, yeah right

F/G C/G F/G C/G

Oh woah oh oh, and so what, oh woah oh oh, I give up

F/G C/G F/G C/G

Oh woah oh oh, I give up yeah, oh woah oh oh

F/G C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G

Oh woah oh oh, I give up on you, on you, on you, on you

F/G C/G F/G C/G

Oh woah oh oh, I give up, oh woah oh oh, and so what

F/G C/G F/G C/G

Oh woah oh oh, I give up, oh woah oh oh

F/G C/G F/G C/G F/G

Oh woah oh oh, I give up

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