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I Gave You

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Matt Sweeney & Bonnie Prince Billy – I Gave You
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Capo 3
Tuning: dropped d = DADGBE 
(all chords can be played with normal tuning except Em/D)
[Chords]
(normal tuning in brackets)
 A7sus2X02000                   CX32010                 Em7/DX50000
  Asus2X02200                   D000232 (X00232)          Em9X22002
     BmX24432                  Em222000 (022000)            G5X000X (3X000X)
    Bm7X24232                Em/D022000 (X22000)          G/A4X000X (2X000X)
[Verse 1]
I Asus2gave you a Asus2child and Em7/Dyou didn't A7sus2want it
DThat's the most that DI have to EmgiveEm  
I Asus2gave you a Asus2house and Em7/Dyou didn't A7sus2haunt it
DNow where am DI supposed to Emlive Em?
[Verse 2]
I Ggave you a Dtree and Bm7you did not embEmrace it
I Ggave you a nDightmare and Bmyou didn't cChase it
I'd Dgive you a Gdream and G/Ayou'd Emonly wake Em/Dfrom Cit
DNow I'll Dnever go to sleep agEmainEm  
[Verse 3]
I'd Dgive you a Gtreasure aG/And youEm'd only taEm/Dke frCom it
DLook at tDhe hole where jewelrEmy haEmd been
Asus2Baby, oh baAsus2by, why Em7/Dmust you escape A7sus2from it –
This Dlove that we Donce called our fEmriend Em?
[Instrumental]
C C C Em Em9 Em
[Verse 4]
I Ggave you my bDody and yBm7ou ate a plEmenty
I Ggave you ten Dlives and Bmyou wasted tCwenty
DNow I'm standing GemG/Apty, hEmelpleEm/Dss and Cbare
DWithout a mDorsel left of me to EmgiveEm  
[Outro]
And Asus2you, you have Asus2vanished iEm7/Dnto the A7sus2air
DThe air in whDich I must lEmiveEm  

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I Gave You

by Matt Sweeney

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus2

Em7/D

Asus2

Em9

Bm7

Em/D

G/A

Matt Sweeney & Bonnie Prince Billy – I Gave You

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Capo 3

Tuning: dropped d = DADGBE

(all chords can be played with normal tuning except Em/D)

[Chords]

(normal tuning in brackets)

A7sus2 C Em7/D

X02000 X32010 X50000

Asus2 D Em9

X02200 000232 (X00232) X22002

Bm Em G

X24432 222000 (022000) 5X000X (3X000X)

Bm7 Em/D G/A

X24232 022000 (X22000) 4X000X (2X000X)

[Verse 1]

Asus2 Asus2 Em7/D A7sus2

I gave you a child and you didn't want it

D D Em Em

That's the most that I have to give

Asus2 Asus2 Em7/D A7sus2

I gave you a house and you didn't haunt it

D D Em Em

Now where am I supposed to live ?

[Verse 2]

G D Bm7 Em

I gave you a tree and you did not embrace it

G D Bm C

I gave you a nightmare and you didn't chase it

D G G/A Em Em/D C

I'd give you a dream and you'd only wake from it

D D Em Em

Now I'll never go to sleep again

[Verse 3]

D G G/A Em Em/D C

I'd give you a treasure and you'd only take from it

D D Em Em

Look at the hole where jewelry had been

Asus2 Asus2 Em7/D A7sus2

Baby, oh baby, why must you escape from it –

D D Em Em

This love that we once called our friend ?

[Instrumental]

C C C Em Em9 Em

[Verse 4]

G D Bm7 Em

I gave you my body and you ate a plenty

G D Bm C

I gave you ten lives and you wasted twenty

D G G/A Em Em/D C

Now I'm standing empty, helpless and bare

D D Em Em

Without a morsel left of me to give

[Outro]

Asus2 Asus2 Em7/D A7sus2

And you, you have vanished into the air

D D Em Em

The air in which I must live

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