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FEverything?s the way that you Bbleft it baby
The Cbroken heart, the tears and the Fpain
I set your plate on the Bbtable each night
CJust to keep from going inFsane
I?ve tried Bbwhiskey and women
Till it Fdidn?t matter
If I Cknew my right from my Fwrong
Then I Fmade a decision
To Bblive with your memory
PreCtending that you wasn?t Fgone.
[Chorus]
I BbGave Up On Trying To Get FOver You
I Cdone everything that a Fman can do
To Bbsoften the pain when your Flove was through
I CGave Up On Trying To Get FOver You.Bb  F  
FAll of your clothes I hung
BbBack in the closet
CNext to the bed beside Fme
I put your pictures Bbup on the wall
CJust the way that they used to Fbe
I threw Bblipstick and perfume
All Fover the dresser
And Ccigarette butts on the Ffloor
FIt?s hard to conceive 
BbAnyone could believe
CThat you don?t live here Fanymore.
[Chorus]
I CGave Up On Trying To Get FOver You. Bb  F  

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I Gave Up

by David Allan Coe

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F Bb

Everything?s the way that you left it baby

C F

The broken heart, the tears and the pain

I set your plate on the table each night

C F

Just to keep from going insane

I?ve tried whiskey and women

Till it didn?t matter

C F

If I knew my right from my wrong

Then I made a decision

To live with your memory

C F

Pretending that you wasn?t gone.

[Chorus]

Bb F

I Gave Up On Trying To Get Over You

C F

I done everything that a man can do

Bb F

To soften the pain when your love was through

C F Bb F

I Gave Up On Trying To Get Over You.

All of your clothes I hung

Back in the closet

C F

Next to the bed beside me

I put your pictures up on the wall

C F

Just the way that they used to be

I threw lipstick and perfume

All over the dresser

C F

And cigarette butts on the floor

It?s hard to conceive

Anyone could believe

C F

That you don?t live here anymore.

[Chorus]

C F Bb F

I Gave Up On Trying To Get Over You.

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