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Everything I Own

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[Intro]
 A   A   Asus4   A   A   Asus4   A   A2x
[Verse]
AYou sheltered Amaj7me from F#mharm; A  
kept me Dwarm,  Dmkept me Awarm E  
 AYou gave my Amaj7life to F#mme; A  
set me Dfree,  Dmset me Afree E  
 BmThe finest Dyears I ever EknewEsus4, E  
 Bmwere all the Dyears I had with Eyou E7  
[Chorus]
And DI would give AanyBmthing I Eown, 
 Dgive up my Alife, my Bmheart, my Ehome 
 DI would give AeveryBmthing I Eown, E7  
just to Dhave you back aAgain. 
[Instrumental]
A A Asus4 A
[Verse]
AYou taught me Amaj7how to F#mlove, A  
what it's Dof,   Dmwhat it's Aof E  
 AYou never said too Amaj7much,
but F#mstill, you showed the Away 
And I Gknew,   Dfrom watching Ayou 
 BmNobody Delse could ever Eknow, Esus4  E  
 Bmthe part of Dme that can't let Ego E7  
[Chorus]
And DI would give AanyBmthing I Eown, 
 Dgive up my Alife, my Bmheart, my Ehome 
 DI would give AeveryBmthing I Eown, 
just to Dhave you back aAgain. 
[Bridge]
Is there F#msomeone you know, 
you're Aloving them so, 
but Dmaj7taking them all for F#mgranted? 
You may Bmlose them one day,
someone Dtakes them away 
And they Gdon't hear the words you long to Esay E7  
[Chorus]
And DI would give AanyBmthing I Eown, 
 Dgive up my Alife, my Bmheart, my Ehome 
 DI would give AeveryBmthing I Eown, E7  
just to Dhave you back aAgain. 
Just to Dtouch you once aAgain
Capo II
     D= C  
     A= G  
    Bm= Am  
    Dm= Cm  
     E= D  
    E7= D7  
 Esus4= Dsus4  
   F#m= Em  
 Amaj7= Bm  
     G= F  
 Asus4= Gsus4  
 Dmaj7= Cmaj7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
     D= G  
     A= D  
    Bm= Em  
    Dm= Gm  
     E= A  
    E7= A7  
 Esus4= Asus4  
   F#m= Bm  
 Amaj7= Dmaj7  
     G= C  
 Asus4= Dsus4  
 Dmaj7= Gmaj7  

All chords in this song (24)

The story behind the song

This tender song, appearing on Bread's 1972 album Baby I'm-a Want You, was written by David Gates as a tribute to his father. While listeners might initially hear a song of lost love, Gates intended it to express a son's deep gratitude and longing for a parent who "sheltered me from harm" and profoundly influenced his life. It captures the ache of wishing to "touch you once again" and share life's successes with someone who can no longer be there. At its heart, it plays like a heartfelt thank you, a wish to give everything in return for a love that shaped who you are.

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Everything I Own

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Amaj7

F#m

Esus4

Dmaj7

Dsus4

Gsus4

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

Everything I Own chords

[Intro]

A A Asus4 A A Asus4 A A

[Verse]

A Amaj7 F#m A

You sheltered me from harm;

D Dm A E

kept me warm, kept me warm

A Amaj7 F#m A

You gave my life to me;

D Dm A E

set me free, set me free

Bm D E Esus4 E

The finest years I ever knew,

Bm D E E7

were all the years I had with you

[Chorus]

D A Bm E

And I would give anything I own,

D A Bm E

give up my life, my heart, my home

D A Bm E E7

I would give everything I own,

D A

just to have you back again.

[Instrumental]

A A Asus4 A

[Verse]

A Amaj7 F#m A

You taught me how to love,

D Dm A E

what it's of, what it's of

A Amaj7

You never said too much,

F#m A

but still, you showed the way

G D A

And I knew, from watching you

Bm D E Esus4 E

Nobody else could ever know,

Bm D E E7

the part of me that can't let go

[Chorus]

D A Bm E

And I would give anything I own,

D A Bm E

give up my life, my heart, my home

D A Bm E

I would give everything I own,

D A

just to have you back again.

[Bridge]

F#m

Is there someone you know,

you're loving them so,

Dmaj7 F#m

but taking them all for granted?

You may lose them one day,

someone takes them away

G E E7

And they don't hear the words you long to say

[Chorus]

D A Bm E

And I would give anything I own,

D A Bm E

give up my life, my heart, my home

D A Bm E E7

I would give everything I own,

D A

just to have you back again.

D A

Just to touch you once again

Capo II

D C

A G

Bm Am

Dm Cm

E D

E7 D7

Esus4 Dsus4

F#m Em

Amaj7 Bm

G F

Asus4 Gsus4

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

D G

A D

Bm Em

Dm Gm

E A

E7 A7

Esus4 Asus4

F#m Bm

Amaj7 Dmaj7

G C

Asus4 Dsus4

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

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