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Giving Up

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Capo 3rd fret
Use chorus and spring reverb on guitar
[Intro]
  G    A7    Cadd9    D7(x2)
[Verse 1]
GPeople A7try to Cadd9help mD7e
TGheir words aA7re no better Cadd9than mineD7  
I'Gm sick of trA7ying to keep Cadd9straighD7t
WhGen I knoA7w that itCadd9's too latD7e
ThD7ere's nothing left to do
I D7think I blew my cool
[Verse 2]
FlGoating iA7n the mCadd9ess I maD7de
LosGing wheA7n the cCadd9ards are lD7aid
But Gthe sympathy A7that you give to me, Cadd9it's all I really D7need
And when you Glose control, you lA7ose control
YCadd9ou need someone to hoD7ld, you need someone to hold
[Chorus]
I'm Cbroken, beat, I've Amhad enough, I'm Gtired of G/F#acting EmtoughD  
   AmOhC, I'm giving uGpG/F#  Em  D  
   AmOh,  CI'm giving uEmp
[Chorus]
I'm Cbroken, beat, I've Amhad enough, I'm Gtired of G/F#acting EmtoughD  
   AmOhC, I'm giving uGpG/F#  Em  D  
   AmOh,  CI'm giving up
[Instrumental]
  G    A7    Cadd9    D7(x2)
[Verse 3]
FlGoating iA7n the mCadd9ess I maD7de
LosGing wheA7n the cCadd9ards are lD7aid
But Gthe sympathy A7that you give to me, Cadd9it's all I really D7need
And when you Glose control, you lA7ose control
YCadd9ou need someone to hoD7ld, you need someone to hold
[Chorus]
I'm Cbroken, beat, I've Amhad enough, I'm Gtired of G/F#acting EmtoughD  
   AmOhC, I'm giving uGpG/F#  Em  D  
   AmOh,  CI'm giving uEmp
Strum Em till the song fades out

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Giving Up

by Travis Bretzer

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/F#

Capo 3rd fret

Use chorus and spring reverb on guitar

[Intro]

G A7 Cadd9 D7

(x2)

[Verse 1]

G A7 Cadd9 D7

People try to help me

G A7 Cadd9 D7

Their words are no better than mine

G A7 Cadd9 D7

I'm sick of trying to keep straight

G A7 Cadd9 D7

When I know that it's too late

There's nothing left to do

I think I blew my cool

[Verse 2]

G A7 Cadd9 D7

Floating in the mess I made

G A7 Cadd9 D7

Losing when the cards are laid

G A7 Cadd9 D7

But the sympathy that you give to me, it's all I really need

G A7

And when you lose control, you lose control

Cadd9 D7

You need someone to hold, you need someone to hold

[Chorus]

C Am G G/F# Em D

I'm broken, beat, I've had enough, I'm tired of acting tough

Am C G G/F# Em D

Oh, I'm giving up

Am C Em

Oh, I'm giving up

[Chorus]

C Am G G/F# Em D

I'm broken, beat, I've had enough, I'm tired of acting tough

Am C G G/F# Em D

Oh, I'm giving up

Am C

Oh, I'm giving up

[Instrumental]

G A7 Cadd9 D7

(x2)

[Verse 3]

G A7 Cadd9 D7

Floating in the mess I made

G A7 Cadd9 D7

Losing when the cards are laid

G A7 Cadd9 D7

But the sympathy that you give to me, it's all I really need

G A7

And when you lose control, you lose control

Cadd9 D7

You need someone to hold, you need someone to hold

[Chorus]

C Am G G/F# Em D

I'm broken, beat, I've had enough, I'm tired of acting tough

Am C G G/F# Em D

Oh, I'm giving up

Am C Em

Oh, I'm giving up

Strum Em till the song fades out

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