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Giving You Up

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: EADGBe
Capo: no
Chords used:
     G(320003)
 Cadd9(x32003)
   Em7(022003)
     D(xx0232)
The picking part goes like this:
e||-----3---------3----------|------3--------3---------|
B||----(3)-------(3)---------|-----(3)------(3)--------|
G||----(0)-------(0)---------|-----(0)------(0)--------|
D||----(0)-------(0)---------|-----(2)------(2)--------|
A||----(2)-------(2)---------|--3--------3-------------|
E||--3--------3--------------|-------------------------|
             G            Gx4         Cadd9      Cadd9x4
Pick the Em7 and D just like that and listen to the song to find out the timing.
G Cadd9
[Verse 1]
GWhat - could you hope to achieve
When I'm cryin' and you know why
Cadd9How - do you find your reasons
In my Gdeepest, darknest night
  Em7I keep givin' you Cadd9up
   GI remember when
You were Cadd9my only friend
Now I'Gm not - sure you can
Feel lCadd9ike that again
  Em7I keep givin' you Cadd9up
[Chorus]
    GAnd my
You know my mind's made Cadd9up this time
There's no goin' Em7back to find
What we Cadd9had
  And I knoGw
There's no light here Cadd9left to shine
There's no wrong when Em7there's no right
So Cadd9enough
I'm givin' you Gup
[Verse 2]
       Cadd9All the Gthings that you said
Well you seem to forget
They're Cadd9surroundin' my head
Every Gnight
GAnd there's a battle within
That Cadd9I'll never win
'Cause it's Gme that I'm up against
It's my Cadd9heart versus common sense
  Em7Can I give you Cadd9up
[Chorus]
GAnd my
You know my mind's made Cadd9up this time
There's no goin' Em7back to find
What we Cadd9had
  And I knoGw
There's no light here Cadd9left to shine
There's no wrong when Em7there's no right
So Cadd9enough
I'm givin' you Em7upCadd9  D  Cadd9  
[Verse 3]
Em7Strip Cadd9the    DlayCadd9ers
Em7Make Cadd9me     DbetCadd9ter
Em7Help Cadd9me    Dget Cadd9out   clean
Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9
Em7Show Cadd9your   DcolCadd9ors
 Em7I'm Cadd9slippin' DunCadd9der
Em7Help Cadd9me    Dthrough Cadd9this   plGease
[Chorus]
       Cadd9And Gmy
You know my mind's made Cadd9up this time
There's no goin' Em7back to find
What we Cadd9had
  And I knGow
There's no light here Cadd9left to shine
There's no wrong when Em7there's no right
So Cadd9enough
I'm givin' you Gup
[Outro]
     Cadd9Yeah
     GMy mind's Cadd9made up
Yeah Gyeah
I'm givin' you Cadd9up
I'm givin' you uGp
               Cadd9   G~
Yeah I'm givin' you up

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Giving You Up

by Miley Cyrus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Tuning: EADGBe

Capo: no

Chords used:

(320003)

Cadd9

(x32003)

Em7

(022003)

(xx0232)

The picking part goes like this:

e||-----3---------3----------|------3--------3---------|

B||----(3)-------(3)---------|-----(3)------(3)--------|

G||----(0)-------(0)---------|-----(0)------(0)--------|

D||----(0)-------(0)---------|-----(2)------(2)--------|

A||----(2)-------(2)---------|--3--------3-------------|

E||--3--------3--------------|-------------------------|

G G Cadd9 Cadd9

x4 x4

Pick the Em7 and D just like that and listen to the song to find out the timing.

G Cadd9

[Verse 1]

What - could you hope to achieve

When I'm cryin' and you know why

Cadd9

How - do you find your reasons

In my deepest, darknest night

Em7 Cadd9

I keep givin' you up

I remember when

Cadd9

You were my only friend

Now I'm not - sure you can

Cadd9

Feel like that again

Em7 Cadd9

I keep givin' you up

[Chorus]

And my

Cadd9

You know my mind's made up this time

Em7

There's no goin' back to find

Cadd9

What we had

And I know

Cadd9

There's no light here left to shine

Em7

There's no wrong when there's no right

Cadd9

So enough

I'm givin' you up

[Verse 2]

Cadd9 G

All the things that you said

Well you seem to forget

Cadd9

They're surroundin' my head

Every night

And there's a battle within

Cadd9

That I'll never win

'Cause it's me that I'm up against

Cadd9

It's my heart versus common sense

Em7 Cadd9

Can I give you up

[Chorus]

And my

Cadd9

You know my mind's made up this time

Em7

There's no goin' back to find

Cadd9

What we had

And I know

Cadd9

There's no light here left to shine

Em7

There's no wrong when there's no right

Cadd9

So enough

Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9

I'm givin' you up

[Verse 3]

Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9

Strip the layers

Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9

Make me better

Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9

Help me get out clean

Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9

Show your colors

Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9

I'm slippin' under

Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9 G

Help me through this please

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

And my

Cadd9

You know my mind's made up this time

Em7

There's no goin' back to find

Cadd9

What we had

And I know

Cadd9

There's no light here left to shine

Em7

There's no wrong when there's no right

Cadd9

So enough

I'm givin' you up

[Outro]

Cadd9

Yeah

G Cadd9

My mind's made up

Yeah yeah

Cadd9

I'm givin' you up

Cadd9 G

Yeah I'm givin' you up

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