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Giving You Up

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPM

Sound:

Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

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       G                Cadd9Cadd9
                       x4             x4
Pick the Em7 and D just like that and listen to the song to find out the timing.
G Cadd9
[Verse 1]
G
What - could you hope to achieve
When I'm cryin' and you know why
Cadd9
How - do you find your reasons
     G
In my deepest, darknest night
Em7                 Cadd9
  I keep givin' you up
G
   I remember when
         Cadd9
You were my only friend
      G
Now I'm not - sure you can
      Cadd9
Feel like that again
Em7                 Cadd9
  I keep givin' you up
[Chorus]
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
           G
  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
               G
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
      G
Every night
G
And there's a battle within
     Cadd9
That I'll never win
            G
'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]
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
           G
  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
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
          G
  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
               G
I'm givin' you up
[Outro]
Cadd9
     Yeah
G              Cadd9
     My mind's made up
     G
Yeah yeah
               Cadd9
I'm givin' you up
                G
I'm givin' you up
Cadd9          G
                ~
Yeah I'm givin' you up

Giving You Up chords and lyrics

Free chords for Giving You Up by Miley Cyrus. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Tuning: EADGBe
Capo: no
Chords used:
G     (320003)
Cadd9 (x32003)
Em7   (022003)
D     (xx0232)
The picking part goes like this:
     G        G          x4     Cadd9    Cadd9    x4
Pick the Em7 and D just like that and listen to the song to find out the timing.
G Cadd9
[Verse 1]
When I'm cryin' and you know why
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Well you seem to forget
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Giving You Up Chords by Miley Cyrus

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The chords for "Giving You Up" show the original chord names (including G, Cadd9, Em7, D, B, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.