Everything I Own - Bread

Everything I Own

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Capotraste: Sem capotraste
Everything I Own - Bread
 
[Intro Riff]
 
(form an A major chord on the 4th string (i.e D-shaped chord with a bar across 7th fret)
 
4/4 time
 
A
e|--9-------9----9-10f9------7h9------|
B|--10------10----------10-------10---|
G|--9-------9--------------9--------9-|
D|--7-------7-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
 
[Verse 1]
(fingerpicked chords, i.e. all notes in the chord played on each beat)
 
A A/G# A/F# A/E
e|--9----9----9----9---|--9----9----9----9---|
B|--10---10---10---10--|--10---10---10---10--|
G|--9----9----9----9---|--9----9----9----9---|
D|--7----7----6----6---|---------------------|
A|---------------------|--9----9----7----7---|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
You sheltered me from harm
 
D Dm A E
e|--5----5----5----5---|--9----9----7----7---|
B|--7----7----6----6---|--10---10---9----9---|
G|--7----7----7----7---|--9----9----9----9---|
D|--7----7----7----7---|--7----7----9----9---|
A|--5----5----5----5---|------------7----7---|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
Kept me warm Kept me warm......
 
(repeat the above with)
 
You gave your life to me, set me free, set me free
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Chord strums
 
Bm D E
The finest years I ever knew
 
Bm D E D
Were all the years I had with you And I would give...
 
[Chorus]
 
A Bm E D
Every thing I Own. Give up my
A Bm E D
House, my heart my home And I would give
A Bm E
Every thing I Own Just to
D E
Have you back again.
 
[Intro Riff]
 
[Verse 2]
(First 4 bars same as verse 1)
 
You taught me how to love, what it's of, what it's of
 
But then:
 
A A/G# F#m
You never said too much but still you showed the way
G D A
And I knew From watching you.
 
[Pre-Chorus]
(chords as before, but with)
 
Nobody else could ever know, the part of me that can't let go.
 
[Chorus]
(as before)
 
[Bridge]
 
(Is there..)
 
F#m A/E
e|--2----2----2----2---|--0----0----0----0---|
B|--2----2----2----2---|--2----2----2----2---|
G|--2----2----2----2---|--2----2----2----2---|
D|--4----4----4----4---|--2----2----2----2---|
A|--4----4----4----4---|---------------------|
E|--2----2----2----2---|--0----0----0----0---|
someone you know, you're loving them so, but
 
Dmaj7
e|--2----2----2----2---|--2----2----2----2---|
B|--2----2----2----2---|--2----2----2----2---|
G|--2----2----2----2---|--2----2----2----2---|
D|--0----0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0---|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
Taking them all for granted. You may
 
Bm D/A
e|--2----2----2----2---|--2----2----2----2---|
B|--3----3----3----3---|--3----3----3----3---|
G|--4----4----4----4---|--2----2----2----2---|
D|--4----4----4----4---|--0----0----0----0---|
A|--2----2----2----2---|--0----0----0----0---|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
lose them one day, someone takes them away, and they don't
 
G E (strum) D (strum)
e|--3----3----3----3---|--0----0----2----2---|
B|--3----3----3----3---|--0----0----3----3---|
G|--4----4----4----4---|--1----1----2----2---|
D|--5----5----5----5---|--2----2----0----0---|
A|---------------------|--2----2-------------|
E|--3----3----3----3---|--0----0-------------|
hear the words you long to say. And I would...
 
Repeat chorus and end
 
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| h Hammer-on
 
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How to play Everything I Own

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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