Give It All Up
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Verse
C#m7/A D(add9)
Dozens of children playing manhunt all day to avoid doing chores
C#m7/A D(add9)
Neighborhood summers we would spend at the shore
C#m7/A D(add9)
Childhood crushes, so dramatic, yet pure, always swaying the score
C#m7/A D(add9)
Would get me in trouble more and more
[Refrão]Chorus
F#m
I'd give it all up
E
I'd give it all up
D
I'd give it all up
F#m
I'd give it all up
E
I'd give it all up
D
I'd give it all up
To watch you win the war
Instrumental
C#m7/A D(add9)
Verse
C#m7/A D(add9)
Saturday nights we would dress up, sneak out, and go out on the town
C#m7/A D(add9)
A couple of misfits without a sorrow to drown
C#m7/A D(add9)
You'd tell me stories, such adventures, with a spirit no one dared to shoot down
C#m7/A D(add9)
Imagination without bounds
[Refrão]Chorus
F#m
I'd give it all up
E
I'd give it all up
D
I'd give it all up
F#m
I'd give it all up
E
I'd give it all up
D
I'd give it all up
A
To have you around
Bridge
E
College took us away
D
Careers, marriage, some kids, a dog
E A
A picket fence, and houses fifty miles apart
E
I thought that I'd be okay
D
With where I am today
F#m E
But rules exist for everything but matters of the heart
[Refrão]Chorus
F#m
I'd give it all up
E
I'd give it all up
D
I'd give it all up
F#m
I'd give it all up
E
I'd give it all up
D
I'd give it all up
To hold you again
Bridge
C#m7/A D(add9)
To hold you close to me
C#m7/A D(add9)
Again
Outro
C#m7/A
How to play Give It All Up
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m7/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.