Give It Up
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Intro: C#m E A B x2
Bass Solo: C#m A B C#m x2
verse 1:
C#m A
How do you swim in
B C#m
a pool without water?
C#m A
What do you think of
B C#m
when you fall asleep?
C#m A
Are you lost here
B C#m
without an opinion?
A B C#m
I believe Are you
A
alive when you're
B C#m
thinking backwards?
C#m A
What kind of future
B C#m
would it bring for you?
C#m A
Your promised land feels
B C#m A B(Hold)
more like Battlefield avenue
[Refrão] C#m
Give it up now
give it up
E A
Stop and look around
B
Are you waiting for
C#m
the pit stop?
E
Make the pain stop
A
then carry on while
B C#m A B C#m < Bass Solo
you're fading away.
verse 2:
C#m A
It's been years and
B C#m
I'm here to remind you
C#m A
How little of
B C#m
yourself you really know
C#m A
You're so compulsive
B C#m
in a manic disorder
A B G#/C(hold)
Let it go (Let it go)
C#m A
Getting by when
B C#m
everyday is nothing
C#m A
But a travel from
B C#m
yourself to you
C#m A
Getting tired of
B C#m
living the exhaustion
A
When all the pages
B(hold)
are torn in two
[Refrão] C#m
Give it up now
give it up
E A
Stop and look around
B
Are you waiting for
C#m
the pit stop?
E
Make the pain stop
A
then carry on while
B G#m
you're fading
C#m
I can see you in
E
another kind of light
A
The one you never thought
B C#m
you'd see yourself giving up
G#
Back to the start fall into
A B C#m C#m (Hold)
the wrong place once again
Bridge:
A B
The worst of you is
C#m G#
covered in a black gown
A B
The worst of you is
C#m G#
covered in a black gown
Interlude: A B C#m G# x2
A B G# C#m
Dying Dy ing
A B G# C#m A B C#m < Silence
Crying in the end
verse 3:
C#m A
I'm not a scientist
B C#m
looking for an answer
C#m A
I'm just a mind
B C#m
that came along
C#m A
But I believe in
B C#m A G#
none of your existence
A B G#/C(Hold)
In this world
[Refrão] C#m
Give it up now
give it up
E A(hold)
Stop and look around
B
Are you waiting for
C#m
the pit stop?
E
Make the pain stop
A
then carry on while
B G#m
you're fading
C#m
I can see you in
E
another kind of light
A
The one you never thought
B C#m
you'd see yourself giving up
G#
Back to the start fall into
A
the wrong place once again
B C#m
once again
Give it up
E
Give it up
A
I'm wondering if
B C#m
you're awake at all
Give it up
E
Give it up
A
I'm wondering if
B C#m(hold)
you're awake at all
How to play Give It Up
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. 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.