Giving Me Away
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Intro: C D G C D G C
C D
If it's all the same to you
G C
Could I fall asleep next to you
C D
I've been waiting to hear you breathe
Am C
'Cause without it I can't sleep
C D
With your hands all through my hair
G C
You're holding onto all the air
C Em D
Judging from how we've been
G C G Am
You should kiss me like you mean it again
Am C
'Cause I don't wanna be your friend
G
Call me pretty young thing
C Em
Make me weak until I'm speechless
Em C
Falling into you
G C
Hear my mad machine gun heartbeat
C Em
Pounding right beside you
Em C
Giving me away
Em C
Giving me away
C D
Did you know that when you laugh
G C
It tears my heart in half
C D
When I feel you look my way
G C
I keep feeling you all day
C D
God gave to me with just one hand
D G C
But he gave to you with all he had
C D
And when our feet are intertwined
G C G Am
I feel your blood in mine, feed those veins
Am C
Oh, how I want you to stay
G
Call me pretty young thing
C Em
Make me weak until I'm speechless
Em C
Falling into you
G C
Hear my mad machine gun heartbeat
C Em
Pounding right beside you
Em C
Giving me away
Em C
Giving me away
Em G C
What was I supposed to do?
Em G C
Laying right there next to you
Em G C
What am I supposed to do?
G Am C
With you, with you?
G
Call me pretty young thing
C Em
Make me weak until I'm speechless
Em C
Falling into you
G C
Hear my mad machine gun heartbeat
C Em
Pounding right beside you
Em C
Giving me away
Em C
Giving me away
How to play Giving Me Away
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.