Giving Up
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Here's the litte intro riff:
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5---3~~-5-------5---3~~-5----------5---3~~-5-------5---3~~-5----|
D|--------6-------6-------6-------6----------6-------6-------6-------6--|
A|----6----------------------------------6------------------------------|
E|--4~----------------4----------------6~----------------6--------------|
Continued:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------4--------------|
G|------5---3~~-5-------5---3~~-5----------5---3~~-5-----5---5h6-5----|
D|----6---6-------6-------6-------6----------6-------6-----6-------6--|
A|--4-----------------4-------------------6---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------4~-----------------------------|
Verse:
Ab
You lie in the grief,
Bbm
You lie in the depression,
C#
You lied in your confession,
Ab
You knew me better than this,
Ab Bbm
You lie by my side with your hand on a weapon,
C#
Waiting for a confession,
Ab
You knew me better than this.
Pre-chorus:
Fm
We come from different towns,
Ab
And recognise the sound of giving up,
Fm
We come from different towns,
Eb
And recognise the sound of...
[Refrão]
Ab
We’re giving up, we’re giving up,
Bbm C#
But I won’t breathe another word about you,
Eb
We’re giving up, we’re giving up, woah,
And I won’t sleep without you.
Break: Ab, Bbm, C#, Ab
Verse:
Ab Bbm
You lie to yourself at your own intervention,
C#
And you’re too scared to mention,
Ab
That you’re better than this,
Ab Bbm
And you lie by my side with your head on a weapon,
C#
And your eyes on the tension,
Ab
You knew me better than this.
Pre-chorus:
Fm
We come from different towns,
Ab
And recognise the sound of giving up,
Fm
We come from different towns,
Eb
And recognise the sound...
[Refrão]
Ab
We’re giving up, we’re giving up,
Bbm C#
But I won’t breathe another word about you,
Eb
We’re giving up, we’re giving up, woah,
And I won’t sleep without you.
Ab
We’re giving up, we’re giving up,
Bbm C#
But I won’t breathe another word about you,
Eb
We’re giving up, we’re giving up, woah,
And I can't get enough.
Solo: (same as Pre-Chorus)
Fm, Ab, Fm, Eb 2x
Woah,
Woah,
Woah,
Woah.
[Refrão]
Ab
We’re giving up, we’re giving up,
Bbm C#
But I won’t breathe another word about you,
Eb
We’re giving up, we’re giving up, woah,
And I won’t sleep without you.
Ab
We’re giving up, we’re giving up,
Bbm
But I won’t breathe, giving up, we’re giving up,
C#
And I won’t breathe, we’re giving up, we’re giving up,
Eb Eb Ab
Woah and I can’t get enough, well I can’t get enough.
How to play Giving Up
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.