Chords for Dave Van Ronk - I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Tempo:
93.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [F#m] [D]
[F#] [D]
[G] Gee, [Am] but it's tough [G] to be broken.
[Em] It's not a joke, [D] kid, it's [G] a curse.
[Am]
[G] My [A] luck is [G] changing, it's gotten [Em] from [D#] simply rotten [D] to [G] something worse.
[C#m]
[Bm] Who [F#] knows, someday I [Bm] will win too.
[F#]
[Bm] I'll begin [E] to [A] reach my prime.
[D]
[F#] [A] Now though I see [G] what our end [Em] is, all I [A] can spend is [Am] just my [C] time.
[G] I can't [Am] give you [B]
[A#m] anything but [Am] love, [C#] baby.
[D] [G] That's [C] the only [Bm] thing.
[Em] I'm [Am] plenty [D] old, baby.
[G] Dream a while, [Dm] skip [G] a while.
[C] We're sure to [B] find [E] [A] happiness.
And I guess [Am] all those things [B] you've always pined for.
[C#] Oh, gee, [C] I'd like [B] to see you [Em] looking swell.
[D#]
[D] Baby, [G] diamond bracelets [Dm] will [G] work.
Or [C] doesn't it sound?
My [C#] little baby.
[B] [C] Till that lucky [F] day, you know darn [G] [F#] well, [F] baby.
[E] [Am] I can't give you [D]
anything [G] but love.
[Em]
[A] [D] Rome wasn't built in a day, kid.
You [G#] have to pay, [E] kid, for what [D] you get.
[D#] But I am willing [D] to wait, dear.
Your little mate, dear, [G] will not [D] forget.
[F#m]
[C#] You have a lifetime [F#m] before you, or you [E] come what may.
[A] [D] Please [A] don't be blue for the [D] present, when it's so [E] pleasant to hear [Em] you say.
[A] [D] I [Em] can't give [F#m] you [F] anything [Em] but love, [A] baby.
[D] That's [G] the only [F#m] thing.
[B] I'm [Em] plenty old, baby.
[D] Dream a while, [Am] skip a while.
[G]
We're sure to [B] find [E]
happiness.
[B] And [E] I guess [A] all [B] those things you've always pined [D] for.
Oh, gee, [Em] [F#m] I'd like to [Fm] see you [Em] looking swell.
[A] Baby, [D] diamond [Am] bracelets will [D] work.
Or [G] doesn't it sound?
My [F#] little baby.
[G]
Till that [C] lucky day, you know [D] darn well, [F#m] baby.
[G]
I can't give you anything [D] but love.
[G#] [D] [A]
[F#] [D]
[G] Gee, [Am] but it's tough [G] to be broken.
[Em] It's not a joke, [D] kid, it's [G] a curse.
[Am]
[G] My [A] luck is [G] changing, it's gotten [Em] from [D#] simply rotten [D] to [G] something worse.
[C#m]
[Bm] Who [F#] knows, someday I [Bm] will win too.
[F#]
[Bm] I'll begin [E] to [A] reach my prime.
[D]
[F#] [A] Now though I see [G] what our end [Em] is, all I [A] can spend is [Am] just my [C] time.
[G] I can't [Am] give you [B]
[A#m] anything but [Am] love, [C#] baby.
[D] [G] That's [C] the only [Bm] thing.
[Em] I'm [Am] plenty [D] old, baby.
[G] Dream a while, [Dm] skip [G] a while.
[C] We're sure to [B] find [E] [A] happiness.
And I guess [Am] all those things [B] you've always pined for.
[C#] Oh, gee, [C] I'd like [B] to see you [Em] looking swell.
[D#]
[D] Baby, [G] diamond bracelets [Dm] will [G] work.
Or [C] doesn't it sound?
My [C#] little baby.
[B] [C] Till that lucky [F] day, you know darn [G] [F#] well, [F] baby.
[E] [Am] I can't give you [D]
anything [G] but love.
[Em]
[A] [D] Rome wasn't built in a day, kid.
You [G#] have to pay, [E] kid, for what [D] you get.
[D#] But I am willing [D] to wait, dear.
Your little mate, dear, [G] will not [D] forget.
[F#m]
[C#] You have a lifetime [F#m] before you, or you [E] come what may.
[A] [D] Please [A] don't be blue for the [D] present, when it's so [E] pleasant to hear [Em] you say.
[A] [D] I [Em] can't give [F#m] you [F] anything [Em] but love, [A] baby.
[D] That's [G] the only [F#m] thing.
[B] I'm [Em] plenty old, baby.
[D] Dream a while, [Am] skip a while.
[G]
We're sure to [B] find [E]
happiness.
[B] And [E] I guess [A] all [B] those things you've always pined [D] for.
Oh, gee, [Em] [F#m] I'd like to [Fm] see you [Em] looking swell.
[A] Baby, [D] diamond [Am] bracelets will [D] work.
Or [G] doesn't it sound?
My [F#] little baby.
[G]
Till that [C] lucky day, you know [D] darn well, [F#m] baby.
[G]
I can't give you anything [D] but love.
[G#] [D] [A]
Key:
D
G
Em
A
Am
D
G
Em
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] Gee, [Am] but it's tough [G] to be broken.
[Em] It's not a joke, [D] kid, it's [G] a curse.
_ [Am] _ _
[G] My [A] luck is [G] changing, it's gotten [Em] from [D#] simply rotten [D] to [G] something worse.
[C#m] _ _
[Bm] Who [F#] knows, someday I [Bm] will win too.
[F#] _
[Bm] I'll begin [E] to [A] reach my prime.
[D] _ _
[F#] _ [A] Now though I see [G] what our end [Em] is, all I [A] can spend is [Am] just my [C] time.
_ [G] I can't [Am] give you [B] _
[A#m] anything but [Am] love, _ _ [C#] baby.
[D] _ _ [G] That's [C] the only [Bm] thing. _
[Em] I'm [Am] plenty _ _ [D] old, baby.
_ [G] Dream a while, [Dm] skip [G] a while.
[C] _ We're sure to [B] find [E] _ [A] happiness.
_ _ _ And I guess [Am] all those things [B] you've always pined for.
[C#] Oh, gee, _ [C] I'd like [B] to see you [Em] looking swell.
_ _ [D#] _ _
[D] Baby, [G] diamond bracelets [Dm] will [G] work.
Or [C] doesn't it sound?
My [C#] little baby. _
[B] _ _ [C] Till that lucky [F] day, you know darn [G] _ _ [F#] well, [F] baby.
[E] _ _ [Am] I can't give you [D] _
anything [G] but love.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] Rome wasn't built in a day, kid.
You [G#] have to pay, [E] kid, for what [D] you get. _
[D#] _ _ But I am willing [D] to wait, dear.
Your little mate, dear, [G] will not [D] forget.
_ [F#m] _
[C#] You have a lifetime [F#m] before you, _ or you [E] come what may.
[A] _ _ _ [D] Please [A] don't be blue for the [D] present, when it's so [E] pleasant _ to hear [Em] you say.
[A] _ _ [D] I [Em] can't give [F#m] you [F] anything [Em] but love, _ _ [A] baby.
_ [D] That's [G] the only [F#m] thing.
[B] I'm [Em] plenty _ _ old, baby.
_ [D] Dream a while, [Am] skip a while.
[G] _ _
We're sure to [B] find _ [E] _
happiness.
_ [B] And [E] I guess [A] all [B] those things you've always pined [D] for.
Oh, gee, [Em] _ [F#m] I'd like to [Fm] see you [Em] looking swell.
_ _ [A] _ Baby, _ [D] diamond _ [Am] bracelets will [D] work.
Or [G] doesn't it sound?
_ My [F#] little baby.
_ _ [G] _
Till that [C] lucky day, you know [D] darn _ _ well, [F#m] baby.
_ _ [G]
I can't give you _ anything [D] but love.
_ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] Gee, [Am] but it's tough [G] to be broken.
[Em] It's not a joke, [D] kid, it's [G] a curse.
_ [Am] _ _
[G] My [A] luck is [G] changing, it's gotten [Em] from [D#] simply rotten [D] to [G] something worse.
[C#m] _ _
[Bm] Who [F#] knows, someday I [Bm] will win too.
[F#] _
[Bm] I'll begin [E] to [A] reach my prime.
[D] _ _
[F#] _ [A] Now though I see [G] what our end [Em] is, all I [A] can spend is [Am] just my [C] time.
_ [G] I can't [Am] give you [B] _
[A#m] anything but [Am] love, _ _ [C#] baby.
[D] _ _ [G] That's [C] the only [Bm] thing. _
[Em] I'm [Am] plenty _ _ [D] old, baby.
_ [G] Dream a while, [Dm] skip [G] a while.
[C] _ We're sure to [B] find [E] _ [A] happiness.
_ _ _ And I guess [Am] all those things [B] you've always pined for.
[C#] Oh, gee, _ [C] I'd like [B] to see you [Em] looking swell.
_ _ [D#] _ _
[D] Baby, [G] diamond bracelets [Dm] will [G] work.
Or [C] doesn't it sound?
My [C#] little baby. _
[B] _ _ [C] Till that lucky [F] day, you know darn [G] _ _ [F#] well, [F] baby.
[E] _ _ [Am] I can't give you [D] _
anything [G] but love.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] Rome wasn't built in a day, kid.
You [G#] have to pay, [E] kid, for what [D] you get. _
[D#] _ _ But I am willing [D] to wait, dear.
Your little mate, dear, [G] will not [D] forget.
_ [F#m] _
[C#] You have a lifetime [F#m] before you, _ or you [E] come what may.
[A] _ _ _ [D] Please [A] don't be blue for the [D] present, when it's so [E] pleasant _ to hear [Em] you say.
[A] _ _ [D] I [Em] can't give [F#m] you [F] anything [Em] but love, _ _ [A] baby.
_ [D] That's [G] the only [F#m] thing.
[B] I'm [Em] plenty _ _ old, baby.
_ [D] Dream a while, [Am] skip a while.
[G] _ _
We're sure to [B] find _ [E] _
happiness.
_ [B] And [E] I guess [A] all [B] those things you've always pined [D] for.
Oh, gee, [Em] _ [F#m] I'd like to [Fm] see you [Em] looking swell.
_ _ [A] _ Baby, _ [D] diamond _ [Am] bracelets will [D] work.
Or [G] doesn't it sound?
_ My [F#] little baby.
_ _ [G] _
Till that [C] lucky day, you know [D] darn _ _ well, [F#m] baby.
_ _ [G]
I can't give you _ anything [D] but love.
_ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _