Giving You the Best That I Got Chords by Anita Baker
Tempo:
105 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[G] Oh, [Bm] [Am] [G] oh, [F#m]
[A#] [Gm] [F] [Bm] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [D] [E] [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Ain't [E] there something I [A] can give you
[E] In exchange for everything you give to me
[F#m] Read my mind and it'll feel just [G] fine
When I think my peace of [Bm] mind is out of [E] reach
[A]
The [E] scales are sometimes [A] unbalanced
[E] And you bear the weight of all that has to [B] be
[F#m] I hope you see that you can lean on [Em] me
And together we can [D] come to stormy [F#m] seas
When [A] life's so [Em] strenuous and so [G] [D] unselfishly
[A]
And I [E] tell you now that [B] I'm made of [G] iron
I'm giving you the best [Bm] that I've got, [A] baby
Yes, I tell you now that [Bm] I'm made [C] of iron
I'm giving you [G] the best [Bm] that I've got, [D] honey
[E] [A]
[E] Everybody's got [A] opinions
[E] About the way they think our story's gonna end
[F#m] Some folks feel it's just a superficial thrill
[C] [G] Everybody's gonna [D] have to think again
[F#m]
When [A] life's so [Em] strenuous and so [Bm] [Em] unselfishly
[F#m]
They don't [A] bother me
So I'm gonna [C] keep on giving you [Bm] the best that I've got, [E] baby
[A]
They don't bother me
[E] Said I'm gonna [G] keep on giving you the best [Bm] that I've got Listen, [A] baby
[Bm] Somebody understand [E] me
[Bm] Somebody hear me
I stumbled [C#m] my whole life, I'm [D] always on my own
[Bm] Now I'm [D] [E] heart [A]
is rested
[E] And I feel as if my home is in your arms
[F#m] I feel you're all gonna show me your soul
[G] And I think I wanna [D] sing it forever
[A]
When [E] life's so [Em] strenuous and so [Bm] unselfishly
[A]
And I'm made of iron
So [E] I tell you [C] now I'm giving you [G] the best [Bm] that I've got
[F#m] Listen, baby
[A] I bet everything on my [Em] wedding ring
[Bm] [D] I'm giving it [F#m] to you, baby
[A] [Em] [D] [A]
[E] [G]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[D] [A]
[E] [G]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[G] Oh, [Bm] [Am] [G] oh, [F#m]
[A#] [Gm] [F] [Bm] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [D] [E] [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Ain't [E] there something I [A] can give you
[E] In exchange for everything you give to me
[F#m] Read my mind and it'll feel just [G] fine
When I think my peace of [Bm] mind is out of [E] reach
[A]
The [E] scales are sometimes [A] unbalanced
[E] And you bear the weight of all that has to [B] be
[F#m] I hope you see that you can lean on [Em] me
And together we can [D] come to stormy [F#m] seas
When [A] life's so [Em] strenuous and so [G] [D] unselfishly
[A]
And I [E] tell you now that [B] I'm made of [G] iron
I'm giving you the best [Bm] that I've got, [A] baby
Yes, I tell you now that [Bm] I'm made [C] of iron
I'm giving you [G] the best [Bm] that I've got, [D] honey
[E] [A]
[E] Everybody's got [A] opinions
[E] About the way they think our story's gonna end
[F#m] Some folks feel it's just a superficial thrill
[C] [G] Everybody's gonna [D] have to think again
[F#m]
When [A] life's so [Em] strenuous and so [Bm] [Em] unselfishly
[F#m]
They don't [A] bother me
So I'm gonna [C] keep on giving you [Bm] the best that I've got, [E] baby
[A]
They don't bother me
[E] Said I'm gonna [G] keep on giving you the best [Bm] that I've got Listen, [A] baby
[Bm] Somebody understand [E] me
[Bm] Somebody hear me
I stumbled [C#m] my whole life, I'm [D] always on my own
[Bm] Now I'm [D] [E] heart [A]
is rested
[E] And I feel as if my home is in your arms
[F#m] I feel you're all gonna show me your soul
[G] And I think I wanna [D] sing it forever
[A]
When [E] life's so [Em] strenuous and so [Bm] unselfishly
[A]
And I'm made of iron
So [E] I tell you [C] now I'm giving you [G] the best [Bm] that I've got
[F#m] Listen, baby
[A] I bet everything on my [Em] wedding ring
[Bm] [D] I'm giving it [F#m] to you, baby
[A] [Em] [D] [A]
[E] [G]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[D] [A]
[E] [G]
[Bm] [D] [A]
Key:
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E
Bm
G
D
A
E
Bm
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Oh, [Bm] _ [Am] [G] oh, [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Bm] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Ain't [E] there something I [A] can give you
[E] In exchange for everything you give to me
[F#m] Read my mind and it'll feel just [G] fine
When I think my peace of [Bm] mind is out of _ _ [E] reach
[A]
The [E] scales are sometimes [A] unbalanced
[E] And you bear the weight of all that has to [B] be
_ [F#m] I hope you see that you can lean on [Em] me
And together we can [D] come to stormy _ [F#m] seas
When [A] life's so _ [Em] _ strenuous and so [G] _ [D] _ unselfishly
[A] _ _ _
And I [E] tell you now that [B] I'm made of [G] iron
I'm giving you the best [Bm] that I've got, [A] baby _ _
Yes, I tell you now that [Bm] I'm made [C] of iron
I'm giving you [G] the best [Bm] that I've got, [D] honey
_ [E] _ [A] _
[E] Everybody's got [A] opinions
[E] About the way they think our story's gonna end
_ [F#m] Some folks feel it's just a superficial thrill
[C] [G] Everybody's gonna [D] have to think again
_ [F#m] _
When [A] life's so _ [Em] strenuous and so _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] unselfishly
[F#m] _ _
They don't [A] bother me
So I'm gonna [C] keep on giving you [Bm] the best that I've got, [E] baby
[A] _ _
They don't bother me
[E] Said I'm gonna [G] keep on giving you the best [Bm] that I've got Listen, [A] baby _ _
[Bm] Somebody understand _ [E] me _
[Bm] Somebody hear me
_ _ I stumbled [C#m] my whole life, I'm [D] always on my own
[Bm] Now I'm [D] [E] heart _ [A] _
_ is rested
[E] _ And I feel as if my home is in your arms
[F#m] _ I feel you're all gonna _ show me your soul
[G] And I think I wanna [D] sing it forever
_ [A] _ _
When [E] life's so _ [Em] strenuous and so [Bm] _ unselfishly
_ [A] _ _
And I'm made of iron
So [E] I tell you [C] now I'm giving you [G] the best [Bm] that I've got
[F#m] Listen, baby _
[A] I bet everything on my [Em] wedding ring _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] I'm giving it [F#m] to you, _ baby
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Oh, [Bm] _ [Am] [G] oh, [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Bm] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Ain't [E] there something I [A] can give you
[E] In exchange for everything you give to me
[F#m] Read my mind and it'll feel just [G] fine
When I think my peace of [Bm] mind is out of _ _ [E] reach
[A]
The [E] scales are sometimes [A] unbalanced
[E] And you bear the weight of all that has to [B] be
_ [F#m] I hope you see that you can lean on [Em] me
And together we can [D] come to stormy _ [F#m] seas
When [A] life's so _ [Em] _ strenuous and so [G] _ [D] _ unselfishly
[A] _ _ _
And I [E] tell you now that [B] I'm made of [G] iron
I'm giving you the best [Bm] that I've got, [A] baby _ _
Yes, I tell you now that [Bm] I'm made [C] of iron
I'm giving you [G] the best [Bm] that I've got, [D] honey
_ [E] _ [A] _
[E] Everybody's got [A] opinions
[E] About the way they think our story's gonna end
_ [F#m] Some folks feel it's just a superficial thrill
[C] [G] Everybody's gonna [D] have to think again
_ [F#m] _
When [A] life's so _ [Em] strenuous and so _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] unselfishly
[F#m] _ _
They don't [A] bother me
So I'm gonna [C] keep on giving you [Bm] the best that I've got, [E] baby
[A] _ _
They don't bother me
[E] Said I'm gonna [G] keep on giving you the best [Bm] that I've got Listen, [A] baby _ _
[Bm] Somebody understand _ [E] me _
[Bm] Somebody hear me
_ _ I stumbled [C#m] my whole life, I'm [D] always on my own
[Bm] Now I'm [D] [E] heart _ [A] _
_ is rested
[E] _ And I feel as if my home is in your arms
[F#m] _ I feel you're all gonna _ show me your soul
[G] And I think I wanna [D] sing it forever
_ [A] _ _
When [E] life's so _ [Em] strenuous and so [Bm] _ unselfishly
_ [A] _ _
And I'm made of iron
So [E] I tell you [C] now I'm giving you [G] the best [Bm] that I've got
[F#m] Listen, baby _
[A] I bet everything on my [Em] wedding ring _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] I'm giving it [F#m] to you, _ baby
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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