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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Giving You the Best That I Got chords
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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]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To learn Anita Baker - Giving You The Best That I Got chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F#m, A, E, A, Bm, D, F#m, A and Em of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 52 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 105 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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