Got to Give it up Chords by Thin Lizzy

Tempo:
94.1 bpm
Chords used:

B

Eb

Ab

Db

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Got to Give it up chords
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I've got to give it up
I've got to [Abm] give it up.
[B]
I've got to give [Ebm] it up
I've got to [Ab] give it up
[Bbm] [B]
[Eb] [Db]
[Abm] [B] [Ebm]
[Db] [B]
[Db] Tell my mama and [C] tell my [Ab] pa that their [B] fine young son [Ebm] didn't get far
[Db] He made it to the [Bb] end of a battle
[B] Sitting in a sleazy bar
[Eb] [Gb] He tried hard but [F] his spirit broke
He tried until he nearly [Db] choked
In the end he [Bb] lost his battle
[Ab] drinking
[Bb] alcohol
I've got to give [Eb] it up
[Bbm] I've got to [Abm] give it up
Let's [B] go
[Db] I've got to [Eb] give it up
[Db] I've [Abm] got to give it up [B] Let's go
[Gb]
Tell my brother
I [Ebm] tried to write
I [B] looked into paper
but I [Gb] was frightened
Couldn't seem to get the words out [Ab] right
Right, [Ab] quite right
[Eb] [Db] Tell my sister
[Eb] I'm sinking slow
[B] Now and then I've howled in my [Db] nose
But in the end
I lost [F] my battle
[B] Smashed in a casbah
[Bb] I've got to [Eb] give it up
I've got [Abm] to give it up [B] Let's go
I've got [Bbm] to give [Eb] it up
[Db] I've got to [Abm] give it up Let's [B] go
[Gb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Gb] [Eb] [Eb]
[B] [Eb] [Gb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] I've got to give it up
I've got to [Ab] give it up
[B] Let's go
[Bbm] I've got to [Eb] give it up
[Ab] I've got to give it up [B] Let's go
[F] I've been messing with the heaviest [Eb] stuff
For a time I couldn't get enough
[Gb] [Db] But I'm waking up and it's well enough
So I'm gonna get you far
So I'm gonna get you far
Tell my mama I'm coming [Bb] home
[E] And in my youth I'm getting old
[Db] And I think it's [Eb] lost control
But mama I'm coming home
But mama I'm coming home
I've got to give it up
Give it [Bb] up
I've got to give [Abm] it up [B] Let's go
[Bbm] I've got to [Eb] give it up
You know what I'm talking about
I've got [Abm] to give it up [B] Let's go
I've got to give [Ebm] it up
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] Give it up [B] Let's go
I've [Bbm] got to give [Eb] it up
Give it [Bb] up
I've got to [Ab] give it up [B] Let's go
[Bbm] [Eb] [Abm] [B] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab] [B]
[Eb] [Bb]
[B] [Bb] [Eb] [F] [Ebm]
[Ab] [B] [F]
[Bb] [Ab] [B]
[Eb] [Ab]
Key:  
B
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Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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Let's start jamming Thin Lizzy - Got To Give It Up chords, Practice these chords sequence - Ab, B, Ebm, Abm, B, Eb, Bbm and Abm. A good strategy is to initiate at 71 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 142 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Db Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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I've got to give it up _ _
_ _ _ _ I've got to [Abm] give it up.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I've got to give [Ebm] it up _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I've got to [Ab] give it up
_ [Bbm] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Db] Tell my mama and [C] tell my [Ab] pa that their [B] fine young son [Ebm] didn't get far
[Db] He made it to the [Bb] end of a battle
[B] Sitting in a sleazy bar
[Eb] _ [Gb] He tried hard but [F] his spirit broke
He tried until he nearly [Db] choked
In the end he [Bb] lost his battle
[Ab] drinking _
[Bb] alcohol
I've got to give [Eb] it up
_ [Bbm] I've got to [Abm] give it up
Let's [B] go
[Db] I've got to [Eb] give it up _
[Db] I've [Abm] got to give it up [B] Let's go
[Gb]
Tell my brother
I [Ebm] tried to write
I [B] looked into paper
but I [Gb] was frightened
Couldn't seem to get the words out [Ab] right
Right, [Ab] quite right
[Eb] _ [Db] _ Tell my sister
[Eb] I'm sinking slow
[B] Now and then I've howled in my [Db] nose
But in the end
I lost [F] my battle
[B] Smashed in a casbah
[Bb] I've got to [Eb] give it up
I've got [Abm] to give it up [B] Let's go
I've got [Bbm] to give [Eb] it up _ _
[Db] I've got to [Abm] give it up Let's [B] go
_ [Gb] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I've got to give it up
_ _ I've got to [Ab] give it up
[B] Let's go
[Bbm] I've got to [Eb] give it up _ _
[Ab] I've got to give it up [B] Let's go
[F] I've been messing with the heaviest [Eb] stuff
For a time I couldn't get enough
[Gb] [Db] But I'm waking up and it's well enough
So I'm gonna get you far
So I'm gonna get you far
Tell my mama I'm coming [Bb] home
[E] And in my youth I'm getting old
[Db] And I think it's [Eb] lost control
But mama I'm coming home
But mama I'm coming home
I've got to give it up
Give it [Bb] up
I've got to give [Abm] it up [B] Let's go
[Bbm] I've got to [Eb] give it up
You know what I'm talking about
I've got [Abm] to give it up [B] Let's go
I've got to give [Ebm] it up
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Ab] Give it up [B] Let's go
I've [Bbm] got to give [Eb] it up
Give it [Bb] up
I've got to [Ab] give it up [B] Let's go
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _

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This song was authored by Scott Gorham and Phil Lynott.

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