I Give Up Chords by Johnny Russell

Tempo:
146.85 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Give Up chords
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[F]
[C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
I [Eb] give up, I [Bb] give in, this [F] time I quit, [C] [F]
[Cm] I've [Bb] reached the end.
I've tried, [Eb] I've tried, but I never [Bb] win.
I [F] give up, from now on dear God, it's all in [Bb] your [G] hands.
[F] [Bb]
I've tried for so long, all [E] by [F] myself Lord, [C] [F]
but my [E] will [F] is gone.
[C] [F]
And I need [Bb] your help Lord, I'm down on my knees, my head [Eb] is bowed.
Lord hear [F] me
[C] please, [F]
cause I need [Bb] you
[Cm] [Bb] now.
[Eb] I give up, I [Bb] give in, this time [F] I quit, [A] I've [Bb] reached the end.
I've [Eb] tried, I've tried, but I never [Bb] win.
[Gm] [Bb]
I [F] give up, from now on dear God, it's all in [Bb] your hands.
[Gm] [F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
I promise I'll [Gm] try, [Bb]
I'll do [F] my best Lord, I'm afraid I can't fly.
[C] [F]
But I'll take [Bb] the test Lord, you know what I
[Gm] need.
[C] [Bb] To help me [Eb] to stand, Jesus [F] I've crawled as [Cm] far [Bb] as I
[Gm] can.
[Bb]
[Eb] I give up, I [Bb] give in, this [F] time I quit, [Bb] I've reached the end.
I've tried, [Eb] I've tried, but I [Cm] [Bb] never win.
I [F] give up, from now on dear God, [Bb] it's all in your hands.
I [Gm] [F] give up, from now on dear God, it's [Bb] all in your hands.
[Eb] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Johnny Russell - I Give Up chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Gm, F, Bb, F, Bb, Eb and Bb of chords. For best results, commence at 73 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 147. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ I [Eb] give up, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [Bb] give in, _ _ _ _ _ _
this [F] time I quit, _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Cm] I've [Bb] reached the end.
_ _ _ _ _
I've tried, [Eb] I've tried, _ _ _ _ _
but I never [Bb] win. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I [F] give up, from now on dear God, it's all in [Bb] your [G] hands.
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
I've tried for so long, _ _ _ _ _ _
all [E] by [F] myself Lord, [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
but my [E] will [F] is gone.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
And I need [Bb] your help Lord, _ _ _ _ _
I'm down on my _ _ knees, _ _ _ _ my head [Eb] is _ _ _ bowed. _ _ _
Lord hear [F] me _ _
_ [C] please, [F] _ _
cause I need [Bb] you _ _
[Cm] [Bb] now. _ _ _ _
[Eb] I give up, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [Bb] give in, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
this time [F] I quit, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I've [Bb] reached the end.
_ _ _ _ _
I've [Eb] tried, I've tried, _ _ _ _ _
but I never [Bb] win. _
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
I [F] give up, from now on dear God, it's all in [Bb] your _ hands. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
I promise I'll [Gm] try, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
I'll do [F] my best Lord, _ _ _ _ _
I'm afraid I can't fly.
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
But I'll take [Bb] the test Lord, _ _ _ _ you know what I _ _
[Gm] need.
[C] _ [Bb] To _ help me [Eb] to _ _ _ stand, _ _ _ _ Jesus [F] I've _ _ crawled _ _ as _ [Cm] far [Bb] as I _
[Gm] _ can.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] I _ give up, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [Bb] give in, _ _ _ _ _ _
this [F] time I quit, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] I've reached the end. _ _ _ _ _
I've tried, [Eb] I've tried, _ _ _ _ _ but I [Cm] [Bb] never win.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [F] give up, from now on dear God, [Bb] it's all in your hands.
_ _ _ I _ _ _ [Gm] [F] give up, from now on dear God, it's [Bb] all in your hands.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Actin Naturally album.

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