Got To Give It Up Chords by Thin Lizzy

Tempo:
94.35 bpm
Chords used:

B

Eb

Ab

Abm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Thin Lizzy - 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 [Ebm] to give it up.
I've got to [Ab] give it up.
[B] Love you, sweetie.
[Bbm] [Ebm] [Db]
[Abm] [B] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[Db] [Abm] [B]
[Gb] Tell [Db] my mama and [Eb] tell my [Ab] pa
That their [B] fine young son didn't get [Db] far.
He made it to [Bb] the end of a bottle
[Ab] Sitting [Eb] in a sleazy [Eb] bar.
[Gb] He tried hard [Bb] but his spirit broke.
[Fm] He tried until [C] he nearly choked.
[Db] In the end he lost [F] his [Ab] bottle
Drinking [B] alcohol.
[Bb] I've got to [Eb] give it up.
[Bbm] I've got [Abm] to give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Bbm] I've got [Eb] to give it up.
[Abm] I've got to give it up.
That's love.
[Gb] Tell my [Db] brother I [Eb] prayed [Ab] right.
I put a pen [Eb] to paper but I was [Gb] right.
I couldn't seem to get the words out [Ab] right.
Right.
[B] Quite right.
[Eb] [Gb] Tell my [Db] sister I'm sinking [Ab] slow.
Now and then I pout on my [Db] nose.
But in the end I lost my [Ebm] bottle
[Ab] And [B] smashed in a Cal's bar.
[Ebm] I've got to give it up.
I've got to [Abm] give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Bbm] I've got to [Eb] give it up.
I've got [Abm] to give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Bbm]
[F]
[B] [Gb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Ab] [Gb]
[E] [Bb] [B]
[Eb] I've got to give it up.
[B] I've got to give it up. That's love.
[Bb] I've got to [Eb] give it up.
[Ab] Give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Eb]
I've been [Db] messing with the heavy stuff.
[Ab] [B] For a time I couldn't get enough.
[Gb] But I'm [Dbm] waking up and it's well [E] enough.
Something can get you far.
[Gbm] [Db] Tell my mama I'm [Bb] coming home.
[Ab] [E] And in my youth I'm getting old.
[Db]
And I think it's lost [Abm] control.
Mama I'm coming home.
[Eb] Give it up.
Give it up.
[Abm] I've got to give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Eb] I've got to give it up.
You know what I'm talking about.
I've got [Abm] to give it up.
[B] That's love.
I've got to [Ebm] give it up.
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] Give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Eb] I've got to give it up.
Give it up.
[Bbm] I've got to [Ab] give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Bbm] [Eb] [Abm] [B]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[B] [Eb] [Bb]
[B] [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Ebm] [Ab] [B]
[F] [Bb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab]
Key:  
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Abm
123111114
Db
12341114
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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To start learning Thin Lizzy - Got To Give It Up chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ebm, Db, Abm, B, Db, Eb and Db in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 70 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 142 BPM. With B Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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I've got to give it up. _ _
_ _ _ _ I've got to [Abm] give it up.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I've got [Ebm] to give it up. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've got to [Ab] give it up.
_ _ [B] Love you, sweetie. _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _
[Gb] Tell [Db] my mama and [Eb] tell my [Ab] pa
That their [B] fine young son didn't get [Db] far.
He made it to [Bb] the end of a bottle
[Ab] Sitting [Eb] in a sleazy [Eb] bar.
[Gb] _ He tried hard [Bb] but his spirit broke.
[Fm] He tried until [C] he nearly choked.
[Db] In the end he lost [F] his [Ab] bottle
Drinking [B] alcohol.
[Bb] I've got to [Eb] give it up.
_ [Bbm] I've got [Abm] to give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Bbm] I've got [Eb] to give it up. _
_ [Abm] I've got to give it up.
That's love. _
[Gb] Tell my [Db] brother I [Eb] prayed [Ab] right.
I put a pen [Eb] to paper but I was [Gb] right.
I couldn't seem to get the words out [Ab] right.
Right.
[B] Quite right.
_ [Eb] _ [Gb] Tell my [Db] sister I'm sinking [Ab] slow.
Now and then I pout on my [Db] nose.
But in the end I lost my [Ebm] bottle
[Ab] And [B] smashed in a Cal's bar.
[Ebm] I've got to give it up.
_ I've got to [Abm] give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Bbm] I've got to [Eb] give it up. _
I've got [Abm] to give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Eb] _ I've _ got to give it up.
[B] I've got to give it up. That's love.
[Bb] I've got to [Eb] give it up. _
_ [Ab] Give it up.
[B] That's love.
_ [Eb]
I've been [Db] messing with the heavy stuff.
[Ab] _ [B] For a time I couldn't get enough.
[Gb] _ But I'm [Dbm] waking up and it's well [E] enough.
Something can get you far.
_ [Gbm] _ [Db] Tell my mama I'm [Bb] coming home.
_ [Ab] [E] And in my youth I'm getting old.
[Db]
And I think it's lost [Abm] control.
Mama I'm coming home.
[Eb] Give it up.
Give it up.
[Abm] I've got to give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Eb] I've got to give it up.
You know what I'm talking about.
I've got [Abm] to give it up.
[B] That's love.
I've got to [Ebm] give it up.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Ab] Give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Eb] I've got to give it up.
Give it up.
[Bbm] I've got to [Ab] give it up.
[B] That's love.
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _

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This song was written by Scott Gorham and Phil Lynott.

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