Giving Up


I know there are other versions of this song on UG, but none of them sounded perfectly accurate to my ear. So this is my try for a precise transcription. Notice: use capo on 5th fret and play the chords exactly as given. For the strumming pattern just listen closely to the song. And for the best sound: don't use a pick! The song gets most of its fragility and hopelessness from the finger strumming. Enjoy! G |320003| Cmaj7 |03200x| (chorus) Gsus4 |330003| Dsus4 |x00233| Cmaj7 |x32003| (verses) Dsus4/F# |200233| Em |022003| G7 |323003| A7Sus4 |x02033| D |x00232| B7 |x21202| A7 |x02023| C |x32010| Giving Up Ingrid Michaelson (Be OK - 2008) Capo +5 Intro: G Gsus4 (4x) G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Cmaj7 What if we stop having a ball? G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Cmaj7 What if the paint chips from the wall? Em A7Sus4 What if there's always cups in the sink? B7 C G Gsus4 G Gsus4 What if I'm not what you think I am? G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Cmaj7 What if I fall further than you? G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Cmaj7 What if you dream of somebody new? Em A7Sus4 What if I never let you win, B7 C And chase you with a rolling pin? G Gsus4 G Well, what if I do? Cmaj7 Dsus4 G Dsus4/F# I am giving up on making passes and Cmaj7 Dsus4 G G7 I am giving up on half empty glasses and Cmaj7 Dsus4 Em A7Sus4 I am giving up on greener grasses Cmaj7 D G Gsus4 G Gsus4 I am giving up G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Cmaj7 What if our baby comes in after nine? G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Cmaj7 What it your eyes close before mine? Em A7Sus4 What if you lose yourself sometimes? B7 C G Gsus4 G Then I'll be the one to find you safe in my heart Cmaj7 Dsus4 G Dsus4/F# I am giving up on making passes and Cmaj7 Dsus4 G G7 I am giving up on half empty glasses and Cmaj7 Dsus4 Em A7Sus4 I am giving up on greener grasses Cmaj7 D I am giving Cmaj7 Dsus4 G Dsus4/F# Cause I am giving up (I am giving up) Cmaj7 Dsus4 G G7 Cause I am giving up (I am giving up) Cmaj7 D Em A7Sus4 And I am giving up on greener grasses Cmaj7 D Em A7 I am giving up for you Cmaj7 D Em A7 Oh, oh, I am giving up for you Cmaj7 D G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Oh, oh, I am giving up