Give It Away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][Gsus4][G][C][Em][F][Gsus4]

[Verse 1]
[C]The
dressing room was [G]open
And the back[Am]stage hall was [Gsus4]empty
[C]His bac[F]k was turned towards m[C]e
And [Gsus4]I had to find my nerve
[C]I caught him, for a moment
[G]His eyes w[Am]ere kind, and ge[G]ntle
[C]And befor[F]e he walked away
[C]He told me, I'm[Gsus4] just here to serve
[C]

[Verse 2]
He said, I had it all
And I [F]lost it one [C]day
[G]Was a

[Verse 3]
[C]long hard fall
[Em]But somewher[F]e along the [Gsus4]way
[G]I was giv[Am]en a g[G]ift,
[C]and [F]what I know [C]today
Is the [Bb]only way to keep [F]it
Is to [G]give it away
[C]

[Verse 4]
[Em]The [F]wait[G]ing [C]room, was crowded[G]
And I did[Am]n't know a soul t[G]here
[C]I w[F]anted to run
[C]But there was[Em] nowh[Dm]ere left to [Gsus4]go
[G]She said, I h[C]ave heard your sto[G]ry
And her eye[Am]s were kind,
and [G]gentle[C]
[F]She sat down, beside [C]me
And said, [Dm]here is [G]what I know
[C]

[Verse 5]
You see, I had [Em]it all
And I [F]lost it one [C]day
[G]Was a

[Verse 6]
[C]long hard fall
[G]But somewhe[F]re along the[G] way
I was [Am]given [G]a gift,
about what [F]I know t[C]oday
'Cause the [Bb]only way to keep [F]it
Is to [G]give it away

[Interlude 1]
[Am][G][F]
[Em][G][Bb][F][Gsus4]

[Verse 7]
The [C]living room, fell si[G]lent
I was [Am]hurt, and you were angry
[Gsus4]I wanted [C]to [F]leave,[C]
[G]but before I [Gsus4]walked away
[C]I looked you, in the e[G]ye
And still found [Am]something, kind and [Gsus4]gentle
[C]And befor[F]e I let it go
[C]I just had[Gsus4] one thing, left[G] to say
[C]

[Verse 8]
You know, we have [Em]it all
[F]We forgot that, [C]today
[G]It's a

[Verse 9]
[C]long hard fall
[G]But somewhe[F]re,
along [G]the way
We've been [Am]given [G]a gift
And a [F]chance, to know the [C]way
That the [Bb]only way, to keep [F]it
Is to [Gsus4]give it away[G]

[Interlude 2]
[C][F]
[G][C][G][F][Gsus4]
[G]Yes, I've been

[Verse 10]
[Am]given a gift
I'm [G]passing [F]on, in some small [C]way
[G]It's the onl[Bb]y way I k[F]eep it
Is to [G]give [Gsus4]it away[G]

[Outro 1]
[C][F][Gsus4]