Chords for Richard Thompson - I'll never give it up
Tempo:
112.15 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] I can't [E] eat, I can't sleep, [G] knowing that you're on your [Cm] midnight cruise.
[E] I can't jump, I can't jive, [G] knowing that you want [Cm] me dead or [A] alive.
There's no halfway [D] with you, [Am] you see red, white, [D] blue.
[A] I hold your head up, [B] use another [Em] screw.
Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me [G] where it hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, I'll never give it up, I'll never [Bm] give it up.
[Em]
I'll put [E] you in a loser file.
[G] I don't need your [C] reptile smile.
[Em] You look better out on a ranch.
[G] Stare at [C] somebody else for a change.
[A] When the sky fell and you [D] cried, [A] a blackness welled [D] inside.
[A] I'll howl your little brain, [B] twisted and [G] fried.
[E] Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me [G] where it hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the way, [E] I'll never give it up, I'll never give it [D] up.
[C] You're someone I can't [Em] help but trade.
[C] You know you've left me up [E] that way, [D] that way, [C] that way.
[D] [Em]
[Am] [B] [Em] I [Am] [G]
[A] [B] [Em]
don't
[A] [G]
[A] [E] [Am]
run, I [Em] don't care.
[G] Someday [C] we're gonna meet [A] somewhere.
[Em] You [E] and me, we're rock and roll.
[G] When you crawl out [C] of your sick little hole.
[A] So give me what [D] you got.
[A] Put your money in [D] my pot.
[A] Let's see what you are [B] and what you're not.
[E] Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me where it [G] hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [E] way, I'll never give it up, I'll never give it up.
I'll never give it up, I'll never [Em] give it up.
[E] I can't jump, I can't jive, [G] knowing that you want [Cm] me dead or [A] alive.
There's no halfway [D] with you, [Am] you see red, white, [D] blue.
[A] I hold your head up, [B] use another [Em] screw.
Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me [G] where it hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, I'll never give it up, I'll never [Bm] give it up.
[Em]
I'll put [E] you in a loser file.
[G] I don't need your [C] reptile smile.
[Em] You look better out on a ranch.
[G] Stare at [C] somebody else for a change.
[A] When the sky fell and you [D] cried, [A] a blackness welled [D] inside.
[A] I'll howl your little brain, [B] twisted and [G] fried.
[E] Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me [G] where it hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the way, [E] I'll never give it up, I'll never give it [D] up.
[C] You're someone I can't [Em] help but trade.
[C] You know you've left me up [E] that way, [D] that way, [C] that way.
[D] [Em]
[Am] [B] [Em] I [Am] [G]
[A] [B] [Em]
don't
[A] [G]
[A] [E] [Am]
run, I [Em] don't care.
[G] Someday [C] we're gonna meet [A] somewhere.
[Em] You [E] and me, we're rock and roll.
[G] When you crawl out [C] of your sick little hole.
[A] So give me what [D] you got.
[A] Put your money in [D] my pot.
[A] Let's see what you are [B] and what you're not.
[E] Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me where it [G] hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [E] way, I'll never give it up, I'll never give it up.
I'll never give it up, I'll never [Em] give it up.
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_ [Em] I can't [E] eat, I can't sleep, [G] knowing that you're on your [Cm] midnight cruise.
[E] I can't jump, I can't jive, [G] knowing that you want [Cm] me dead or [A] alive.
There's no halfway [D] with you, _ _ [Am] you see red, white, [D] blue. _
_ [A] I hold your head up, [B] use another [Em] screw.
Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me [G] where it hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, I'll never give it up, I'll never [Bm] give it up.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll put [E] you in a loser file.
[G] I don't need your [C] reptile smile.
[Em] You look better _ out on a ranch.
[G] Stare at _ [C] somebody else for a change.
[A] When the sky fell and you [D] cried, _ [A] a blackness welled [D] inside.
_ [A] I'll howl your little brain, [B] twisted and [G] fried.
[E] Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me [G] where it hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the way, [E] I'll never give it up, I'll never give it [D] up.
[C] _ You're someone I can't [Em] help but trade. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ You know you've left me up [E] that way, _ [D] that way, _ [C] that way.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ I _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
don't _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am]
run, I [Em] don't care.
[G] _ Someday [C] we're gonna meet [A] somewhere.
[Em] You [E] and me, we're rock and roll.
[G] When you crawl out [C] of your sick little hole.
[A] So give me what [D] you got.
_ _ [A] Put your money in [D] my pot.
_ _ [A] Let's see what you are [B] and what you're not.
[E] Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me where it [G] hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [E] way, I'll never give it up, I'll never give it up.
I'll never give it up, I'll never [Em] give it up. _ _ _ _
[E] I can't jump, I can't jive, [G] knowing that you want [Cm] me dead or [A] alive.
There's no halfway [D] with you, _ _ [Am] you see red, white, [D] blue. _
_ [A] I hold your head up, [B] use another [Em] screw.
Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me [G] where it hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, I'll never give it up, I'll never [Bm] give it up.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll put [E] you in a loser file.
[G] I don't need your [C] reptile smile.
[Em] You look better _ out on a ranch.
[G] Stare at _ [C] somebody else for a change.
[A] When the sky fell and you [D] cried, _ [A] a blackness welled [D] inside.
_ [A] I'll howl your little brain, [B] twisted and [G] fried.
[E] Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [A] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me [G] where it hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the way, [E] I'll never give it up, I'll never give it [D] up.
[C] _ You're someone I can't [Em] help but trade. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ You know you've left me up [E] that way, _ [D] that way, _ [C] that way.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ I _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
don't _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am]
run, I [Em] don't care.
[G] _ Someday [C] we're gonna meet [A] somewhere.
[Em] You [E] and me, we're rock and roll.
[G] When you crawl out [C] of your sick little hole.
[A] So give me what [D] you got.
_ _ [A] Put your money in [D] my pot.
_ _ [A] Let's see what you are [B] and what you're not.
[E] Oh, come on, [G] do your worst, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hit me where it [G] hurts, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [Em] way, hoof it [G] to your bust, [Am] boy.
That's the [B] way, that's the [E] way, I'll never give it up, I'll never give it up.
I'll never give it up, I'll never [Em] give it up. _ _ _ _