Got To Give It Up Chords by Thin Lizzy

I've got to give it up. _ _ _ _
I've got to [Abm] give it up. _ _ _
[B] _ I've got to [Ebm] give it up. _ _
_ _ I've got to [Ab] give it up. _
[B] That's it.
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_ [Db] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] Tell my mama and tell my [Eb] pa
That their fine young son didn't get far.
He made it to the end of a battle
[B] Sitting in a sleazy bar.
[Gb] He tried hard but his spirit [Ab] broke.
He tried until he nearly [Gb] choked.
[Db] In the end he [F] lost his battle
Drinking alcohol.
[Eb] I've got to give it up.
I've [Abm] got to give it up.
[B] That's it.
I've got [Eb] to give it up.
[Db] I've [Abm] got to give it up.
[B] That's it.
[Gb] Tell my brother I prayed right.
[Ab] I put pen to paper but I was [Gb] frightened.
Couldn't seem [Db] to get the [Eb] words out right.
Right.
[B] Quite right.
_ [Gb] Tell my sister [Ab] I'm sick of smoke.
Now and then I've howled my [Eb] nose.
But in the end I lost my battle
And [B] smashed in a cow's bar.
[Ebm] I've got to give it up.
_ [Abm] I've got to give it up.
[B] That's it.
I've got [Eb] to give it up.
[Db] I've got to give it up.
[B] That's it.
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ I've got to give it up.
I've got [Ab] to give it up.
That's it.
I've got [Eb] to give it up.
_ [Db] Give it up.
[B] That's it.
[Bb] I've been messing with the heavy stuff.
[Ab] [B] For a time I couldn't get enough.
[Gb] But I'm waking up and it's [Eb] wearing off.
[B] Don't get too far.
_ [Gbm] Tell my mama I'm coming [Ab] home.
[E] And in my youth I'm getting old.
[Ab] I think it's [Eb] lost control.
Mama I'm coming home.
Give it up.
Give it up.
[Abm] Give it up.
[B] That's it.
[Bbm] I've got to give it up.
You know what I'm [Bb] talking about.
Give it up.
[B] That's it.
[Bbm] I've got to give [Ebm] it up.
_ [Bb] Give it up.
That's it.
[Bbm] I've got to [Eb] give it up.
Give it up.
That's it.
[B] That's it.
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