Give It Away Lyrics

GIVE IT AWAY
The E-chord should be played without the third to support
both the major melody and the minor (dorian) fills.
A good way to match the sound of the recording is to use
Double-Drop-D tuning with a capo at the third fret.
See chord voicings below as an alternative to the pop-ups.
4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats
(capo at first fret)
INTRO:
LICK E E
NARRATION-LONG:
She was stormin' through the house that day and
I could tell she was leavin' and I thought ah she'll be
Back till she turned around and pointed at the
Wall and said that
VERSE:
Picture from our honeymoon that night in Frisco Bay just give it a-
way she said give it a-way and that
Big four-poster king-size bed where so much love was made just give it a-
way she said just give it a-way just give it a-
CHORUS:
way there ain't nothin' in this house worth fightin'
Over oh and we're both tired of fightin' any-
`A `A7 E E
way just give it a-way
NARRATION:
So I tried to move on but I found that each
Woman I held just reminded me of that day
Hmm when that
VERSE:
Front door swung wide open she flung her diamond ring said give it a-
way just give it a-way I said now
Honey don't you even want your half of everything she said give it a-
way just give it a-way just give it a-
CHORUS-SHORT:
way there ain't nothin' in this house worth fightin'
Over oh and we're both tired of fightin' any-
`A `A7 E7
way just give it a-way
SOLO-CHORUS:
NARRATION:
So I'm still right here where she left me
Along with all the other things she don't care about anymore
Mmm like that
VERSE:
Picture from our honeymoon that night in Frisco Bay she said give it a-
way well I can't give it a-way and that
Big four-poster king-size bed where all our love was made she said give it a-
way well I can't give it a-way I've got a
CODA: (slower)
Furnished house a diamond ring and a lonely broken heart full of
Love and I can't even give it away__
CHORDS: RHYTHM:
E A B7 A7 E7 -chart label Slow four with a sixteenth note feel
u
INTRO-LICK:
D+3|-2h3p2----------------------------| Acoustic - left channel
G+3|----------2-1-0-------------------| h = hammer on
D+3|----------------3p0---3---0-------| p = pull off
A+3|--------------------3---3---0-----| d = down strum
D+3|------------------------------3---| u = up strum
FILLS:
Mess around with the notes of the dorian mode
particularly the 7th and 3rd and open strings.
Fret-1 2 3 4 5 6
Examples show how licks can be played within the strum
or even substitute full chords to mimic the sound.
End chorus-1: Bar-3 verse-2: Bar-4 verse-3:
1 + 2 + 3 +a4e+ 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + 4 + 1 2 3 4
Waynus Of Uranus
July 2006