Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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So you take what you want
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Like you know what you need
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'Til your mind doesn't strain to believe
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Verse 2
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And you see what you see
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And it's thin as a wire
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And it trips you up
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Every time you show your naked desire
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Verse 3
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Give it up, give it up
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Hasn't got you nowhere
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Live it up, live it up
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There's folks who love you back there
Verse 4
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And if I see Sally
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I'm gonna tell her you care
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With that nasty old habit
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And not even a dollar to spare
Verse 5
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wanna help you
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For the very last time
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'Cause she knows how it works
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up your own mind
Verse 6
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Give it up, give it up
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That limb is gonna break
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Give it up, give it up
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Just how much more can you take?
Verse 7
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Give it up, give it up
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You know you got to do your share
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Give it up, give it up
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Somebody loves you back there
Interlude 1
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Verse 8
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And the nights get longer
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You wish the day didn't come
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And the pounding in your head
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Says you're hell- bent on
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killing someone
Verse 9
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The pain on your face
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It's like a beast in control
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And it's feelin' like somethin's
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Been torn from that hole in your soul
Verse 10
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Give it up, give it up
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You got to do your part
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Give it up, give it up
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All you gotta do is start
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Give it up, give it up
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While there's someone to save
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Give it up, give it up
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in someone's grave
Verse 11
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Give it up, give it up
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Before we're cryin' in someone's grave
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Outro 1
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ChordsD G C Em
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