Giving Up chords by Ingrid Michaelson (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
Csus4
Fmaj7
Am
D7sus4
E7
F
Gsus4
C7
D7
G

Intro 1

Csus4

Verse 1
C 
Csus4 
C 
What if we       stop
Csus4 
Fmaj7 
having a        ball?
C 
Csus4 
C 
What if the      paint
Csus4 
Fmaj7 
chips from     the wall?
Am 
What if there's always
D7sus4 
cups in the sink?
E7 
F 
Oh what if I'm not what you think I am?
C 
Csus4 
C 

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Verse 2

Csus4

What if I fall

Csus4

Fmaj7

further than you?

Csus4

What if you dream

Csus4

Fmaj7

of somebody new?

D7sus4

What if I never let you win

And chase you with a rolling pin?

Csus4

Well what if I do?

Chorus 1
F 
Gsus4 
C 
'Cause I am giving up
Gsus4 
on making passes
F 
Gsus4 
C 
C7 
and I am giving up on half empty glasses
F 
Gsus4 
Am 
D7 
And I am giving up on greener grasses
F 
G 
I am giving up
C 
Csus4 
C 
Csus4 
C 
Csus4 
C 
Csus4 

Verse 3
C 
Csus4 
C 
What if our      baby
Csus4 
Fmaj7 
comes in after    nine?
C 
Csus4 
C 
What it your     eyes
Csus4 
Fmaj7 
close be       fore mine?
Am 
D7sus4 
What if you lose yourself sometimes?
E7 
F 
Then I'll be the one to find you
C 
Csus4 
C 
Safe in my heart

Chorus 2
F 
Gsus4 
C 
'Cause I am giving up
Gsus4 
on making passes
F 
Gsus4 
C 
C7 
and I am giving up on half empty glasses
F 
Gsus4 
Am 
D7 
And I am giving up on greener grasses
F 
G 
I  am giving

Outro 1
F 
Gsus4 
C 
Gsus4 
'Cause I am giving... I  am giving...
F 
Gsus4 
'Cause I am giving...
C 
C7 
I  am giving...
F 
G 
Am 
D7 
I am giving up on greener grasses
F 
G 
Am 
D7 
I am giving up for you, oh
F 
G 
I am giving up
Am 
D7 
for you, oh
F 
G 
I  am giving up
C 
Csus4 
C 
Csus4 
C 

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C
Csus4
Fmaj7
Am
D7sus4
E7
F
Gsus4
C7
D7
G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 105

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Giving Up by Ingrid Michaelson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Ingrid Michaelson's performance.