[Intro]
F# F#m7 F#m6 B Bm D
F#m F B7 A6
[Verse 1]
F#m
Giving up
B7
Is hard to do
A C#7
When you really
Love someone
F#m7
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C# C#7 F#7
When you still depend upon
A7 D
Her warm and tender touch
C#7 F#7 B7
Her kiss and her caress
B7 E7 Bm6
Ooh, that used to mean so much
Fbm7 Ab7 C#m7
And bring you happiness (whoa)
[Verse 2]
F#m
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C#7
I've tried (uh uh)
But it just ain't no use
F#m7 F#m
Giving up
B7
So hard to do
A C#/G#
I said I've tried
C#7 F#m7
But it just ain't no use
[Bridge]
B7
But my light of hope
C#m7 Abm7
Is burning dim
F#7 B7
But, but in my heart I pray, yeah
E7
That my love and faith
In the girl
Ebm7 Ab7 F#/C#
Whoah Will bring her back one day
C#
Yeah Yeah
[Sax Solo]
F#m F# B7 B A
[Vocal ad lib]
C#7
I'm talking about
N.C.
When you really love someone yeah
[Continue Sax solo]
F#m B7 A C#
[Verse]
F#7
Ooh, whether
B
Whether she knows or not
C#7 F#7 B7
She really needs me too
B7 E7
The little girl
Is all I got
Ebm7
Yes she is
Ab7
And giving up
C#7
Giving up is so hard to do
Whoah
[Chorus]
F#m7 B7
Giving up
B7 F#6 F#7
So hard to do
F#m7
Giving up
B7
So very hard to do
F#7
I said I've tried it
B7
Hey But I just can't get loose
F#m7 B7
Woooh Giving up
F#7
So hard for me to do
F#m7 B7
I don't want to lose you
'Cause you mean
F#m7
So much to me
B6
Ooooh Giving up...