I Cant Give Everything Away Chords

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Difficulty:	advanced
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	F
Capo:	no capo

Author maguri [tm] 59,855. Last edit on Feb 13, 2023

Chords

Fsus2

Dm(add11)

Bb6

Bdim

Fsus2/D

Esus2

C#m(add11)

Bbdim

Esus2/C#

Strumming

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           I Can't Give Everything Away – David Bowie
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Written by: David Bowie
From: "Blackstar" (2015)
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
There are some tough decisions to make for this song. Multi-layered
instruments create sounds that are difficult to reproduce on a single
guitar. For this tab I decided to open the chords and include an open
G-string throughout. If that is too much for your taste, play regular
chords.
I put up two versions here, one without a capo, the second one with
capo on the first fret (less barree).
So, here’s my reading of this beautiful tune, enjoy!
 
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[VERSION 1]
 
capo: -
key: F
 
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Fsus2  (t)1-3-3-0-1-1    or: F
Dm(add11) x-x-0-0-3-1    or: Dm(7)
Bb6       x-1-3-0-3(1)   or: Bb
Bdim      x-2-3-4-3-x    or: Bm7-5 (?)
Fsus/D    x-x-0-0-1-1    or: Dm7
 
 
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[Intro]
| Fsus2 | % | % | % |
| Dm(add11) | % | % | % |
| Bb6 | % | % | % |
 
 
[Verse]
Fsus2
I know something’s very wrong
Fsus2
 The pulse returns for prodigal sons
Dm(add11)
 The blackout's hearts with flowered news
Dm(add11)
 With skull designs upon my shoes
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bdim
I can't give everything
        Bb6
I can't give everything
 Fsus2
Away
        Dm(add11)
I can't give everything
 Bb6
Away
 
 
[Verse]
Fsus2
 Seeing more and feeling less
Fsus2
 Saying no but meaning yes
Dm(add11)
 This is all I ever meant
Dm(add11)
 That's the message that I sent
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bdim
I can't give everything
        Bb6
I can't give everything
 Fsus2
Away
        Dm(add11)
I can't give everything
 Bb6
Away
 
 
[Solo]
| Fsus2 | % | % | % |
| Dm(add11) | % | % | % |
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bdim
I can't give everything
        Bb6
I can't give everything
 Fsus2
Away
        Dm(add11)
I can't give everything
 Bb6
Away
 
 
[Verse]
Fsus2
 I know something’s very wrong
Fsus2
 The pulse returns for prodigal sons
Dm(add11)
 The blackout's hearts with flowered news
Dm(add11)
 With skull designs upon my shoes
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bdim
I can't give everything
        Bb6
I can't give everything
 Fsus2
Away
        Dm(add11)
I can't give everything
 Bb6
Away
 
 
[Solo]
| Fsus2 | % | % | % |
| Dm(add11) | % | % | % |
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bdim
I can't give everything
        Bb6
I can't give everything
 Fsus2
Away
        Dm(add11)
I can't give everything
 Bb6
Away
 
 
[Solo]
| Fsus2 | % | % | % |
| Fsus2 | % | Fsus2/D
 
 
 
 
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[VERSION 2]
 
capo: 1st fret
play: E
key: F
 
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CHORDS
           E-A-D-G-B-e
Esus2      0-2-4-4-0-0    or: E
C#m(add11) x-4-4-4-5-4    or: C#m(7)
A6sus2     x-0-4-2-0-0    or: A
Bbim       x-1-2-3-2-0    or: Bbm7-5 (?)
Esus/C#    x-4-4-4-0-0    or: C#m7
 
 
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[Intro]
| Esus2 | % | % | % |
| C#m(add11) | % | % | % |
| A6 | % | % | % |
 
 
[Verse]
Esus2
I know something’s very wrong
Esus2
 The pulse returns for prodigal sons
C#m(add11)
 The blackout's hearts with flowered news
C#m(add11)
 With skull designs upon my shoes
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bbdim
I can't give everything
        A6
I can't give everything
 Esus2
Away
        C#m(add11)
I can't give everything
 A6
Away
 
 
[Verse]
Esus2
 Seeing more and feeling less
Esus2
 Saying no but meaning yes
C#m(add11)
 This is all I ever meant
C#m(add11)
 That's the message that I sent
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bbdim
I can't give everything
        A6
I can't give everything
 Esus2
Away
        C#m(add11)
I can't give everything
 A6
Away
 
 
[Solo]
| Esus2 | % | % | % |
| C#m(add11) | % | % | % |
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bbdim
I can't give everything
        A6
I can't give everything
 Esus2
Away
        C#m(add11)
I can't give everything
 A6
Away
 
 
[Verse]
Esus2
 I know something’s very wrong
Esus2
 The pulse returns for prodigal sons
C#m(add11)
 The blackout's hearts with flowered news
C#m(add11)
 With skull designs upon my shoes
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bbdim
I can't give everything
        A6
I can't give everything
 Esus2
Away
        C#m(add11)
I can't give everything
 A6
Away
 
 
[Solo]
| Esus2 | % | % | % |
| C#m(add11) | % | % | % |
 
 
[Chorus]
        Bbdim
I can't give everything
        A6
I can't give everything
 Esus2
Away
        C#m(add11)
I can't give everything
 A6
Away
 
 
[Solo]
| Esus2 | % | % | % |
| Esus2 | % | Esus2/C#
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Lovely chords for this song. R.I.P Mr Bowie. I miss you soooooooo much.