THEM - "I Can Only Give You Everything" Tablature
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tical as it may seem, I wouldn't trade this demented punker (from
_Them Again_) for all of _Astral Weeks_. Covered by countless garage
bands (including the fledgling MC5 - beat *that* for punk credentials)
although the version I heard most often as a beat-crazed teen was by
the Bram Rigg Set. Killer fuzz guitar riff so simple anyone can play
it - which of course was the entire idea. -- AWR
"I Can Only Give You Everything"
(Van Morrison)
Intro:
(fuzz guitar [4X; bass and drums enter 3rd time]):
(G) (C) (F)
v v v v
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Verse 1:
G C F G C F G C F G C F [continue]
I can't give you more than what I've got
You can't expect to get what I have not
I... can only give you lovin' 'til the sun goes down
And... until the leaves of summer turn to shades of brown
C D
I try and I try
C D [N.C.]
But baby, you know that I
G C F G C F
Can only give you everything
Verse 2 (organ enters):
Why can't I get you to understand
'Cause after all I am just a man
You... are on my mind when stars appear and shadows fall
And... when every little flower blooms and bluebirds call
I try and I try
But baby, you know that I
Can only give you everything
Instrumental break:
(organ solo over intro riff, 7X)
G Eb
/ / / /
(key changes to Ab)
Verse 3:
Ab Db Gb Ab Db Gb Ab Db Gb Ab Db Gb [continue]
I'll do anything you want me to do
'Cause I don't want to know this life without you
Oh... don't ever go and leave me in this world alone
I'd... be like a little child if I was on my own
Db Eb
I try and I try
Db Eb [N.C.]
But baby, you know that I
Ab Db Gb Ab Db Gb
Can only give you everything
Coda:
(rant over Ab Db Gb chord progression):
Everything, baby
A little bit of this
A little bit of that
Everything, oh...
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP,
representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and
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