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I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love) Chords

Music by: Luther Vandross
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[Intro 1]
[Em][C][B][Em]
[D][C][Am][C][Am][G][Em]
[G][Em][C][Am][Dsus4][D#][Em]
[D][C][Am][C]
[Am][G][Em][G][Em][C][Am]
[Dsus4][D#]

[Verse 1]
[C]My fri[Am]ends told me all[C] abo[Am]ut it[D]
They [Bm]said I had to [D]see for my[Em]self[C]
But [Am]I never re[C]ally car[Am]ed that
[D]much about [Bm]love[D][Em]
[C]I tho[Am]ught I'd get by [C]wit[Am]hout it[G][D]
Un[Bm]til I found this o[D]ne girl,
[D#dim]she was s[B]o fine[Em][D][Bm][D]
I knew [C]she was the one who
could [Em]change my mind
See, I used to be such a bad, bad boy
[C]And good tim[Am]es were my toy[C],
boy [Am]joy[G]
And that was [Em]all I was t[G]hinking of
[Em]But I gave it up w[C]hen [Am]I fell in l[Dsus4]ove
[D#]I used to [Em]know party
people around the world
But not [D]any[C]more
I gave it [Am]up when I fo[C]und that g[Am]irl
Hey
[G]And she's the one[Em],
treats me [G]good enough
[Em]So I gave [C]it up wh[Am]en I fell i[Dsus4]n love
[D#]Hone[C]y, I thoug[Am]ht I was justi[C]fied[Am] to[D]
[Bm]Only see the [D]world through [Em]my eyes[C]
And [Am]that it was a [C]waste of [Am]time
[D]talking 'bout [Bm]love[D][Em]
[C]But it onl[Am]y took a lit[C]tle tim[Am]e
[D]to mak[Bm]e me change my min[D]d
[B]'Cause when she sai[Em]d goodbye,
[D]you[Em] know[D]
[C]I really thought I'd never s[Em]top crying
See, I used to be such a bad, bad boy
[C]And good tim[Am]es were my toy[C], boy joy[G]
And that was [Em]all I was t[G]hinking of
[Em]But I gave[C] it up w[Am]hen I fell i[Dsus4]n love
[D]I used to k[Em]now party people
around the world
But not [D]any[C]more
I gave it [Am]up when I fo[C]und that g[Am]irl
[G]Yeah
And she's the [Em]one,
treats me [G]good enough
[Em]So I gave [C]it up wh[Am]en I fell i[Dsus4]n love
[D#]And no[B]w ever[Em]y night I dream
[C]about you and our new love
And [Bm]all of my friends say I'm
[G]oh such a different guy
[C]An d they wonder, hey, [G]yeah
[Em]How they w[C]onder[Am][C][Am]
[G][Em]
[G][Em][C][Am][Dsus4][C][Em]
Hey, yeah
Shoo- doop
Hey, yeah
[D]Shoo- doo[G]pity- doopity-doo[C]pity- dooey
Oo[Am]h- wee, ye[C]ah
[Am]Yeah[G]
Said she's the [Em]one,
treats me [G]good enough
[Em]See, I [C]gave it [Am]up when I f[Dsus4]ell in love[D#]
[B]I g[Em]ave it up
I gave it up
Ooh- wee
[C]Ooh- wee
[Am]Sho' did
[C]Sho' did
[Am]Baby, [G]yeah
She's the one, [C]treats me [G]good enough
[Em]So I g[C]ave it u[Am]p when I
[Dsus4]fell in l[D#]ove[Em]
Oh, yeah, [Em]yeah
I gave it up
I gave it up
Sho' [D]nuff [C]gave it up
[Am]Sho' nuff [C]gave it up
[Am]Yeah, [C]yeah[G]
That was [Em]all I was t[G]hinking [Em]of
But I [C]gave it [Am]up when I fell in lo[D]ve
[D#dim]I used to know[Em] party
people around the world
But [G]not [Em]any [C]more
I gave [Am]it up [G]when I [C]found that girl
Yeah
[G]And she's the one[Em],
treats me [G]good enough
[Em]So I gave [C]it up wh[Am]en I fell i[D]n love[Dsus4]
[G]See, [Em]I used to be such a bad,
bad [D]boy
[C]And good tim[Am]es wer[C]e my toy, boy joy[G]
And that was [Em]all I was t[G]hinking of
[Em]But I gave[C] it up w[Am]hen I fell in love
I used to [Em]know party people
[Em]around the world
But not anymore
I gave it up when I found that girl
Hey, yeah
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