Give It Away
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 12:54:31 -0600
Subject: give it away.pr Michael W Smith
Give it Away - Michael W Smith
>From Change Your World -1992
Transcribed by: Dirk Cushenbery (dirkcush@pdq.net)
A Esus E
She asked him for forever and a promise that would last
f#m D
He said, "Babe you know I love you, but I can't commit to that."
A Esus E G2 D
She said, Love isn't love til you give it away."
A Esus E
A father lived in silence, saw his boy become a man
f#m D
there was a distance felt between them cause he could not understand
A Esus E G2 D
that love isn't love until you give it away You gotta
A
give it away
CHORUS:
A D/AA A D/AA
As we live, moving side by side
A A A E/A
may we learnD/A] to give, learn to sacrifice
A Esus E
We can entertain compassion on a world in need of care
f#m D
But the road of good intentions doesn't lead to anywhere
A Esus E G2 D
Cause love isn't love til you give it away, You gotta
A
give it away.
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
A f#m
Love is like a river
E/A D A/D
Flowing down from the giver of life
A f#m E/A D
We drink from the water and our thirst is no longer denied
A/D
A
You gotta give it away
CHORUS
A Esus E
There was a man who walked on water. He came to set the people free
f#m D
He was the ultimate example of what love can truly be
A Esus E G2 D
Cause his love was his life and he gave it away,
A
You gotta give it away.
CHORUS