Caroline Polachek - I Give Up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Give Up" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F
When I stop caring, you stop caring
F G Am
      When I care less, and you care less than me
C G F
      When I don't need and I don't believe in
F G Am
       The hollow phrases you still repeat

C G F
      You and I, we fall apart
F G Am                                C G
       Now I know what it means to unravel
F
It's a new and shallow grief
F G Am                           C G
      A pathetic kind of sad relief

    F                                        G
It didn't used to feel this good to be all alone
Am
Doing every damn thing I can to not go home

Chorus:
       F   G      Am
I give up, I give up on you now
C G      F  G    Am
  I give up, how far can you fall,
                        C
When you're already down?

I gave you that told-you-so look
that makes you crazy
And you gave me that list of things
about myself to change
And now these days, it's every night, babe
It's not a rough patch, it's not a phase
You and I, we fall apart
Now I know what it means to unravel
It's a new and shallow grief
An apathetic kind of self-defeat

It didn't used to feel this good to be all alone
Doing every damn thing I can to not go home

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Give Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Give Up" by Caroline Polachek.