GIVE IT AWAY
			   by : Michael W. Smith
		       from the 'Change Your World' CD
		    Tabbed by : Tim Berg (tberg@uakron.edu)

Chords :
  Bm/A  x04432
  Esus4 022200
  F#m	244222
  F#m7	242222
  A2	x02200
  G2	3x023x
  D/F#	2x023x

Verse 1 :
    A                           Esus4	 	   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/E      Esus4 E                    G2  D
She said love   isn't love     'til you give it away.
  A				   Esus4 	E
A father lived in silence, saw his son become a man
	    F#m			  		  D
There was a distance felt between them  'Cause he could not understand
     A/E	Esus4 E  		   G2  D
That love isn't love     'til you give it away

You gotta give it away


Chorus :
A  Bm/A A     Bm/A   A    Bm/A  A
As we   live, moving side by    side
Bm/A   A     Bm/A  A
May we learn to    give
Bm/A	 A   Bm/A  A
Learn to sac-ri  - fice.


Verse 2 :
We can entertain compassion for a world in need of care
But the road of good intentions doesn't lead to anywhere
'Cause love isn't love 'til you give it away
You gotta give it away

Bridge :
A    A2        F#m7          A    Esus4    A    Esus4    D
Love is like a river flowing down from the Gi - ver   of life
A  A2        	 F#m7  		A      Esus4    A Esus4     D
We drink from the water and our thirst is    no longer   denied
E   D/F#
Oooooo, you gotta give it away

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3 :

There was a Man who walked on water
He came to set the people free
He was the ultimate example of what love can truly be
'Cause His love was his life
And He gave it away
You gotta give it away


After last chorus, the chord progression goes back and forth between A-major
and D-major.