Giving Up

band : kids in glass houses song : giving up album : dirt this is a top song , and i saw no chords / tabs posted up for it so i thought i’d give a crack . ( all work done by ear ) . tuning : standard ( E , A , D , G , B , E ) key : G# major here’s the litte Intro riff : E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - 5 - - - 3~~ - 5 - - - - - - - 5 - - - 3~~ - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 3~~ - 5 - - - - - - - 5 - - - 3~~ - 5 - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - | A | - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - 4~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | continued : E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - 5 - - - 3~~ - 5 - - - - - - - 5 - - - 3~~ - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 3~~ - 5 - - - - - 5 - - - 5h6 - 5 - - - - | D | - - - - 6 - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - | A | - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Verse : G# you lie in the grief , A#m you lie in the depression , C# you lied in your confession , G# you knew me better than this , G# A#m you lie by my side with your hand on a weapon , C# waiting for a confession , G# you knew me better than this . pre - Chorus : Fm we come from different towns , G# and recognise the sound of giving up , Fm we come from different towns , D# and recognise the sound of . . . Chorus : G# were giving up , were giving up , A#m C# but i wont breathe another word about you , D# were giving up , were giving up , woah , and i wont sleep without you . break : [ G# , A#m , C# , G# ] Verse : G# A#m you lie to yourself at your own intervention , C# and youre too scared to mention , G# that youre better than this , G# A#m and you lie by my side with your head on a weapon , C# and your eyes on the tension , G# you knew me better than this . pre - Chorus : Fm we come from different towns , G# and recognise the sound of giving up , Fm we come from different towns , D# and recognise the sound . . . Chorus : G# were giving up , were giving up , A#m C# but i wont breathe another word about you , D# were giving up , were giving up , woah , and i wont sleep without you . G# were giving up , were giving up , A#m C# but i wont breathe another word about you , D# were giving up , were giving up , woah , and i can’t get enough . Solo : ( same as pre - Chorus ) [ Fm , G# , Fm , D# ] x2 woah , woah , woah , woah . Chorus : G# were giving up , were giving up , A#m C# but i wont breathe another word about you , D# were giving up , were giving up , woah , and i wont sleep without you . G# were giving up , were giving up , A#m but i wont breathe , giving up , were giving up , C# and i wont breathe , were giving up , were giving up , D# D# G# woah and i cant get enough , well i cant get enough . that’s it hope you enjoy it!