Giving You The Best That I Got chords by Anita Baker

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Intro:
DM7 A2/C#
C majorC B minorBm Am7Am7 D/G F#m7F#m7
Bb majorBb Am7Am7 Gm7Gm7 C/FC/F D/ED/E

Verse 1:
E/A  A augmentedA           E/A    A augmentedA
   Ain't there something I can give you
C#m7C#m7
In exchange for everything you give to me
DM9
Read my mind and make me feel just fine
CM7               Bm7Bm7     Bm7/E
When I think my peace of mind is out of reach

Verse 2:
E/A  A augmentedA           E/A   A augmentedA
   The scales are sometimes unbal- anced
C#m7C#m7
And you bear the weight of all that has to be
DM9
I hope you see that you can lean on me
CM7            Bm7Bm7     Bm7/E
And together we can calm a stormy sea

Chorus:
DM9   A2/C#       CM7     Bm7Bm7  Bm7/E
   We love so strong and so unselfishly
DM9         A2/C#
   And I tell you now  that I made a vow; I'm
CM7            Bm7Bm7  A/C#A/C#
Giving you the best that I got, baby
DM9           A2/C#
   Yes I tell you now, that I made a vow; I'm
CM7            Bm7Bm7  Bm7/E
Giving you the best that I got, honey

Verse 3:
E/A  A augmentedA         E/A    A augmentedA
   Everybody's got o-pinions
C#m7C#m7
About the way they think our story's gonna end
DM9
Some folks feel it's just a superficial thrill
CM7
Everybody's gonna have to think again

Chorus:
DM9   A2/C#       CM7     Bm7Bm7  Bm7/E
   We love so strong and so unselfishly
DM9         A2/C#
  They don't bother me   so I'm gonna keep on
CM7            Bm7Bm7  A/C#A/C#
Giving you the best that I got, baby
DM9           A2/C#
  They don't bother me   said I'm gonna keep on
CM7            Bm7Bm7  Bm7/E
Giving you the best that I got, listen baby

Bridge:
A/EA/E   Bm7/E
Somebody understands you
A/EA/E   Bm7/E   Am/C
Somebody gave his heart to me
Bm7Bm7      C#m7C#m7
I stumbled my whole life long, always
DM9      DM9/E
On my own, now I'm home

Verse 4:
E/A  A augmentedA        E/A    A augmentedA
   My weary mind is rested
C#m7C#m7
And I feel as if my home is in your arms
DM9
Fears are all gone, I like the sound of your song
CM7
And I think I want to sing it forever

Chorus:
DM9   A2/C#       CM7     Bm7Bm7  Bm7/E
   We love so strong and so unselfishly
DM9         A2/C#
   And I made a vow   so I tell you now; I'm
CM7            Bm7Bm7  A/C#A/C#
Giving you the best that I got, baby
DM9           A2/C#
   I bet everything  on my wedding ring, I'm
CM7            Bm7Bm7  Bm7/E
Giving you the best that I got, honey