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πΈ Intro:
C F C F
πΈ Verse :
C
It's all for the taking
F
Happiness and warmth
C
It exists, but not forever
F
Else you wouldn't see it coming and it's been a while
C
Else you wouldn't see it coming and it's been a while
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
G Am F
Is there anybody out there in the silence?
G Am F
Give me a sign, let me know that you're there
G Am
Can you hear me crying?
F
Can you hear me giving up, giving up, mmm
G Am F
Giving up, giving up on myself?
πΈ Chorus:
G
Love, love somebody else
Am F
'Cause I'm giving up on myself
G
Love, love somebody else
Am F
'Cause I'm giving up on myself
πΈ Verse :
C F
And I bought an old Mercedes
C
And drove it down the motorway
F
And on every inch of that old car, babe
I spray-painted your name
C F C
I took a lighter from my pocket and I set it up in flames
And now I'm walking home
F C
And I'm all alone, sad, singing in the rain
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
G Am F
Is there anybody out there in the silence?
G Am F
Give me a sign, let me know that you're there
G Am
Can you hear me crying?
F
Can you hear me giving up, giving up, mmm
G Am F
Giving up, giving up on myself?
πΈ Chorus:
G
Love, love somebody else
Am F
'Cause I'm giving up on myself
G
Love, love somebody else
Am F
'Cause I'm giving up on myself
G
Love, love somebody else
Am F
'Cause I'm giving up on myself, yeah
G
Love, love somebody else
Am F
'Cause I'm giving up on myself
πΈ Interlude:
G Am F
πΈ Outro:
G Am F
I'm giving up, giving up, giving up, giving up on myself
G Am F
I'm giving up, giving up, giving up, giving up on myself
(Nothing's gonna last forever
The good and the bad)
G Am F
I'm giving up, giving up, giving up, giving up on myself
(Nothing's gonna last forever
G Am
The good and the bad
F
Nothing's gonna last forever
G Am
The good and the bad
F
Nothing's gonna last forever
G Am
The good and the bad
F
Nothing's gonna last forever
G Am
The good and the bad
F
Nothing's gonna last forever
G Am F
G Am F
Song History
Published: June 10, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025