Can't Give It Up chords by Survivor

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

| G | G | G | G | G | G |



🎸 Verse 1:
G
 Growin' up he was tagged a rebel
F         C       G  F  C C5  G  F  C C5
 She was the smoke, he was the fire
G
 They had the time of their lives together
F       C       G  F  C C5  G  F  C C5
 Turning it up higher and higher
G#              D#
 Now people talk about the two of them
    G#      D#
And just shake their heads
         F      D#        F
It's all just a cryin' shame, he's got a heart she'll never tame

🎸 Chorus:
  G#
He can't give it up
             G#  A#  G#  A#
Never give his heart away
 G#
Can't give it up
             G#  A#  G#  A#
Never gonna give it away
 A#
Gets it in the night
                A#  C  A#  C  G#
Hides it from the light of day
 D#          G#  A#  G#  A#  G#  A#
He's too wild to tame


🎸 Verse 2:
G
 He got hooked on the spotlight
F         C         G  F  C C5  G  F  C C5
 Fortune and fame, one-night stands
G
 Under the spell of the hot lights
F       C            G  F  C C5  G  F  C C5
 He had it all in the palm of his hand
G#             D#       G#       D#
 Now she's waitin' in the wings and feelin' alone in the crowd
           F
Their love is just a distant fire
 D#         F
He's too wild and she's too proud


🎸 Chorus:
  G#
He can't give it up
             G#  A#  G#  A#
Never give his heart away
 G#
Can't give it up
             G#  A#  G#  A#
Never gonna give it away
 A#
Gets it in the night
                A#  C  A#  C  G#
Hides it from the light of day
 D#
He's too wild to tame


🎸 Solo:
| A#  C  A#  C | A# | 2x

| F  G  F  G | G | 2x


🎸 Verse 1:
G
 Growin' up he was tagged a rebel
F         C        G  F  C C5  G  F  C C5
 He was the smoke, she was the fire
G
 They had the time of their lives together
F       C       G  F  C C5
 Turning it up higher and higher
G#              D#
 Now people talk about the two of them
    G#      D#
And just shake their heads
         F      D#        F
It's all just a cryin' shame, he's got a heart she'll never tame


🎸 Chorus:
  G#
He can't give it up
             G#  A#  G#  A#
Never give his heart away
 G#
Can't give it up
             G#  A#  G#  A#
Never gonna give it away
 G#
Gets it in the night
                G#  A#  G#  A#
Hides it from the light of day
 G#
Can't give it up
           G#  A#  G#  A#
He's too wild to tame


Ending:
| G# | G#  A#  G#  A# | 4x