Give It Away
Give it Away - Michael W Smith
From Change Your World -1992
Transcribed by: Dirk Cushenbery ([email protected])
A [Esus] 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 [Esus] E [G2] D
She said, Love isn't love til you give it a way."
A [Esus] E
A father lived in silence, saw his boy become a man
[f#m] D
there was a distance felt between them cause he could not understand
A [Esus] E [G2] D
that love isn't love until you give it a way You gotta
A
give it a way
CHORUS:
A A A A
As [D/A]we live, moving side [D/A]by side
A A A A
may we learnD/A] to give, learn tosac[E/A]ri fice {eoc}
A [Esus] E
We canentertain compassion on a world in need of care
[f#m] D
But the road of good intentions doesn'tlead to anywhere
A [Esus] E [G2] D
Cause love isn'tlove til you give it a way, You gotta
A
give it a way.
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
A [f#m]
Love is like a river
D
Flowing [E/A]down from the giver of life [D/D][E/D][A/D]
A [f#m] D
We drink from the water and our [E/A]thirst is no longer denied
[D/D][E/D][A/D]
A
You gotta give it a way
CHORUS
A [Esus] E
There was a man who walked on water. He came to set the people free
[f#m] D
He was theultimate example of whatlove can truly be
A [Esus] E [G2] D
Cause hislove was his life and he gave it a way,
A
You gotta give it a way.
CHORUS


