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I Cant Give You What I Havent Got

The Living End
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★4.2(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

i got this tab off another site and posted it here so if you have anycomplaints email the guy that wrote it.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU WHAT I HAVEN'T GOT

Intro:

e--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
b--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
g--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
d--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
a--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
e--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|

Verse 1: There's 2 ways of playing the main riff.

Just play it however you think is easier.

(Chris's way)

e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g-----9-9-----7-----5--4-4-4-4----|
d--7--7-7--7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5----| Repeat
a--0--7-7--0--7--0--7--7-7-7-7----| as needed
e---------------------------------|

(My Way)

e---------------------------------|
b-----5-5-----3-----1--0-0-0-0----|
g-----2-2-----2-----2--0-0-0-0----| Repeat
d--2--2-2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2----| as needed
a--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0----|
e---------------------------------|

"Don't go getting yourself in a knot

looking for a story but you have no plot

communication lines are"

F Am F G Em

e----------------------------0----1----3----0--|
b----------------------------1----1----0----0--|
g----------------------------2----2----0----0--|
d--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----2----3----0----2--|
a--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----0----3----2----2--|
e--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---------1----3----0--|

"starting to rot,

and I can't give you what i haven't"

e--5--|
b--5--|
g--5--|
d--7--|
a--7--|
e--5--|

"Got"

Verse 2: Same as verse 1

"If i could make the world stop still for you

i wouldn't waste another moment thinking it through

but the capabilities i have not

and i cant give you what i haven't"

e--5----5----5----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
b--5----5----5----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
g--5----5----5----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
d--7----7----7----7----7-7-6-6-7-7-6-6-7--|
a--7----7----7----7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
e--5----5----5----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

"Got"

Chorus: Guitar in backround plays

Dm, G, Dm with tremelo.

Upstrokes

Dm G

e--5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5----|
b--6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3---6--6--6--6----|
g--7--7--7--7---4--4--4--4---7--7--7--7----|
d--7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7----|
a------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------|

"your wanting me to be

something that i cant see

your wanting me to do"

Em

e----------------------------|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
a--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|

"Something I can't do."

Verse 3: Same as verse 1

"And it's always just the same

and I'm still playin' in this endless game

I wonder if you even know my name?

and I cant give you what i haven't got."

Solo: Rythym guitar plays verse

e--5----5---5---5---5---5---5-------------------|
b--5----5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5--5-5-------|
g--7^^--7^^-7^^-7^^-7^^-7^^-7^^-7^-7^-7-7-7~----|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------5h7-7^^vp5-5-------------------5h7-7^^vp5-5--------------|
d--7p5h7---------------5-5-5-5----7p5h7--------------7------------|
a----------------------x-x-x-x-------------------------7p6p5------|
e----------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------------8p5--|

"GO!"

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------5h7-7^^vp5-\---------------------5h7-7^^vp5-5-7^^----|
d--7p5h7------------\----5-5-5-5----7p5h7---------------------|
a------------------------x-x-x-x------------------------------|
e------------------------3-3-3-3------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------8^^v-8p5----------------------|
g--------5h7-7^^vp5----------7p5------------------|
d--7p5h7-------------------------7~--7-10p9p7-9^--|
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--8^^v-5-8p5---5----------------------|
g-------------7---7p5------------------|
d---------------------7p5--------------|
a-------------------------7p6p5--------|
e-------------------------------8p5----|

Post Solo:

e--5----5----5----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
b--5----5----5----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
g--5----5----5----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
d--7----7----7----7----7-7-6-6-7-7-6-6-7--|
a--7----7----7----7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
e--5----5----5----5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Chorus

Verse 1

Outro:

e--0----1----3----0-----------------------------------------|
b--1----1----0----0-----------------------------------------|
g--2----2----0----0-----------------------------------------|
d--2----3----0----2----7-7--6-6--5-5--4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
a--0----3----2----2----x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
e-------1----3----0----5-5--4-4--3-3--2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

"(cant give you what I haven't got)

Take the car the house the dog the boat

The whole fucking lot!"

e--0----1----3----0----|
b--1----1----0----0----|
g--2----2----0----0----|
d--2----3----0----2----| x3
a--0----3----2----2----|
e-------1----3----0----|

"I cant give you what I haven't got

(can't give you what I haven't got)

I can't give you what I haven't got."

Ending:

e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g-----9-9-----7-----5-------------|
d-----7-7-----7-----7--9-9-9-9----|
a--7--7-7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7----|
e--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5----|

Tabbed by Jason Zarpellon

jason_zarps@hotmail.com

www.thelivingendtabpage.cjb.net

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